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Cheltenham Ladies’ College STEM Project DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS \\ JAN 2020 Expression of Interest

Typical Chemistry Lab at Charterhouse School

Contents 1 Three relevant case studies 2 Key personnel 3 Consultant team suggestions 4 Financial 5 Capability and capacity/policies DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 1

Photographs of existing 6th Form DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 2

The following case studies have been selected to illustrate our practices experience of delivering Three Relevant high quality buildings for the education sector. Case Studies The first two examples are for Charterhouse and Radley demonstrate both our understanding of Science and Mathematics Centre the complex briefing requirements for delivering a STEM project as well as working within very and Dining sensitive locations. These two buildings have been specifically designed to meet the specific Charterhouse School client brief and their unique context and as such are included to illustrate our design approach. Both buildings sit within campuses which are both Grade I and II Listed. Clocktower Court Radley College The third case study is for a new university building in Winchester and has been included to illustrate that Design Engine Architects are capable of designing large buildings with extremely West Downs Centre complex briefs. The building is also alongside a Grade II Listed building in a very prominent University of Winchester position within the city. The building also includes a Foodhall for up to 400 students. Both Charterhouse and The University of Winchester also had very long gestation periods lasting 9 and 7 years respectively which involved a considerable amount of design and brief development. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 3

Charterhouse School Science & Mathematics “ We are delighted with our new Science and Mathematics building and the new inspirational spaces within which to work and learn. Design Engine and the Contractor have worked hard to meet our briefing needs and have delivered a top class facility of which the school is rightfully proud. “ Emma Humphreys, Estate Bursar, Charterhouse School PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARY Client Charterhouse School Following Design Engine’s original competition win in 2010, the updated scheme between the original campus which is heavily reliant on these forms, largely Project Science & Mathematics for the new Charterhouse Science and Mathematics Centre was submitted for designed by the architect Philip Charles Hardwick. Location Godalming, Surrey Construction value £5.7 million planning approval in October 2015. The School’s aim is to provide pupils with the Not only does this roof articulate a building form which is contextually Floor area 1800 sqm best facilities of any school in the UK and revolutionise the way these subjects are appropriate, but also provides a focal point to the vista from the primary entrance taught at Charterhouse. This first phase is part of a larger development which to the school on Prince’s Drive, as well as providing the appropriate form to deal when complete will include refurbished Biology and Physics labs and direct with the internal and functional requirements of the chemistry labs within. connections to the Technology department. The project was delivered on time and on budget. Contract form Traditional The new centre will provide: Appointed 2010 • The co-location of Science and Mathematics for the first time, fostering inter- and intra-departmental collaboration based around a shared hub where pupils can Completed (On site) meet, interact and access resources. Client contact Emma Humphreys • 12 state of the art Chemistry Labs and 5 Mathematics rooms. • Bespoke prep rooms, a research lab and project room. Services provided by DEA • A Lecture Theatre with retractable seating and the latest audio-visual aids Architecture capable of hosting lectures, science demonstrations and other School events. Awards RIBA Regional 2019, Civic Trust Award 2019 The site lies towards the North Eastern edge of the campus. Characterised by the historic architecture and setting, the buildings are Grade I and II listed and are predominately Gothic Revival / Neo-Gothic in nature, dating back to the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. The scheme, featuring three steeply pitched roofs, representing the 6 chemistry labs below, creating a strong architectural link DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 4 Working model exploring the mass of new Science building and existing campus

dry wet Concept sketch of section through the laboratories describing wet and dry area within lab Development model DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 5 1:50 sectional model built for school development workshop Brick chimney showing decorative brickwork

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 6 South facade of new building illustrating the care taken in the selection of colour and materials to ensure the building fits comfortably with the surrounded listed buildings

Each lab has a ‘wet and dry’ area and contains two fixed fume cupboards as well as plug in capacity for a mobile unit South colonnade and landscaped courtyard with the existing maths building in the background DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 7 Dusk view of new Science and Mathematics centre from main approach to the school

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 8 Photograph showing the relationship of the Science and Mathematics Centre to the existing Science building and lecture space

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 9 Typical first floor lab of ‘wet’ area Main circulation staircase

