Parkside School Proposed Masterplan Design Engine Architects Expression of Interest October 2017
Contents1 Practice profile2 Our team and C.V.’s3 Education experience4 Experience and examples of Master Planning within Schools within the last 3 years. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 1
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SUMMARY • Established in 2001 • 38 People in our Winchester Studio • 48 Awards • 14 RIBA Awards • Majority of projects in the education sector, particularly the Independent Sector and Higher Education. • Significant Master Planning experience in education sectors DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 4
ABOUT US“ Design Engine Architects are a very professional and dedicated company. The Directors and staff are verycompetent and really do consider the client’s needs. Some architectural practices are only interested in thedesign (and what the design can do for their practice). Design Engine really do want the client to have abuilding they can afford to own as well as one that delights them.”Kerry HutchingsHead of Major Projects, Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeDesign Engine Architects The following activities are key characteristics of all projects we Team approachRichard Rose-Casemore, Richard Jobson and Rodney Graham undertake: We like to work closely with our client and consultant team alikeformed Design Engine Architects as a Private Limited Company in and to date have enjoy long-term and fulfilling workingDecember 2001. Site analysis relationships with the many clients and professionals we have We undertake very careful analysis of the site which we use to lead encountered.Design Engine's projects are designed and delivered from its us to the development of potential site-specific concepts arisingWinchester studios by a dedicated team of staff who offer a first- from the brief. Award-winning deliveryclass quality driven service to its clients. The practice has a wealth We pride ourselves on the delivery of our projects. We invest asof experience working on new buildings but also within sensitive Design by dialogue much in the process of technical design and productionhistoric settings and with construction budgets ranging from £0.5 We like to develop our designs through close dialogue with all information and contract administration as we do in client briefing,million - £85 million in value. project stakeholders. This is a key part of our service and is never a scheme design delivery and the making of planning applications. time-limited exercise. We consider that the client briefing process Our staff receive the best training possible in order to deliver ourDesign Engine's work holds the synthesis of high quality design is a key part of the relationship-building process and consequently clients outstanding projects.and sustainability as a core value. many completed projects have design Engine invests significantly in this aspect of our service.been honoured with awards, including RIBA Stirling Mid-list, an Lessons learntRIBA International Award, the LEAF (Leading European Architects Director-led Designs We consider the delivery of a building to be a journey for allForum) Sustainability Award and numerous RIBA, Civic Trust, RTPI Our projects are always director-led from inception to parties concerned. We believe it is vital that once it is complete anand BCI awards and commendations. The Practice has received 48 completion. Rodney Graham will be the director who would lead opportunity is made to reflect on the positives and negatives of theDesign Awards since 2001. Currently the practice employs 38 this Master Plan commission. outcome.people which includes 22 qualified architects, 10 assistantarchitects, 1 Interior Designer and 1 Graphic Designer. Models DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 5 In addition to the production of drawings and CGI’s, a uniqueness of the practice is the use of physical models (produced in-house) to explore and explain a project. These are valuable tools when describing ideas to user groups and stakeholders, as we find they bring clarity to a proposal that drawings often cannot.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 6Key External Stakeholder EngagementWorking in the realm of independent schools is of enormoussignificance to us, since it affords us an opportunity to exercise oneof our passions for combining modern, sustainable architecturewithin the context of renowned education environments, oftenwhich are seeped in history and tradition and which presentfascinating and challenging historic assets within their builtenvironments.From this unique position we have been fortunate to develop newarchitectural strategies and responses that are both respectful ofthe place but which are driven by progressive thinking about theclient’s future needs and aspirations.As with all consultation, we work with the client to develop acarefully considered strategy of engagement which isprogrammed to work well with the key milestones identified for theproject. This ensures that the time-periods for consideration andresponse arising through the consultation process such asplanning/listed buildings applications procedures dovetail with Stakeholder workshops for Cedar Park and Princes Mead school
