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SalisburyCathedral SchoolDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS \ DEC 2016Proposed Developments and ImprovementsExpression of Interest

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Contents 1 About Us 2 Salisbury - Understanding the City 3 Independent Schools 4 Grade I and Grade II Listed Buildings 5 In the Vicinity of Grade I and Grade II Listed Buildings 6 Awareness of Flood-related Issues, and Ecological & Environmental Issues 7 References 8 Summary of AccountsDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 2

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About Us A brief insight into who we are and how we work.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 4

• Established in 2000• 36 People in our Winchester Studio• 48 Awards• 14 RIBA Awards• Projects range from masterplans to bridges• Majority of projects in the education sector, particularly the Independent Sector and Higher Education DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 5

ABOUT US“ Design Engine Architects are a very professional and dedicated company. The Directors and staff are very competent and really do consider the client’s needs. Some architectural practices are only interested in the design (and what the design can do for their practice). Design Engine really do want the client to have a building they can afford to own as well as one that delights them.” Kerry Hutchings Head of Major Projects, Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeDesign Engine Architects Design by dialogue Award-winning deliveryRichard Rose-Casemore, Richard Jobson and Rodney Graham We like to develop our designs through close dialogue with all We pride ourselves on the delivery of our projects. We invest asformed Design Engine Architects as a Private Limited Company in project stakeholders. This is a key part of our service and is never a much in the process of technical design and productionDecember 2001. time-limited exercise. The client briefing process in particular, is a information as we do in client briefing, scheme design delivery key part of the relationship-building process and when properly and the making of planning applications.Our staff receive the bestDesign Engine's projects are designed and delivered by a undertaking always leads to a truly successful project. training possible in order to deliver our clients outstandingdedicated team of staff, who offer a first-class quality driven service projects.to its clients. The practice has a wealth of experience working on Director-led Designsnew buildings but also within sensitive historic settings and with Our projects are always director-led from inception to Lessons learntconstruction budgets ranging to date from £0.5 million - £85 completion. David Gausden will be the director who would lead We consider the delivery of a building to be a journey for allmillion in value. this competition. parties concerned. We believe it is vital that once it is complete an opportunity is made to reflect on the positives and negatives ofDesign Engine's work holds the synthesis of high quality design Models the outcome.and sustainability as a core value and consequently many In addition to the production of drawings and CGI’s a uniquenesscompleted projects have been honoured with awards, including of the practice is the sheer number of physical models that weRIBA Stirling Mid-list, an RIBA International Award, the LEAF produce to explore and explain a project. These become hugely(Leading European Architects Forum) Sustainability Award and important when describing ideas to stakeholders, as we find theynumerous RIBA, Civic Trust, RTPI and BCI awards and bring clarity to a proposal that drawings often cannot. Models arecommendations. The Practice has received 48 Design Awards always supplemented by drawings and CGI’s which are producedsince 2001. Currently the practice employs 36 people which in-house by our highly skilled team.includes 22 qualified architects and 9 assistant architects. Team approachSite analysisWe undertake very careful analysis of the site which we use to lead We like to work closely with our client and consultant team alikeus to the development of potential site-specific concepts arising and to date have enjoy long-term and fulfilling workingfrom the brief. relationships with the many clients and professionals we have encountered.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 6

ABOUT US Stakeholder workshops for Cedar Park and Princes Mead schoolStakeholder meetingsDesign by dialogueWe enjoy the process of sharing the design journey with thevarious user groups and stakeholders, and value their contributiontowards the final proposals. Feedback is recorded and reviewedby the design team.We invest time in preparing presentations, drawings and modelstailored specifically for local audiences. Communicating our ideasclearly through three dimensional physical, as well as computergenerated models makes this process efficient and focussed.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 7