Charterhouse School Dining PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARY Client Charterhouse Design Engine were commissioned by Charterhouse School following an invited The planning constraints were such that the visual amenity of the greenbelt was not Project Dining competition with five other practices, and this project forms one of a series identified to be affected by any development on the site. With this in mind the scheme Location Godalming, Surrey within the new masterplan for the School campus. needed to be sensitive in nature both to its surrounding landscape and the existing Construction value £600,000 building to which it adjoined. Floor area 300 sqm The original 1972 dining rooms were designed by architect Richard Gilbert-Scott, Contract form Traditional son of Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, as part of the construction of the iconic 1970s ‘new The materials used in the construction of the building are also integral to the Appointed 2008 houses’ accommodation. The unique design of the original dining hall building is a concept, using a simple palette of materials to form an external colonnade/covered Completed 2010 result of the long established tradition of pupils being allocated a Housemaster, walkway. This colonnade also provides a sizable overhanging providing natural solar Client contact Emma Humphreys which in turn has resulted in each house enjoying its own dining hall. A large central shading to the south façade. Zinc and aluminium cladding are used extensively as Services provided by DEA kitchen efficiently serves these seven dining rooms. The brief for a new dining hall to the external cladding material and draw a distinct line between existing and new. Architecture, Interior Design, Lead serve the new day house had to fit the required number of pupils within the space. Larch panels within the curtain walling soften the façade and relate directly to the Designer, Specification Writer open landscape to the south, drawing it in to the building plan. The concept behind the building is driven by observing a close hierarchy between the striking existing dining rooms roof form and the open and attractive nature of the The project was delivered on time within a strict 26-week construction period. The greenbelt site. The new roof geometry served as a creative element of the project completion of the dining rooms was needed in time for the arrival of the new day but was also a deliberate echo of the architectural roof play of the existing building, boarding pupils. creating a sense of individuality to the space held below. The only available site for development was to the south of the existing dining rooms where there was an existing hard landscaped area (a former reflecting pool). The site is close to existing boarding houses and sits within a classified greenbelt area of land. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 10

“ The extension is of great value to the school providing South Facade much more than a dining room - it has opened up the space for hospitality use presenting an up to date image and vastly improving the offer.” Emma Humphreys Estates Bursar, Charterhouse School DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 11

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 12 Dining Hall ( no students were permissible in these photos) Entrance canopy which offers protection whilst students are waiting to the enter the dining area

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 13 Dining colonnade offer sheltered circulation to side courtyard.

Radley College Clocktower Court PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARY Client Radley College At Radley College, a significant new building has been inserted into a central The other key elevation on the building is east-facing and fronts onto a garden Project Clocktower Court - Social campus space, replacing an earlier theatre building. The architecture of this £4.2 space. This elevation also takes the form of a colonnade, but this time single storey, Centre, History and Politics Faculty, Art Gallery million scheme not only has to reconcile the numerous existing buildings that with teaching classrooms over. This provides a covered route into the rear of the Location Radley, Abingdon surround the site, including the adjacent Grade 2 Listed Rackets Court, but it also building and access to the new art gallery. Construction value £4.2 million has to provide fluid connections internally between these buildings (4 no. in total) of Floor area Approx 2,100 sqm varying internal floor heights. Following analysis of the evolution of the site it became apparent that this project Contract form Traditional JCT would be come a central focal point within the campus. For this reason the design Appointed May 2009 A key consideration was to achieve a building of a timeless quality, which sits and explored the civic potential of the project and pushed the most social function Completed September 2013 functions in harmony with its neighbouring buildings. Clocktower Court consists of towards the existing court already occupied by the dominant Clocktower. Client contact David Anderson academic teaching space of ten classrooms, a new art gallery and a social hub (Estates Bursar) including catering facilities. Because of the building’s position in the site it also has to As with any project where a knitting of the fabric of the estate is required, Services provided by DEA Architecture, Interior Design, Lead address three different external spaces, each possessing very different functions and consideration was given to how the new building would be approached by Designer, Contract Administration qualities. pedestrians and where entrances should be, where new external and internal routes RIBA Award 2014, Civic Trust Award 2014, Oxford Preservation could be incorporated to open up new opportunities to connect various parts of the Trust Award 2014 The principal elevation faces the most civic space within the College and therefore campus and how the building could glue together a number of disparate existing DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 14 has been treated with a double-height colonnade of brickwork. This elevation also buildings without leaving a outcome which would give an over-bearing scale. reconciles the scale difference between buildings which site either side. On one side, the Listed Grade 2 Rackets Court and on the other, a non-listed but period building which serves as the Fives Court. “ This is a modern reinterpretation of the Victorian redbrick tradition, and it is handled with due deference to the scale of its surroundings. It is intelligent and unfussy.” Hugh Pearman The RIBA Journal. December 2013

Gymnasium before demolition ( note the Rackets Court on the left) Site plan showing extent of new development in red, stitching into existing listed buildings New completed building Development model DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 15

Sectional model exploring relationship of new building with listed Rackets Court DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 16 CLT roof under construction Typical first floor classroom showing exposed CLT roof

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Typical Ground floor DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 18 Gallery between rackets court and new building.