Our team and C.V.’sWe enclose the brief resume of the people who we feelhave the appropriate experience for this project.in order to undertake space audits and curriculum analysiswhich will inform the review of existing stock and strategicwe will sub-consult the expertise of Peter MarshConsulting (also based in Winchester).Peter Marsh Consulting Limited have previously supportedus on other school master plan projects including mostrecently a highly complex multi-campus masterplan forBerkhamsted School in Hertfordshire.The CV’s for their team are also included. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 7
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RESUME Rodney Graham RIBA DirectorEDUCATION SUMMARY CV MORE EXPERIENCE1993 Clocktower Square, Teaching Facilities, Radley CollegePortsmouth School of Trained at Huddersfield and Portsmouth Schools of Architecture, New teaching spaces, art workshops, and event spaces with aArchitecture Rodney is one of Design Engine’s three co-founding directors, having number of refurbishments and connections to existing listedRIBA Pt3 previously worked for Hampshire County Council Architects, ORMS buildings. RIBA Award 2014, Civic Trust Award 2014, Oxford and Architecture PLB. preservation Trust Award 2014. Completed 2013.1989-1991Portsmouth School of Within the practice Rodney plays an active role in design, but is also Les Beaucamps High School, GuernseyArchitecture interested in the wider aspects of project delivery including technical New £25m High school for the States Education Department ofDiploma in Architecture and management issues. Rodney has expertise in working within the Guernsey. RIBA Award 2013 & RIBA Client Award 2013.RIBA Pt2 context of historic buildings and was responsible for the delivery of a small but complex ‘insertion’ of a new reception space between two Bradbury Place Housing, Andover1983-1987 Grade 2 Listed buildings (Examination Schools and Ruskin School of Design and delivery of a new city centre, fully accessible housingHuddersfield School of Art) for Oxford University. More recently he has been involved in the scheme for Enham Charity. Completed 2014, Housing Design Award:Architecture design and delivery of a new £5.1 million building for Radley College, Richard Feilden Award.Degree in Architecture again involving complex connections to existing Grade 2 ListedRIBA Pt1 buildings. Recent master plan projects in the Independent Sector Redbridge Lane Housing Masterplan, Southampton include Prince’s Mead School and Berkhamsted School. The development of 350 new dwellings within the city ofSKILLS Southampton. In addition to his activities within Design Engine, Rodney is active in• Architecture architectural education having performed the role of part-time tutor at Oxford Examination Schools Extension, Ruskin School of Art• Masterplanning Portsmouth School of Architecture and External Examiner in The extension and complex intervention of the exam school in order• Client Liaison Professional Practice at Portsmouth and the South Bank Polytechnic to rationalise accessibility and provide new services.• Detailed Design Schools. Currently Rodney teaches and lectures regularly at• Specification writing Huddersfield School of Architecture and sits on the Winchester and Visitor Centre, Hill Close Gardens, Warwick• Sustainable Design Eastleigh District Design Review Panel. Rodney is a certified BRE Code New visitor centre development within an existing park area of Hill• Project Delivery for Sustainable Homes Assessor. Close Gardens. FORCE Environmental Sustainability Award 2007.• BRE CfSH Assessor• Practice Management RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Roseville Housing, Guernsey 2007-2009.• ISO14001 Lead designer & Project Director responsible for the design and Berkhamsted Schools Master Plan delivery and project management of 37 no. dwellings and a Project director for the project. Master Plan for the School’s 5 no. community centre. Winner of RIBA Award, Civic Trust Special Housing campuses and concept design for a new Sixth-Form Centre. Award and RTPI Commendation . Prince’s Mead School, Kings Worthy, Hampshire DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 9 Project director responsible for an extension to a Grade II* listed building, Prince’s Mead primary school offers new teaching, dining and drama facilities in a historic stetting and South Downs National Park.