ABOUT USClient CareKey External Stakeholder Engagement the backdrop of statutory matters such as planning/listed buildings will often need to consult directly with senior client-users who areWorking in the realm of independent schools is of enormous applications procedures and any statutory notice periods etc. responsible for specific aspects of the schools operation.significance to us, since it affords us an opportunity to exercise oneof our passions for combining modern, sustainable architecture The role of the design team and in particular the architect is to Whether we are working on a design for a specific building or awithin the context of renowned education environments, often support the engagement process with the necessary material to wider strategic masterplan, we adopt an approach which we referwhich are seeped in history and tradition and which therefore often enable presentations and face to face consultation to occur, as well to as ‘design by dialogue’. The phrase captures the essence of theconsist of interesting and sometimes challenging heritage asset. as being involved in the presentation/consultation events in process we undertake, which is to work closely with our clients in person. Very often we will provide physical models of a proposal as order to consolidate the brief and to establish different andFrom this unique position we have been fortunate to develop new these are very often the most easily understood medium. appropriate options in response. Our preference is for our designsarchitectural strategies and responses that are both respectful of to emerge in face to face workshops, where the client has directthe place but which are driven by progressive thinking about the We are well experienced in the consultation process itself and with involvement and input in the process alongside the manyclient’s future needs and aspirations. managing feedback and resistance that might arise during the professional consultants that need to be involved in both engagement cycle so that the ambitions of the process can be masterplan and building projects. Finding the most appropriateA key to the success of a project in this type of environment is how achieved through a process of sensitive negotiation. means to engage in dialogue and ultimately to present the outputsthe designs are supported by key external stakeholders such as the of the work both within the project and with the manyLocal Authority Planning and Conservation Officers, Client Care stakeholders that surround a project is a major consideration. Ourrepresentatives of Historic England and local community individual We pride ourselves on our approach to our work, in particular how approach is very much dictated by the type of project, the physicalbodies and/or groups. we listen to our clients. Our focus is to treat the client as a key part context of the project and client sensitivities including their of the design team and whilst we expect to be the ones doing the previous experience in delivering projects.As with all external consultation, we work with the client to hard work, we recognise the enormous insight and expertise thatdevelop a carefully considered strategy of engagement which is the client can bring to the design process. For us the key to To support the design process we hold a range of skills in-house,programmed to work well with the key milestones identified for the understanding the clients brief is to understand the clients including physical model-making, realistic computer generatedproject. This ensures that the time-periods for consideration and approach to education and pastoral care, the long-term vision and images, fly-through films and a vast range of 2-dimensionalresponse arising through the consultation process are dovetailed values of the institution and the constitutional arrangements in drawing types. Often a project has benefitted from making studywith the clients own expectations of progressing the designs with respect of how decisions need to be made by the client body. We tours to completed buildings where there has been a similar brief or an interesting aspect about a project relating to the brief.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 8

ABOUT USIndependent SchoolsThe Education Sector • Clocktower Court: Social Centre, History and Politics Faculty,We are an architectural practice which has wide experience in theeducational sector principally in the realm primary, secondary and Art Gallery, Design Technology Reception and Cafe. Radleyhigher education. The focus of our school work is in the private College. (completed)independent sector, as well as a long-standing relationship with • Southern Campus Masterplan: Sports Centre, Designthe States of Guernsey Education Department where we are Technology, Sanatorium, Support Services, Works Dept. anddelivering bespoke projects within their secondary school Housing. Winchester College. (current)replacement programme. • Masterplan and New Teaching/Dining/Theatre Building.Recently completed and current projects in the independent Prince’s Mead School. (current)school/college sector (and for the States of Guernsey) include: • New Learning Centre. Downe House School. (current) • Masterplan including New boarding House and Junior School. Twyford School. (current) • Sports Centre Extension and Sports Pavilion. Charterhouse. (planning obtained) • New Dining Extension. Charterhouse. (completed) • Fletcherites Boarding House. Charterhouse. (completed) • New Science and Mathematics Centre. Charterhouse. (current) • Les Beaucamps School, States of Guernsey Education Department. (completed) • La Mare de Carteret School, States of Guernsey Education Department. (current) • Craft design and technology building - Stowe School (current)DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 9