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University of Winchester West DownsCentre PROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARY Client University of Winchester Design Engine were appointed by The University of Winchester in 2015 to develop a a number of uses which are compatible with supporting mental health issues and Project West Downs Centre new 7500m2 building on the their second campus West Downs. The site, along the physical well being. Location Winchester, Hampshire Appointed 2015 main arterial road into Winchester, meant that the University and Governing body The building is comprised of three primary elements which are composed around a Completion March 2020 were keen to exploit the location to improve the physical visibility of the university new ‘secret garden’ that has been designed to be both inhabited as well as to Project value £35 million which their main King Alfred Campus could not achieve due to its relatively secluded provide a visual background to the activities that surround it. Project Manager WYG position. Type of project Building Development The new £35m landmark project is the most ambitious undertaken by the University Contract type 2 stage D and B of Winchester, currently celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding. Design Size 7500m2 Engine’s brief was to develop an iconic new scheme providing the university with an impressive new gateway building to the City whilst delivering high quality learning and teaching facilities. The new building sits alongside a Grade II listed building currently used by the university as their business faculty. The project is due to complete in March 2020 and should be the first Higher Education building in the UK to achieve the new WELL standard as well as BREEAM Excellent. The building accommodates a new reception, Library, 250 seat lecture hall, a large foodhall, cafe, a contemplation space and numerous teaching and learning environments including Digital Technology labs and workspaces. A specially designed contemplation space is contained within a circular drum at the epicentre of the building incorporating recessed spaces where people can peace and quite. This curving wall also encloses a flexible space that can be configured for DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 20 Early concept model showing the the three primary elements

Exploded axonometric of main building components DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 21 Model of new development illustrating the three primary elements and the central garden

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DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 24 CGI image of the central garden and pond with the main facade of the two-storey library behind

DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 25 Site photos of project nearing completion

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Key Personnel Richard Jobson Director Rod Graham Director (Review ) Tamsin Thomas Senior Associate Laia Mulet Project Architect DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 27

RESUMES Richard Jobson RIBA Founding Director RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY CV Science & Mathematics Centre and Dining Hall Extension, EDUCATION Richard is a co-founder of Design Engine Architects which was founded Charterhouse School in 1999. He has a particular interest in the symbiotic relationship Director responsible for the design and delivery of new build science 1986-1988 between architecture and sculpture and uses drawings and both laboratories and associated ancillary facilities. Phases 2 and 3 include Portsmouth University, physical as well as CAD modelling to help explore the potential of a number of refurbishments and connections to existing listed Diploma in Architecture RIBA these disciplines. Particular examples of this approach has been the buildings. Phase 1 completion of August 2018. RIBA Award 2019 and Pt2 (Distinction) design of the award-winning New British Embassy in Yemen, The Civic Trust Award 2019 University Centre for University of Winchester, The Science and Mathematics Centre, Charterhouse School and the The John Henry Winchester College Southern Campus Brookes Building for Oxford Brookes University and the new Director leading the team responsible for the design and delivery of a Christchurch Meadows Pedestrian Bridge in Reading. His interest in Art new £35m+ sports centre, the refurbishment and extension of the and Architecture has led to a recently completed sculpture design technology department, a new medical centre, support commissioned by the University of Winchester. services department and residential developments. Starts on site Sept 2018. Completion Sept 2021. 1982-1985 Richard has a particular expertise in designing buildings for the Portsmouth University, education sector and has designed and delivered numerous secondary Arts University Bournemouth Masterplan, Photography, Degree in Architecture RIBA schools and university buildings since 1990. He has recently been Student Services Building and Design Studios. Pt1(1st Class) working with Independent Schools helping deliver a series of buildings Arts University Bournemouth Campus masterplan, new Photography for Downe House, Charterhouse School and Winchester College. His Building, Student Services Building and Design Studios. Completed Doctor of Technology experience designing universities and schools has resulted in a strong 2015 and 2016/17. Oxford Brookes University understanding of the symbiotic relationship between these two RIBA Award 2017 and Civic Trust Award 2017. academic institutions. John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University Richard has also worked on numerous masterplans including Oxford New Library, Social Learning Space, Student Services Centre, Student Brookes University, Winchester University, Arts University Union, Food Hall, multiple teaching rooms, with extension to 1950’s Bournemouth, Les Beaucamp School, Guernsey, Whichester College, teaching building incorporating the new School of Architecture. RIBA Charterhouse School and Peter Symonds College. regional award for Building of the Year and Sustainability Awards, RIBA National Award, Stirling Mid-list 2014. SKILLS Richard has lectured and critiqued at a number of architectural schools including Oxford Brookes University, Cardiff and Portsmouth, where he The University of Winchester, Campus Development Architecture also taught from 1995 to 2000. Additionally he has produced critical Masterplan, including King Alfred and West downs campuses. West interior Design writing on recently completed buildings for the architectural press Downs One Library and teaching facilities (£35m) WELL Certified, Detailed Design including The Architects Journal, Architecture Today and Building Learning and Teaching Building (£6.5m) BREEAM Excellent Graphic Design Design. He was an External Examiner at Kingston University School of Performing Arts Building. (£2.1m). DEC A rated. University Centre, Product Design Architecture from 2007-2011. food hall, Student Union, reception. 2007 (£7.0m). RIBA Awards and Sustainable Design Civic Trust Awards 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Sketching Richard was recently made a Doctor of Technology by Oxford Brookes Model Making University. British Foreign & Commonwealth Office, New British Embassy, Sana’a, Yemen Completed 2006. RIBA International Award for Architecture 2007 DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 28