RESUME Tamsin Thomas RIBA AssociateEDUCATION SUMMARY CV MORE EXPERIENCE Masterplan Berkhamsted School2001-2002 Tamsin studied Architecture at The University of Cambridge and Associate and Project Architect for a masterplan for an independentSouth Bank University Prof. Oxford Brookes University, qualifying as an architect in 2002. Prior to school that occupies 5 campuses in and around the town ofManagement Cert. in joining Design Engine in 2008, Tamsin had wide ranging professional Berkhamsted. The brief requires in depth analysis of each to informArchitecture RIBA Pt3 experience including at Alec French Architects in Bristol where she short and long term strategies for positive development, growth and was an Associate and as a Project Architect at Buckley Gray Yeoman stronger links between the sites. 2016-present.1998-2000 Architects in London. Les Beaucamps High School, GuernseyOxford Brookes University Architect within a team responsible for the design, delivery and on siteDiploma in Architecture Tamsin has led many projects as Project Architect from conception to design development of a new High school for the States EducationRIBA Pt2 completion, with particular interests in Education, Community and Department of Guernsey: Completed 2013. RIBA Award 2013 & RIBA Historic building projects that have a complex brief, requiring an in- Client Award 20131993-1996 depth understanding of Clients’ aspirations and needs as well asUniversity of Cambridge considered interaction with surrounding environments and existing DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 10MA in Architecture RIBA buildings. Past projects have included a new secondary school, aPt1 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 Masterplan & Centre for Learning, Downe House School• Client Liaison Project Architect for all stages from competitive interview to• Education Briefing / completion of the masterplan process for the entire campus of a boarding school for girls aged 11-18. Associate overseeing detailed Design design of The Learning Centre, the first building within the• Historic Buildings masterplan, which accommodates a library, auditorium and social• Detailed Design spaces and site in the centre of the campus. 2013-present.• Sustainable Design• Graphic Design Extension/Refurb of Winton Chapel, University of Winchester• Specification Writing Project Architect for all stages through to completion of a small but• Project Delivery complex refurbishment and extension to a Victorian Gothic Chapel. 2015-2016.
RESUME Anna Beer Architectural DesignerEDUCATION SUMMARY CV MORE EXPERIENCE Centre for Learning, Downe House School, Berkshire2016-2018 Anna studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University, and University The Centre for Learning will provide a new ‘heart’ for the school,University of Westminster of Westminster where she graduated with Distinction. Her major housing an auditorium, the school library, a shop, a cafe, and socialArchitecture Postgraduate design project ‘Tuberetum’ explored a way in which the Royal Botanic learning spaces. Assisting with the production of the Stage 4 technicalDiploma Professional Gardens, Kew could implement community garden facilities to grow drawing package. Completion 2018.Practice, RIBA Part III potatoes in the wake of a food shortage. The structural logic of these interventions was determined by a practical investigation into the way La Mare de Carteret Schools, Guernsey State Department of2013-2015 single surface material can be joined along curved ages in order to Education,University of Westminster create a credible structural system. Her written thesis ‘Experiences of A £60m new-build complex comprising of a high school, primaryMaster of Architecture, Cloud at Bagsvaerd Church’ was chosen by the University to be school, sports centre, and learning support facility. Worked on theRIBA Part II displayed within the school and featured in the catalogue. production of drawings for the tender package, including GA sections and elevations, and the window schedules.2008-2011 Whilst studying at Oxford Brookes, Anna’s design for aOxford Brookes University Meteorological Research Laboratories & Water Gardens in Paris won Muslim Burial Ground, Woking, 2013BA (Hons) Architecture, the Berman Guedes Stretton Award for Creative Originality in Design, Restoration of a listed monument commissioned as part of theRIBA Part I which has been subsequently published.Prior to joining Design centenary celebrations for WWI. Responsible for producing the repair Engine, Anna has worked for practices in Oxford and Winchester, schedule and detailing the replacement joinery and metalwork. gathering experience working on a range of projects at different stages, from private schools to bespoke house design to conservation Warden’s Stable Museum, Winchester College, 2013 work. Conversion of a listed 14th century outbuilding into a museum to showcase the schools’ priceless collection of marbles and chinese Since joining Design Engine, Anna has worked on on projects for porcelain. Responsible for digital model and visualizations. Winchester College and Prince’s Mead School, assisting with design and production, including an extensive scale model for Prince’s Mead Big School Theatre, Magdalen College School, Oxford, 2012 School. She has also assisted with drawing and design at both Assisting with design and responsible for for the production of a strategic masterplan and technical production scales on digital model and visualizations for studio theatre facilities to be Downe House Girls’ School, Twyford Prep School and Berkhamsted inserted into an iconic ‘brutalist’ 1960s school hall. School. Sports Centre, Magdalen College School, Oxford 2011SKILLS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Production of working drawings, joinery detailing for bespoke FF&E, and visualizations• Architecture Berkhamsted School, Herts.• Visualisation Responsible for the collation and presentation of the school ‘mosaic’ DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 11• Detailed Design plans required to assist with the process of curriculum analysis, space• Graphic Design usage and phasing strategy.• Production Twyford School Masterplan, Twyford, Hampshire Production of a masterplan proposing various short-term and long- term strategies for improving the school, including parking, site security and various new builds. Responsible for drawings and 3D model, as well as assisting with design and project admin, 2016.