ABOUT USMasterplanningThe masterplan process Common masterplan challengesMost of our independent schools projects begin with some form • Historic/ Heritage sensitivities.of masterplan approach. This provides a roadmap for any futuredevelopment ensuring that short term decisions are robustly • Limited new development sites available.tested against the long term vision for the school. • Poor stock of some buildings which are inefficient butIt also provides a structure to funding strategies and to marketing difficult to replace.campaigns. • Sites are blighted by poor car parking arrangements / carLocal authorities are reassured by the holistic approach inherent parking demand.in the masterplan process. It ensures that each individualplanning application is set within a planning context, and part of • Pedestrian and vehicular arrangements create Health andan overall design philosophy for the school site. Safety Issues.The masterplan process addresses many of the following • Perimeter security is compromised by the nature of the site.challenges: • Proximity of valuable development sites adjacent to the ‘live’ education environment. • Local Authority resistant to piecemeal development. • Services/transport infrastructure insufficient for new development. • Sites are difficult to access in order to develop. • Potential for significant pre-project sub-phases.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 10

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Design Team At this stage in the competition we have not been asked to put forward names for our team. However we enclose the brief resume of the people who we feel have the appropriate experience for this project. They bring a combination of local knowledge, experience in education, the independent sector, environmentally sensitive areas and working in historic/conservation settings.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 12

RESUMES Rodney Graham RIBA David Gausden RIBA FCSD Director DirectorEDUCATION SUMMARY CV EDUCATION SUMMARY CV1989-1991 Trained at Huddersfield and Portsmouth Schools of Architecture, 1987-1989 David studied architecture at Canterbury College Of Art and the KentUniversity of Huddersfield Rodney is one of Design Engine’s three co-founding directors, having Kent Institute of Art & Institute of Art and Design. Prior to joining Design Engine in 2003, heSchool of Architecture previously worked for Hampshire County Council Architects, ORMS Design Diploma in worked for Pentagram Design Ltd, Apicella Associates, MacCormacDiploma in Architecture and Architecture PLB. Architecture RIBA Pt2 Jamieson Prichard, and the London and Hong Kong offices of TerryRIBA Pt2 (Distinction). Farrell and Partners. Within the practice Rodney plays an active role in design, but is also1983-1987 interested in the wider aspects of project delivery including technical 1983-1986 David has an expertise in education within primary, secondary andUniversity of Portsmouth and management issues. Rodney has expertise in working within the Canterbury College of Art University sectors. Projects include La Mare De Carteret Schools andSchool of Architecture context of historic buildings and was responsible for the delivery of a Degree in Architecture Les Beaucamps High School In Guernsey, The Performing Arts StudiosDegree in Architecture small but complex ‘insertion’ of a new reception space between two RIBA Pt1 at the University Of Winchester and the reception to the Old BuildingRIBA Pt1 Grade 2 Listed buildings (Examination Schools and Ruskin School of at the London School Of Economics. He has brought his interest and Art) for Oxford University. More recently he has been involved in the experience in interior and exhibition design to projects across sectors design and delivery of a new £5.1 million building for Radley College, that include educational, ecclesiastical and commercial commissions. again involving complex connections to existing Grade 2 Listed buildings. Recent projects in the Independent Sector include Princes Recent Independent Schools projects include Twyford School and Mead School and New College Oxford. Stowe School In addition to his activities within Design Engine, Rodney is active in He has taught throughout his career as a visiting tutor and critic, most architectural education having performed the role of part-time tutor at recently at Oxford Brookes University. He also mentors students within Portsmouth School of Architecture and External Examiner in the practice and as part of the RIBA mentoring scheme. Professional Practice at Portsmouth and the South Bank Polytechnic Schools. Currently Rodney teaches and lectures regularly at David is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and a member Huddersfield School of Architecture and sits on the Winchester and of The Coastal West Sussex Design Panel and the Jersey Commission Eastleigh District Design Review Panel. Rodney is a certified BRE Code Design Panel. for Sustainable Homes Assessor.SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCEArchitecture Clocktower Square, Teaching Facilities, Radley College 2013 Architecture Les Beaucamps High School, Guernsey, 2013Masterplanning New teaching spaces, art workshops, and event spaces with a Client Liaison Director responsible for the design and strategic delivery of a newSustainable Design number of refurbishments and connections to existing listed Interior Design High school.Interior Design buildings. Exhibition Design RIBA Award 2013, RIBA Client Award 2013, Civic Trust award 2014Product Design RIBA Award 2014, Civic Trust Award 2014, Oxford preservation Trust Product Design Guernsey Design Award 2014CfSH Assessor Award 2014 Mobile StructuresFurniture Design Master-planning Twyford School Masterplan 2016Strategic Delivery Prince’s Mead school Sustainable Design Project director for the new masterplan project.Practice Management Project director for the project. Project DeliveryDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 13