ROLE ON PROJECT Richard would take the role of Project Director and will oversee all aspects of Design Engine’s engagement in the project including appointments, client liaison, resources and programming, briefing, design development including attending meetings and presentations, planning negotiations, assisting with consultant team and contractor selection (where required), overseeing information production and negotiating with contractors (value engineering etc.) and ensuring that the site works are properly administered. The drawings below and right are from a series of Richard’s sketches for the initial concept design for the Science and Mathematics Centre at Charterhouse School and the new Physical Education Centre for Winchester College. Concept sketch by Richard for Science and Mathematics Centre at Charterhouse. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 29 Concept sketch by Richard for the new Physical Education Centre for Winchester College

RESUMES Rodney Graham RIBA Director RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY CV Cedar Park Care Home Village, Enham Alamein, Andover Rodney is a founding director of Design Engine Architects and leads in Project Director responsible for the design, delivery and project the sector of housing masterplanning and design within the practice. management of a Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre and a new fully accessible housing scheme. 2014–Present EDUCATION Current projects include a 91 dwelling village extension for the Enham Trust, Andover, Hampshire. The project is for a wheelchair accessible Bradbury Place Housing, Andover 1993 housing project on brownfield land which also incorporates a Nuero- Design and delivery of a new city centre, fully accessible housing Portsmouth School of Rehabilitation Unit. Previously Rodney was the director responsible for scheme for Enham Charity. Completed 2014, Housing Design Award: Architecture the award-winning Bradbury Place project for the same organisation Richard Feilden Award. RIBA Pt3 which one the Richard Feilden Award at the 2015 Housing Design Awards. Redbridge Lane Housing Masterplan, Southampton 1989-1991 The development of 350 new dwellings within the city of Portsmouth School of Previous projects include a pilot scheme for the UK’s one remaining Southampton. Architecture Eco-town initiative located in St Austell, Cornwall; a privately funded Diploma in Architecture RIBA initiative with a high proportion of affordable dwellings, which is Roseville Housing, Guernsey 2007-2009. Pt2 currently in consultation. This pilot project will deliver 150 in the first Lead designer & Project Director responsible for the design and phase. delivery and project management of 37 no. dwellings and a 1983-1987 community centre. Winner of RIBA Award, Civic Trust Special Housing Huddersfield School of Rodney has been involved in significant masterplanning projects too, Award and RTPI Commendation . Architecture including the 350 dwelling Redbridge Lane site in Southampton and Degree in Architecture RIBA the William Street Quarter scheme for 500 replacement dwellings in Cornwall Eco-town Pilot Project, St Austell Pt1 the London Borough of Barking. Oxford Examination Schools Extension, Ruskin School of Art The Roseville Housing project in Guernsey, which Rodney led on won The extension and complex intervention of the exam school in order the Civic Trust Special Housing Award for 2007, an RIBA Award 2007 to rationalise accessibility and provide new services. and a Royal Town Planning Institute Commendation in 2008. William Street Quarter Housing Development, London SKILLS New 6th Form Centre, Berkhamsted School. The development of a new housing scheme for the London Borough • Architecture Project director responsible for The Sixth Form Centre, Estates Hub of Barking and Dagenham £20m. • Masterplanning and Administration Centre. Completion Sept 2022 with an overall • Client Liaison budget of £18m. Visitor Centre, Hill Close Gardens, Warwick • Detailed Design New visitor centre development within an existing park area of Hill • Specification writing Clocktower Square, Teaching Facilities, Radley College Close Gardens. FORCE Environmental Sustainability Award 2007. • Sustainable Design New teaching spaces, art workshops, and event spaces with a • Project Delivery number of refurbishments and connections to existing listed Les Beaucamps High School, Guernsey • BRE CfSH Assessor buildings. RIBA Award 2014, Civic Trust Award 2014 New £25m High school for the States Education Department of • Practice Guernsey. RIBA Award 2013 & RIBA Client Award 2013. Prince’s Mead School, Kings Worthy, Hampshire Management Project director responsible for an extension to a Grade II* listed • ISO14001 building, Prince’s Mead primary school offers new teaching, dining and drama facilities in a historic stetting. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 30