PETER MARSH MICHAEL PALTRINIERI Berkhamsted School, HertfordshireManaging Director Assistant Project Manager Design Engine have recently sub-consulted Peter Marsh Consulting to provide their expert services in space utilisation and curriculumPeter is an exceptionally experienced client and project manager, who Michael is an ambitious graduate starting his career with PMc following analysis for the Berkhamsted School Masterplan commission.through his work in the further education and housing sectors, knows his undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) studies in civil Their work relates specifically to the Castle Campus whichfull well the difference that decent and inspiring buildings can have on engineering from the universities of Modena and Bologna. Michael accommodates the Senior Boy’s School and the Co-ed Sixth-Formindividuals, organisations and the communities within which they are based. took the opportunity of a six-month placement at the University of years. The master plan design has developed a comprehensive long- Southampton where he wrote and submitted a dissertation on the term strategy and vision for the campus which will see a 15-phasePeter’s client-side leadership of capital projects as a Deputy Principal economic appraisal of the impact of coastal flooding, using Cowes, Isle development implemented over two decades.in three further education colleges, as the previous Deputy CEO of of Wight, as a case study as part of his Masters degree. Michael brings The first project consists of the design and delivery of a new Sixth-the Housing Corporation and through his own company, includes to PMc a skillset which includes a high mathematical aptitude, financial Form Centre to accommodate 450 + students. Peter Marshthe delivery of over £150 million of education building projects, the appraisal skills and data analysis. Michael supports Peter and Matthew in Consulting have played an instrumental role in calculating both spacecreation of over 500 homes on surplus education land and the funding the delivery of a number of high profile, high value projects across the requirements for the new Sixth-Form Centre and also in advising onof thousands of new affordable homes. education and housing sectors. space needs throughout the phased development strategy to ensure that demolition, decant and new-build works never leave a shortfall ofEducation projects that Peter has led include: Michael has carried out space planning work on a number of Further, accommodation with which to deliver the educational curriculum. Higher and Private education clients over the last 18 months including: Using information supplied from the School including teaching space• A £65m four phased development at City & Islington College, data, timetables, class numbers and class sizes and subject areas and incorporating the highly successful City and Islington Sixth Form College • Lambeth College - Brixton sets peter Marsh Consulting have not only brought confidence to the master plan process but they have demonstrated the means by which• A £28m two phased development at Fareham College, creating the • Fareham College - Civil EngineeringTraining Centre significant space efficiencies can be introduced to the timetabling Centre for Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training process. • Berkhampsted School• A combined c£52m Lambeth College, three project development: DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 12 Clapham Campus, Brixton Campus and Vauxhall Campus • Havant & South Downs College• A £4m Skills Centre for Hampshire County Council, contracted to • StVincent College Basingstoke College of Technology • The Henley CollegePeter acts as a Project Assurance Advisor on an £11m new build at the Isleof Wight College on behalf of the Solent LEP and as an educational advisor • Warsash Maritime Academyto the Director of the EnterpriseM3 LEP. And, is leading on the masterplanning and estates strategy for two other further education colleges. • Southampton City CollegeIn addition to his experience in further education, Peter has held a Michael now leads PMc’s project work at Havant & South Downsnumber high profile national roles within the housing sector. Currently, College and St Vincent College in addition to being the PMc lead onPeter chairs the Development Committee of Richmond Housing Space Planning and brief development across a range of other projects.Partnership – a London based housing association with a £250mdevelopment pipeline. Furthermore, he is advising a large council on [email protected] re-development of their entire social housing portfolio – a projectwhich would be worth c£3bn. His experience in housing was gainedwhilst Deputy Chief Executive of the Housing Corporation and latterlya Chief Executive of theTenant Service Authority – a Secretary of Stateappointment, which brought him in to regular contact with the PrimeMinister’s Office, the housing minister and MPs.Peter is both a qualified chartered accountant and a qualified teacher.His tenacity of approach combines forensic financial and commercialnegotiation skills with a passion for excellent design and the role newbuildings can play in lifting educational [email protected] 19