RESUMES James Salman RIBA Tamsin Thomas RIBA Senior Associate Associate SUMMARY CV SUMMARY CV James studied at Brighton University. Before joining Design Engine he Tamsin studied Architecture at The University of Cambridge and worked for PTW in Sydney Australia. Oxford Brookes University, qualifying as an architect in 2002. Prior to joining Design Engine in 2008, Tamsin had wide ranging professionalEDUCATION James has also worked on various schemes for the development of the EDUCATION experience at Alec French Architects in Bristol where she was an Charterhouse School campus in Surrey, and been responsible for a Associate and as a Project Architect at Buckley Gray Yeoman2007-2008 number of projects at Design Engine. 2001-2002 Architects in London.RIBA North West Adv. South Bank University Prof.Diploma in Prof. Practice in James is an active member of the Salisbury Civic Society’s Management Cert. in Tamsin has led many projects as Project Architect from conception toArchitecture RIBA Pt3 Development Committee. He has also been an award judge for the Architecture RIBA Pt3 completion, with particular interests in Education, Community and society. Historic building projects that have a complex brief, requiring an in-2003-2005 1998-2000 depth understanding of Clients’ aspirations and needs as well asUniversity of Brighton With his wife Louise (Of St Annes Gate Architects) James assisted in Oxford Brookes University considered interaction with surrounding environments and existingDiploma in Architecture the publication of “Salisbury In Detail” for the Civic Society 2009. Diploma in Architecture buildings.RIBA Pt2 RIBA Pt2 James has excellent project delivery and organisational skills and is At Design Engine she has brought her experience of education1999-2002 capable of delivering large complex projects within tight deadlines. 1993-1996 buildings to the team that has successfully delivered the newUniversity of Brighton James has a particular interest in sustainability; not only limited to new University of Cambridge masterplan for Twyford School. She is also the client liaison andDegree in Architecture buildings, but also intelligent adaptation and re-use of existing MA in Architecture RIBA associate in charge of the Downe House School project.RIBA Pt1 buildings. Amongst James’ other practice duties, James is a member Pt1 of the IT/CAD group and also actively contributes to design reviews of projects and procedures at regular intervals. James is responsible for Tamsin spent several years (whilst in practice) as a Studio Tutor in the coordinating and implementing ISO 9001 for the practice, and schools of architecture at The University of Bath and The University of addressing and monitoring practice quality management standards. the West of England and continues her teaching as an occasional Visiting Critic.SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCEArchitecture University of Winchester, St. Alphege Building, 2013 Architecture Twyford School MasterplanClient Liaison Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the design and Client Liaison Design and client Liaison. Associate lead.Detailed Design delivery and project management Education BuildingsSpecification writing BREEAM Excellent. RIBA award 2013 Historic Buildings Downe House School masterplan and new Learning CentreVisualisation Detailed Design Client Liaison and project associate.Graphic Design Charterhouse School, Central Dining, Surrey 2012 Sustainable DesignMaster-planning Lead designer & Project Architect responsible for the design and Graphic DesignSustainable Design delivery and project management of new dining facilities and Specification WritingProject Delivery refurbishment of an existing connected building. Project DeliveryDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 14