RESUMES Tamsin Thomas RIBA MORE EXPERIENCE Senior Associate EDUCATION Masterplan Berkhamsted School 2001-2002 SUMMARY CV Associate and Project Architect for a masterplan for an independent South Bank University Prof. school that occupies 5 campuses in and around the town of Management Cert. in Tamsin studied Architecture at The University of Cambridge and Berkhamsted. The brief requires in depth analysis of each to inform Architecture RIBA Pt3 Oxford Brookes University, qualifying as an architect in 2002. Prior to short and long term strategies for positive development, growth and 1998-2000 joining Design Engine in 2008, Tamsin had wide ranging professional stronger links between the sites. 2016-present. Oxford Brookes University experience including at Alec French Architects in Bristol where she Diploma in Architecture was an Associate and as a Project Architect at Buckley Gray Yeoman Les Beaucamps High School, Guernsey RIBA Pt2 Architects in London. Architect within a team responsible for the design, delivery and on site 1993-1996 design development of a new High school for the States Education University of Cambridge Tamsin has led many projects as Project Architect from conception to Department of Guernsey: Completed 2013. RIBA Award 2013 & RIBA MA in Architecture RIBA completion, with particular interests in Education, Community and Client Award 2013 Pt1 Historic building projects that have a complex brief, requiring an in- depth understanding of Clients’ aspirations and needs as well as considered interaction with surrounding environments and existing buildings. Past projects have included a new secondary school, a pavilion in a park forming the focus of an urban regeneration scheme, a new building for Bristol Cancer Help Centre, a conference centre for Sheepdrove Organic Farm, and a headquarters building for Aardman Animations (RIBA Award 2010). At Design Engine she works extensively on education buildings, with projects ranging from the refurbishment of and extension to a University Chapel, to a number of projects for independent schools which have been the result of extensive processes of masterplanning of campuses, Client briefing and liaison, translating the brief into proposals and ultimately delivering built projects. Tamsin enjoys communicating with those involved in all stages of projects, from competitive interview to site meetings, in order to work together to solve problems and move the projects forward. SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE • Architecture • Client Liaison Masterplan & Centre for Learning, Downe House School • Education Buildings Project Architect for all stages from competitive interview to • Historic Buildings completion of the masterplan process for the entire campus of a • Detailed Design boarding school for girls aged 11-18. Associate overseeing detailed • Sustainable Design design of The Learning Centre, the first building within the • Graphic Design masterplan, which accommodates a library, auditorium and social • Specification Writing spaces and site in the centre of the campus. 2013-present. • Project Delivery Extension/Refurb of Winton Chapel, University of Winchester DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 31 Project Architect for all stages through to completion of a small but complex refurbishment and extension to a Victorian Gothic Chapel. 2015-2016.

RESUMES Laia Mulet Gayà Project Architect EDUCATION SUMMARY CV MORE EXPERIENCE 2001-2008 Laia studied Architecture at the ETSAV, Universitat Politèctnica de Foster+Partners: Saqqara Towers, Monterrey, Mexico UPC (Universitat Catalunya and the Technische Universiteit Delft, graduating with First Project Architect responsible concept and detailed design of two 35- Politécnica de Catalunya), Class Honours and qualifying as an architect in January 2008. During storey luxury apartment towers part of a mixed-use development in ETSAVallès. MA in her Architectural education, Laia was the recipient of the prestigious San Pedro. Architecture, RIBA Pt3 Arquia Scholarship from Fundación Caja de Arquitectos due to equivalent outstanding academic achievements and worked as a Scholar in the Foster+Partners: Extension of Valencia Congress Centre, Graphic Expression Department of ETSAV. Spain 2005-2006 Project Architect responsible for the design of an Extension to the TUDelft (Technische Prior to joining Design Engine, Laia has gained broad professional Valencia Congress Centre (€22M) a self-standing building providing Universiteit Delft, NL). experience with a number of practices across the UK, including 5 the existing Congress Centre with a more flexible space capable of Erasmus exchange years at Foster + Partners. Along this experience Laia has run her own hosting meetings and large exhibitions. projects in Spain and has been part of an award winning team in Europan 11, a prestigious international competition for young Foster + Partners: Masdar Development, UAE architects with more than 1800 entries. Architect within a team responsible for the detailed design of a carbon neutral, low-rise mixed-use development that offered a blueprint for Laia has led many projects as Project Architect with particular interests sustainable cities. in Residential, Cultural and Education. Past projects have included a primary school, high-end residential towers, the extension of a Alambilab: U House, Pedreguer, Spain congress centre and a number of one-off houses. Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the design and delivery of a detached family home for a young couple. The design Laia is an energetic, curious and creative architect that enjoys included the landscape and a swimming pool. communicating with clients and helping them to identify their needs and develop a design brief. She has worked with a broad range of Alambilab: Cultural Centre Extension, Pedreguer, Spain clients from councils to developers, to private individuals and big Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the design of an corporations. extension to a historic building converted into a Music and Arts School. The design provided space for a classroom that allowed SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE open-air teaching, storage and an urban square. • Architecture • Masterplanning Cedar Park Care Home Village, Enham Alamein, Andover OB Architecture: Makaira, New Forest • Client Liaison Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the design and Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the refurbishment • Education Buildings delivery of a Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre and a new fully accessible and extension of a large 60‘s family home with indoor swimming pool • Residential Buildings housing scheme for Enham Trust. in the New Forest • Detailed Design • Sustainable Design West Downs Development, University of Winchester Foster + Partners: Proscenio, Bogotá, Colombia • Visualisation Architect responsible for the detailed design of the Teaching block Architect within a team responsible for a mixed-use development that • Project Delivery and the Values Centre part of the West Downs project for the includes a 400m high mixed-used tower, a showpping mall and a Winchester University. mosque. Foster + Partners: Al-Khozama, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Architect within a team responsible for the design and coordination of new retail premises ,using a lightweight building system. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 32