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Les Beaucamps High SchoolPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient The States Of Guernsey Commissioned by the States Of Guernsey Education Department, Les Beaucamps during construction. Educationally a courtyard arrangement was briefed to giveEducation Department school is not an independent school. However with smaller class sizes and a wide benefits including a safe inclusive environment, subliminal way-finding, better control curriculum offer, in a number of ways it mirrors the Independent Sector. of environments for management, teaching and wellbeing as well as the obviousProject Les Beaucamps High environmental benefits of natural light, natural ventilation and protected space. AsSchool Design Engine were selected in 2003 to join the States of Guernsey’s new well as providing excellent teaching rooms, particular attention was to be given to framework of architects to deliver their new schools and colleges replacement the external areas between buildings, circulation and social space.Location Guernsey programme. Les Beaucamps School represents the first of two major school In addition to the school building, which is located on the sloping site overlooking replacements (The second one being La Mare de Carteret, which is currently at RIBA spectacular sea views of Cobo Bay to the West. A separate sports building to theConstruction value 30 million Stage 3). East, is to include a swimming pool, sports hall and gymnasium. The two buildings are connected by a covered link and sit either side of the sports pitches and a centralFloor area 8650 sqm A key challenge to the design team was the need to deliver the school whilst Multi-Use Games Area. The project was split into two construction phases, the maintaining the existing school in a fully operational state. The project was split into School Building and the Sports Building.Contract form Design & Build two phases. Phase One saw the construction of the main teaching spaces and demolition of the original school and Phase Two delivered the new sports centre Attention has been paid to the overall design of the building to minimise energyAppointed 2003 and external landscaping over the footprint of the original buildings. consumption and improve the internal environment within the school. This has been achieved through the following design principles:Completed August 2012 The sloping site was also a challenge but presented an opportunity to create linked courtyard spaces, developed to give protection from the extremes of the coastal • Natural ventilationClient contact Ashley Dupre environment which the school looks over. In addition to winning an RIBA Award in • Thermal mass 2013 and a Civic Trust Award in 2014 the client was also awarded RIBA Client of the • Natural daylightingServices provided by DEA Year in 2013. • Air source heat pumpsArchitecture, Masterplanning, • Solar hot water heatingInterior Design The Brief • Heat recovery Rainwater collection The States Education Department’s brief was to provide a teaching environment for • Promotion of cyclingAwards RIBA Client Of The Year 660 students on a site where the existing school building had to remain in operation • Awareness of energy useAward 2013, RIBA Regional 2013,Civic Trust Award 2014, GuernseyDesign Award 2014 DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 16
“ The exterior of the building adopts a neutral palette, brown brick and dark zinc roofs and chimneys. The effect is to dissolve a quite large building when seen from a distance. Closer to it unfolds as a carefully choreographed architectural experience wherein the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. It is a building to be experienced rather than looked at, providing an exemplar for school procurement and provision that puts most UK practice to shame.” RIBA Award Citation 2013Central courtyard looking towards the sea DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 17
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Charterhouse School Science & MathematicsPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Charterhouse School Following our original competition win in 2010, the updated scheme for the new Not only does this roof articulate a building form which is contextuallyProject Science & Mathermatics Charterhouse Science and Mathematics Centre was submitted for planning appropriate, but also provides a focal point to the vista from the primary entranceLocation Godalming, Surrey approval in October 2015. The School’s aim is to provide pupils with the best to the school on Prince’s Drive, as well as providing the appropriate form to dealConstruction value £5.7 million facilities of any school in the UK and revolutionise the way these subjects are with the internal and functional requirements of the Chemistry Labs within.Floor area 1800 sqm taught at Charterhouse.Contract form Traditional New courtyardAppointed 2010 • The new