Case study: West End Gate, London

7 May 2026

Project:

West End Gate (The Residences, Paddington Green)

Developer:

Berkeley Group

Scale:

196 apartments across two blocks (up to 15 storeys)

Project Summary

At West End Gate, an exclusive high-rise development in the heart of London, Resipoint was engaged at a late stage of construction, when traditional prefabricated utility cupboards were no longer viable due to limited access within the site.

In response, Resipoint developed a bespoke ResiWall strategy, installing essential apartment services on modular panels that were delivered on standard pallets for easy transport through the finished areas of the building.

By simplifying M&E delivery and transport through precision-engineered, plug-and-play service panels, Resipoint helped developer Berkeley Group achieve the benefits of offsite construction despite a challenging late involvement in the project.

The challenge

Resipoint was brought into the project at a late stage, with construction already well underway and traditional utility cupboard solutions no longer viable.

This created several problems:

The project had moved past the point where full prefabricated utility rooms could be easily moved through finished corridors or into standard passenger lifts.

As the development featured 75 different apartment types, with varying room layouts, using full-sized cupboards would have resulted in an unmanageable number of unit designs.

All essential services – heating, ventilation, and a complex electrical distribution hub – had to be integrated into a confined space while remaining fully accessible for long-term maintenance and compliance.

A clear and accessible connection point was essential for all apartment wiring, requiring an electrical interface rail capable of accommodating up to 96 terminal connections

In addition, the solution needed to be delivered in a format that could be easily transported through corridors, lifts, and doorways, without affecting the ultimate quality of the project.

The solution

To overcome these obstacles, Resipoint deployed bespoke configurations of ResiWall – a panelised solution designed to be flat-packed for convenient onsite assembly.

Unlike traditional utility cupboards, ResiWall does not require a secondary frame or pod walls; the entire system for each apartment was packaged in a single protective cardboard box and delivered on a standard Euro pallet (1200 x 900mm). This allowed for seamless transport through standard doorways, into lifts, and down narrow corridors without disrupting the active site.

To optimise the limited cupboard space available, all services were strategically grouped to minimise connections across the five separate panels, while a bespoke DIN rail connection point was discreetly located behind the MVHR unit, providing an accessible interface between the apartment wiring and the prefabricated panel.

The panels are self-supporting, sitting on the floor with adjustable feet, and fixed directly back to the wall through access holes on the front, which are then finished with discreet cover plugs. All equipment is flush-mounted, eliminating the need for unsightly surface-mounted trunking.

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Components and services included in the ResiWall panels:

Mechanical

Heat Interface Unit (HIU)
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) Unit
Tenant valve, and additional water meter carrier, and meter
Space provision and water supply for washing machine
Mini-vent air admittance valve
Waste pipework for washing machine
Condensate pipework for MVHR
Discharge pipework for HIU

Electrical:

Lockable consumer unit
Meter board and fused cut-off switch
3x mini-grid switches
Switches, sockets and fused spurs for utility cupboard equipment
Provision for ONT, router, and other telecoms equipment
Electrical sockets and switching accessories

The results

By switching to a modular ResiWall approach, Resipoint delivered the following benefits:

Successfully reduced 75 unique apartment layouts into just two core physical variants, simplifying procurement and installation.
Ensured consistent M&E quality at scale and programme certainty even after full-sized cupboards were deemed unviable.
Saved valuable time on the M&E fit-out by providing a pre-tested, coordinated system that removed the need for traditional onsite trade sequencing.
Every unit was mechanically air-tested and electrically dead-tested in our factory, minimising flaws and ensuring full traceability.
The compact, palletised delivery reduced site congestion and the need for large-scale storage spaces in a busy London location.

West End Gate demonstrates that while early engagement is always preferred, Resipoint has the technical capability to meet your M&E needs at any stage of the development.