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Consultant Team Suggestions We have compiled a list of consultants who we feel would be ideally suited to this project. We have worked with all of these firms over the last 10-15 years and in many cases on more than one project and client. We have selected three consultants for each of the 4 main disciplines that we believe are essential in delivering a high quality project. The main disciplines we have selected are: Landscape Architects Planning Consultants Structural Engineers Services Engines Depending on which route the the College take regarding sustainability, it might also be necessary to appoint a BREEAM assessor at the earliest opportunity to ensure the best possible rating can be achieved. We would also recommend the separate appointment of an acoustician as the project moves into RIBA Stage 3. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 35

Planning Consultants Structural Engineers We would like to offer the following planning consultants for consideration: We would like to offer the following Structural Engineers for consideration: Turley Eckersley O’Callaghan Mervyn McFarland. [email protected] James O’Callahan. [email protected] 2 Charlotte Place 9th Floor Southampton 236 Gray’s Inn Road SO14 0TB London Turnberry WC1X 8HB Chris Pattison. [email protected] 41-43 Maddox Street Heyne Tillett Steel London Andy Heyne. [email protected] W1S 2PD 4 Pear Tree Court,    Bidwells London, Neil Cole. [email protected] EC1R 0DS  Seacourt Tower, West Way, Buro Happold Oxford Clare Smith. [email protected] We have worked with these consultants on the following projects: Camden Mill, Turley: Halls of Residence Arts University Bournemouth. 230 Lower Bristol Road, Turnbury: Halls of Residence St Hildas College, Oxford. Bath, Bidwells: 6th Form Centre Berkhamsted School. BA2 3DQ DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 36 We have worked with these consultants on the following projects: Eckersley O’Callaghan: Perrodo halls of residence St Peters College, Oxford. Heyne Tillett Steel: Science and Maths Centre, Charterhouse; St Alphege Building and West Downs Centre, University of Winchester. Buro Happold: Design Technology and Engineering Building, Stowe School; Murray Centre, Downe House School.

Services Engineers Landscape Architects We would like to offer the following Services Engineers for consideration: We would like to offer the following Landscape Architects for consideration: Buro Happold Landuse Consultants Clare Smith. [email protected] Ed Phillips. [email protected] Camden Mill, 250 Waterloo Road, 230 Lower Bristol Road, London Bath, SE1 8RD BA2 3DQ Coe Design Skelly and Couch Jenny Coe. [email protected] Julian Cottrill. [email protected]                                                          Beach Studio, 6 – 9 Union Wharf                                                              5a St Thomas Street, 23 Wenlock Road                                                                Weymouth, London                                                                                Dorset, N1 7SB  DT4 8EW Sweco Highland Edgar Driver Geoffrey Palmer. [email protected] Ian Newton. [email protected] 1 Bath Road 1 Wessex Way Maidenhead, Winchester SL6 4AQ   Hampshire SO21 1WG Buro Happold: Design Technology and Engineering building, Stowe School; Murray centre, Downe House School. Landuse Consultants: Science and Mathematics Centre, Charerhouse; John Henry Skelly and Couch: Physical Education Centre, Winchester College. Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University; St Alphege Building and West Downs Sweco: St Alphege, University of Winchester; Science and Mathematics Centre, Centre, University of Winchester; Halls of Residence St Hildas College, Oxford. Charerhouse; John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University. Coe Design: Les Beaucamps High School, Guernsey; British Embassy, Yemen. Highland Edgar Driver: Photography Building, Student Services Building, Art and Design Studios, halls of residence, Arts University Bournemouth. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 37