centre will provide:Completed (On site) • 50% more space overallClient contact Emma Humphreys • A flexible and modern environment of the highest qualityServices provided by DEA • The co-location of Science and Mathematics for the first time, fostering inter- andArchitecture intra-departmental collaboration based around a shared hub where pupils can meet, interact and access resources • A Lecture Theatre with retractable seating and the latest audio-visual aids capable of hosting lectures, science demonstrations and other School events. The site lies towards the North Eastern edge of the campus. Characterised by the historic architecture and setting, the buildings here are predominately Gothic Revival / Neo-Gothic in nature, dating back to the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Our scheme, featuring three steeply pitched roofs, representing the 6 Chemistry Labs below, creates a subtle but important architectural link between the original campus which is heavily reliant on these forms, largely designed by the Architect Philip Charles Hardwick. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 20
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Charterhouse School DiningPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Charterhouse Design Engine were commissioned by Charterhouse School following an invited In recent years Charterhouse School has offered a Day House, ‘Fletcherites’, for non-Project Dining competition with five other practices, and this project forms one of a series identified boarding sixth form girls and boys. This has meant that the current new CentralLocation Godalming, Surrey within our new masterplan for the School campus. Dining Rooms are insufficient in size and layout and needed extending to meet theConstruction value £600,000 current need.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 only available site for development was to the south of the existing dining roomsAppointed 2008 houses’ accommodation. The unique design of the original dining hall building is a where there was an existing hard landscaped area (a former reflecting pool). The siteCompleted 2010 result of the long established tradition of pupils being allocated a Housemaster, is close to existing boarding houses and sits within a classified greenbelt area ofClient contact Emma Humphreys which in turn has resulted in each house enjoying its own dining hall. A large central land.Services provided by DEA kitchen efficiently serves these seven dining rooms. The brief for a new dining hall toArchitecture, Interior Design, Lead serve the new day house had to fit the required number of pupils within the space. The planning constraints were such that the visual amenity of the greenbelt was notDesigner, Specification Writer to be affected by any development on the site. With this in mind the scheme The concept behind the building is driven by observing a close hierarchy between needed to be sensitive in nature both to its surrounding landscape and the existing the striking existing dining rooms’ roof form and the open and attractive nature of building to which it adjoined. the greenbelt site. The new roof geometry served as a creative element of the project but was also a deliberate echo of the architectural roof play of the existing The materials used in the construction of the building are also integral to the building, creating a sense of individuality to the space held below. concept, using a simple palette of materials to form an external colonnade/covered walkway. This colonnade also provides a sizable overhanging cover providing The project was delivered on time within a strict 26-week construction period. The natural solar shading to the south façade. Zinc and aluminium cladding are used completion of the dining rooms was needed in time for the arrival of the new day extensively as the external cladding material and draw a distinct line between boarding pupils. The extensive refurbishment of the original dining rooms will be existing and new. Larch panels within the curtain walling soften the façade and relate carried out in 2013. directly to the open landscape to the south, drawing it in to the building plan. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 22
“ The extension is of great value to the school providing 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 | 23
