Ken's zen | Features

Elemental cost summary
Description	TOTAL £	£/m2 GIFA	% cost
Substructure	501,758	286	13.4
Frame	345,042	196	9.2
Upper floors, stairs and balustrades	114,950	65	3.1
Roof	101,681	58	2.7
External walls	375,637	214	10.0
Windows and external doors	15,675	9	0.4
Internal walls, partitions and doors	87,780	50	2.3
Internal finishes	307,752	175	8.2
Fittings and furnishings	149,435	85	4.0
M&E services	995,735	567	26.5
Hard landscaping	52,250	30	1.4
Soft landscaping	56,430	32	1.5
External fencing, seats, etc	62,700	36	1.7
Accommodation block*	120,175	68	3.2
Subtotal	3,287,000	1,871	87.5
Preliminaries @ 11 %	350,000	199	9.3
Main contractor’s overheads and profit @ 4 %	120,000	68	3.2
TOTAL	3,757,000	2,138	100
NOTE: Gross internal floor area 1757 m2
*Accommodation block works out at £1400/m2 based on 85 m2 unit area