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Since 2001, when Design Engine Architects incorporated as a private limited company, the Financial company has continued to grow steadily, which is recently reflected in the opening of a London and Exeter studio in the last two years. Even though the last 19 years have seen a considerable amount of turbulence in the economy, the practice has maintained a strong portfolio of projects and clients. Whilst the following pages contain our last three years’ accounts indicating our financial position they cannot capture the the energy, passion and talent of our staff which form the backbone of the practice. Due to the size and sensitivity of our projects, many run for a number of years. Our commitment to our clients is that we will sustain our level of service from day one until occupation and beyond, and this is borne out by our client testimonials and the number of repeat commissions and referrals we are fortunate to receive. Currently the practice is working on a variety of projects including new halls of residences for St Peter’s College and St Hilda’s College in Oxford. Both projects are nestled in between Grade I and Grade II listed buildings and are both being designed to Passivhaus standard. We are just completing a 7 year project for the University of Winchester, the West Downs Centre; a new flagship project with a construction value of £35m and designed to meet BREEAM Excellent. This will be the first higher education building in the UK to be awarded WELL certification. Also completing this summer is a new £25m, 300 bed student residential scheme for Arts University Bournemouth which has been delivered through BIM and is a significant element of the masterplan the practice produced for AUB in 2012. Other projects which have recently started on site are a new Library and a CCF centre for Canford School in Dorset won in competition in 2018, and new £35m Physical Education Centre for Winchester College which will complete in September 2021 and will be the most significant project the College has delivered since its creation by William Wykeham in 1382! DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 39

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We always have the eventual user in mind Our buildings must provide a continual source of enjoyment whilst achieving functionality at all levels. So throughout the design and construction process we always have the eventual users in mind, as well as the building’s impact on the public realm. The aim of design is to achieve clarity from a complex set of issues. By understanding the aspirations of the client and extracting the essence from the brief we deliver buildings which exceed expectations, whilst offering consistency in approach and variety in execution. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 42

ARCHITECTURE Capability and Capacity/policies Architecture is at the core of our business and provides the foundations for all our other services. Design Engine Architects work with numerous consultants to help CONSERVATION deliver our projects, many of which we have listed in section 3 and these consultants are usually appointed directly by the client. We enjoy breathing life and dignity back to forgotten or mis-used buildings and spaces and work However, we have also developed sub-consultant contracts where regularly with Grade I and II listed buildings. necessary when requested by our clients. This has included contracts with a CDM consultant to support our Principle Designer role and LANDSCAPE landscape architects where the scale is appropriate. Wherever possible our designs integrate architecture with landscape in order to capitalise on the We are accredited with ISO 9001 and 14001, which involves rigorous symbiotic relationships between the flora, fauna, people and building. We can offer sub-consultant quality assessment and checking methods. In addition, we hold services for landscaping if required. regular internal Design Reviews on all our projects, involving directors and experienced senior staff as well as the whole project team. INTERIOR DESIGN Our Technical Review Group (TRG) is a critical tool in maintaining the We often design the interiors of our own new buildings, but also enjoy working on existing spaces technical excellence and delivery for which we are renowned, as well and places. We have an interior design team. as lessons learned from previous projects. MASTERPLANNING The following few pages sketch out our practice’s approach to delivering successful projects to our clients. The services we We have developed numerous masterplans for schools, colleges and universities, many of which undertake on a regular basis and are listed on the left hand side. have been realised in full or part. GRAPHICS Our buildings should speak for themselves in terms of navigation and use, but we are also regularly appointed to develop a clear wayfinding strategy as well as a graphic design service. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 43

• Established in 2001. Design Engine Architects • 40 People in our London/ Winchester/ Exeter Studios. Richard Rose-Casemore, Richard Jobson and Rodney Graham formed Design Engine Architects as a • 50 + Awards. Private Limited Company in December 2001. • 14 RIBA Awards. • Majority of projects in the education sector, particularly Design Engine's projects are designed and delivered from one of its three studios, depending on the location of the project, and by a dedicated team of staff who offer a first-class quality driven service to the Independent School Sector and Further and Higher its clients. The practice has a wealth of experience working on new buildings but also within sensitive Education. historic settings and with construction budgets ranging from £0.5 million - £85 million in value. • Significant Master Planning/architectural experience in historically important environments. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 44