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Salisbury Our local knowledge, experience and understanding of the CityDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 16

SALISBURY - UNDERSTANDING THE CITY James Salman - (Design Engine Senior Associate) assisted in the publication of Salisbury in Detail.Local knowledgeUnderstanding the local contextOur practice is based in Winchester - a close neigbour to Salisbury.Our two historic cities have much in common.Positive stakeholder engagement, especially dialogue withneighbours, local groups and civic societies will be essentialthroughout the design and planning process.One of our senior associates (James Salman) has lived in Salisburyfor over 10 years.James is an active member of the Salisbury Civic Society’sDevelopment Committee.   The society is well known in Salisburyand it’s opinion often carries influence locally, especially in theClose. He has also been an award judge for the society.With his wife Louise (Of St Annes Gate architects) James assisted inthe publication of “Salisbury In Detail” for the Civic Society 2009.We are excited by the historical context of the school and its richheritage. We understand the sensitivities of working in thisenvironment, and the importance of being good listeners.We are expert in preparing presentations, drawings and modelstailored specifically for local audiences.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 17

Rodney Graham - (Design Engine Founding Director) is co author of the publication “Look Up” - a tour of Salisbury's historic city centre above the eye-line.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 18

SALISBURY - UNDERSTANDING THE CITYCity connectionsShared experienceThrough our staff (resident in Salisbury), and events that areorganised between our two historic cities, we have a sharedunderstanding of the benefits and challenges associated with ourspectacular heritage and environment.We also understand the important relationship between the localindependent schools and the city that is home to them. Magna Carta pavilion competition thesis project - Anna Ross - Design Engine ArchitectsDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 19

Design Engine staff - Walking the Clarendon Way for Naomi HouseDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 20

SALISBURY - UNDERSTANDING THE CITYSalisbury District Council OfficesBourne Hill District Council Offices added further layers which both understood and enhanced, whereIn 2004 we were invited as one of five practices to participate in possible, what had gone before.the design competition for District Council Offices at Bourne Hill. The College of St Edmund and the Wyndham Family haveThe brief called for a substantial new building of 2,600sqm and the contributed to the memory of Bourne Hill and we would look toremodelling of a further 1,500sqm of existing space, all in a understand their influence on the site.sensitive sylvan setting to accommodate the various DistrictCouncil departments under one roof.We were a relatively young practice in 2004, andin competition against some highly respected and establishedLondon practices. Ultimately, despite highly complementaryfeedback, another practice was awarded the commission and thebuilding was completed in 2010.The project was a fascinating opportunity to research into the thiscritical part of the fabric of Salisbury and even though we wereunsuccessful, it significantly added to our knowledge of the cityand how a successful piece of architecture is underpinned by itshistorical context.Our approach sought to trace the history of the site andunderstand how it has changed through the layers of time. Thisform of palimpsest provided the starting point from which we thenDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 21

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SALISBURY - UNDERSTANDING THE CITYSalisbury Market PlaceSalisbury Vision - Public Realm StrategyIn 2009 we were invited to present concept designs for therenaissance of the Salisbury Market Place, with Rummey DesignThe competition was organised by the RIBA on behalf of SalisburyDistrict Council and Wiltshire County Council.The brief was to create a large, flexible, primarily hard-landscapedopen space – capable of accommodating large events, andproviding a setting for more regular outdoor entertainment, eventsand markets as well as incorporating more intimate social spaces.Our proposal sought to retain the subtle diagonal route acrossMarket Place, which we have marked with the addition of a publictower which presides over the space and offers wider views of thecity’s fascinating roof-scape.The tower itself is a new public attraction to the space and isintended to become a draw for visitor’s to the city who otherwisetend to miss the market experience in favour of Salisbury’s betterknown attractions. To reinforce the importance of the market to the town the tower iswrapped in a mesh formed from laser cut sheet which is perforatedwith the wording of the original Royal Charter of 1227 grantingofficial rights to operate the market.DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 23

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Independent Schools Examples of our experience with Independant SchoolsDESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 26