title: Y:Cube
text: # Y:Cube
  
  Y:Cube is a three-storey block of 36 one-bedroom affordable housing flats, owned by YMCA St Paul’s Group. They include George William Court, 148 Clay Avenue and flats 36A-E Woodstock Way in Mitcham in London, England. George William Court was named after the founder of YMCA, George Williams.
  
  ## Construction history
  
  Construction of the flats started in March 2015 and were completed in the August of the same year. The flats were built by SIG plc at a construction cost of £1,600,000 and they were designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, with Ivan Harbour being the lead architect. The project managers were AECOM. The flats were constructed off-site in Derbyshire before being transported to London.
  
  The block of flats were opened on 8 September 2015 by the then Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis MP.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2015 AIA UK Awards Shortlist
  * 2015 Edison Awards - Silver medal in the ‘Social Solutions’ category
  * 2016 World Architecture Festival 2016 - Completed Housing - Shortlist
  * 2016 Urban Land Institute J C Nichols Award for Visionaries in Urban Development
  * 2016 RIBA Journal MacEwen Award - Shortlist
  