PRACTICE PROFILE “ Their approach is endlessly patient, responsive and supportive. They fully engage with their client team, teasing out the multiple and sometimes conflicting aspirations. On top of this they are great fun to work with: good humoured, unpretentious and very likeable.” Derek Neale Director of Education, States of Guernsey Awards Director-led Designs Award-winning delivery Design Engine's work holds the synthesis of high quality design Design Engine projects are always director-led from inception to The practice prides itself on delivery. As much investment is given and sustainability as a core value. Many completed projects have completion. Richard Jobson will be the director who would lead to the process of technical design and production information and been honored with awards, including RIBA Stirling Mid-list, an this commission. contract administration as is given to client briefing, scheme RIBA International Award, the LEAF (Leading European Architects design delivery and the making of planning applications. Design Forum) Sustainability Award and numerous RIBA, Civic Trust, RTPI Team approach Engine’s staff receive the best training possible in order to deliver and BCI awards and commendations. Design Engine likes to work closely with its client and consultant outstanding projects for it’s clients. team alike and to date have enjoy long-term and fulfilling working The Practice has received over 50 Design Awards since 2001. relationships with the many clients and professionals it has Sustainability Currently the practice employs 38 people across its three studios encountered. At the core of our practices design philosophy is its approach to which includes 24 qualified architects, 8 assistant architects, 1 sustainability and the impact of our buildings on climate change. Interior Designer and 1 Graphic Designer. Design Communication The practice has delivered numerous buildings which have been In addition to the production of drawings and CGI’s, a uniqueness awarded BREEAM Excellent and recently we have delivered and The following activities characterize the practice’s approach to of the practice is the use of physical models (produced in-house) are working on projects which meet Passivhaus standards. all projects: to explore and explain a project. These are valuable tools when describing ideas to user groups and stakeholders, as they bring a Key to the success of sustainable buildings may include some or all Site analysis clarity to a proposal that drawings sometimes cannot. of the following: We undertake very careful analysis of the site which we use to lead us to the development of potential site-specific concepts arising Client Care • Building location and orientation from the brief. Our focus is to treat the client as a key part of the design team and • Fabric First Approach. BREEAM -Passivhaus whilst we expect to be the ones doing the hard work, we • Photovoltaics. Design by dialogue recognise the enormous insight and expertise that the client can • Air / ground Source Heat Pumps. We like to develop our designs through close dialogue with all bring to the design process. For us the key to understanding the • Combined Heat and Power Plant. project stakeholders. This is a key part of our service and is never a client’s brief is to understand the client’s approach to education • Water saving measures including Grey water collection / low time-limited exercise. We consider that the client briefing process and pastoral care, the long-term vision and values of the institution is a key part of the relationship-building process and consequently and the constitutional arrangements in respect of how decisions pressure basin fittings and low-volume /waterless flushes to was Design Engine invests significantly in this aspect of its service. need to be made by the client body. We will often need to consult etc. directly with senior client-users who are responsible for specific DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 45 aspects of the schools operation.

Design Process Respond The images on the right illustrate a typical design process from conception to Complex issues can be simplified with metaphor and the underlying logic of the site and brief is pursued and understood. Radical proposals are used to stimulate completion. The practice often refers to debate and focus minds. artists and their work as possible touch 1 Feasibility studies stones for the project. These reference 2 Complex issues simplified with metaphors 3 Sketches, modelmaking & CAD Drawings points can prove invaluable as the project develops, allowing complex issues to be Understand described through the use of metaphor. We establish clear communication with the client bodies and stakeholders to stimulate discussion. We listen to the client’s aspirations and develop the brief with them. The aim is to understand the essence of the site and brief and identify the unique characteristics and needs. 1 Establish clear communication 2 Understand the essence of the site and brief 3 Develop the brief with the client Explore A chance to challenge conventions and explore the unexpected through rigorous thought process and analysis. Inspiration is sought from outside the realm of architecture to reach beyond simple functionality. 1 Cost v value is always considered 2 Team integration 3 Sketches, model making & CAD drawings DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 46

Design Process Refine We never rush to early conclusions so to allow for serendipitous discovery. We constantly check that priorities are aligning with our sustainability standards as well as analysing any cultural concerns of the site and brief. 1 Thoughtful application of new technologies and age old passive measures 2 Serendipitous discovery 3 Sketches, modelmaking & CAD Drawings Feedback Our quality assurance ensures the delivery retains the ambitions of its conception but we like to reflect on our projects as there are always lessons to be learnt. 1 Quality Assurance checks 2 Functionality and Enjoyability 3 Reflection Deliver Our experience has taught us that clear communication and co-ordination with contractors and specialists allows for an efficient and enjoyable construction experience. 1 Effective management and quality control 2 Sustainability in design and function 3 Delivery of final outcome The images on the right illustrate how the practice uses different technologies and visual representations to develop the project to completion. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 47

Design Engine Architects Ltd Winchester - The Studios, Coker Close, Winchester, SO22 5FF London - Unit 015, 30 Great Guildford Street, London, SE1 0HS Exeter - Shed 8, Topsham Quay, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0JB (01962) 890111 www.designengine.co.uk [email protected] Registered in England: Nº. 4339814 ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified RIBA Chartered Practice DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 48