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Charterhouse School Queen’s Sports CentrePROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Charterhouse School Planning approval has been granted by Waverley Borough Council. The mass of the extension is reduced further by cutting the building back on theProject Sports western side by offering the roofs of the squash courts as a viewing terrace.Location Godalming, Surrey The project involves extension and internal remodeling of the original 1995 QueensConstruction value £600,000 Sports Centre at Charterhouse, to offer new changing rooms, fitness suites, studios, A diagonal brick and glass wall running North-East to South-West provides theFloor area 300 sqm squash courts, creche and café. containment to the internal accommodation; effectively turning the existing entranceContract form TBC forecourt into internal space.Appointed 2008 The QSC sits at the North West corner of the campus occupying a slightly raisedCompleted (Current) position over looking the majority of the external sports pitches. The entrance A curving open colonnade is constructed from a series of double pre-cast concreteClient contact Emma Humphreys elevation faces South-East and enjoys spectacular views across the Surrey columns set approximately 4.5m apart, with each column supporting a singleServices provided by DEA landscape. curving pre-cast beam tied back to main facade.Architecture, Interior Design, LeadDesigner, Specification Writer The project also includes new all weather pitches and a reconfigured parking courts The colonnade, whilst influenced by the natural curve of the landscape and cricket on an adjacent brownfield site. The scale of the proposed extension is sympathetic pitch, also creates a dynamic relationship with diagonal brick facade encouraging with its unique location as well as responding directly to the height of the existing people to enter the street from either end. QSC and making the best use of the gently sloping site. The colonnade also subtly hides a sloping ground plane, allowing wheelchair users Careful internal planning has enabled the extension to incorporate four squash and golf buggies seamless access to the playing fields. courts on the western side of the extension by sinking them into the ground, whilst ensuring that the overall height of the extension remains similar to the height of the existing eaves of the QSC. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 26
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Charterhouse School Fletcherites Boarding HousePROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Charterhouse Fletcherites comprises a new two-storey building providing boarding accommodation for 37 no. 6th form girls, house tutor and matron’s flat. It is set in theProject Fletcherites Boarding Surrey greenbelt and immediately adjacent to the enigmatic 1960’s boarding houseHouse ‘Hodgsonites’ by Richard Gilbert-Scott, to which it relates.Location Godalming, Surrey The West extension provides approximately 1140m2 of new accommodation at a budget of approximately £2.4m. This represents 37 en-suite student bed-spacesConstruction value £2.4 million and supporting accommodation, including two tutor’s maisonettes, student social space and student walk-in surgery . Floor area Approx 1100 sqm Completed in September 2015 after a project inception of April 2014, the projectContract form Design & Build was a case study example of a positive working relationship between design-team, client and contractor.Appointed March 2014 This was necessary in order to overcome the hurdle of the demanding programmeCompleted September 2015 whilst not sacrificing the quality of the architecture or end product. The project was beset with challenges, including a late change of procurement method, change ofClient contact Emma Humphreys preferred contractor and changes to the method of construction six weeks before start on site. Services provided by DEAArchitecture, Interior Design, LeadDesigner, Contract Administration “ This is a beautifully constructed contemporary building with well lit circulation spaces and simple design lines. It has been well received by the school and pupils alike.” Emma Humphreys Estates Bursar, Charterhouse School View from Hodgsonites DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 28
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West extension Fletcherites (Northbrook) Hodgesorites iEntrance portico The views to and from the South elevation of the old house is preserved. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 30
NOTE: The contractor is responsible for t checked prior to ordering of any compon discrepancies should be brought to the im KEY: Common Room New External Terrace 1 Refer to 1420-201 for ExisCtionmgmHonouRosoemPlanHouse Master Private Side Day Room New Soft Landscaping NOTES Day Room 2 1. To be read in conjunc New External Path 1 Key 1 Area of new h 2 Area of new s Denotes appr Refer to Arbro Denotes build application Scale Bar 01 1420-P301 1420-P303 1420-P303 1420-P303 1420-P301 North Elevation Section CC Section DD Section EE South Elevation 21420-P300 EGL +101.000 East Elevation East Elevation 1420-P300 New External Path 1 Plant Single Room Single Room Single Room Single Room Single Room Section AA 1420-P302 Surgery Buttery EGL +99.800 2 New Soft Landscaping Stair 1 21420-P302 1 Circulation FFL +101.000 Circulation FFL +99.800Incoming Electrical Services IT Hub Section AA New Acc WC Single Room Single Room Single Room Single Room External Path b Staff Flat 1 Stair WC Services Store & Laundry Staff Flat 2 WC Staff Flat 1 New Staff Flat 2 Stair Staff Private b New External Path Garden Accesible Room Double Room Double Room Double Room Double Room Stair 3 1 Circulation Stair 2 EGL +99.800 New Soft Landscaping 21420-P300 1 EGL +101.000 1 New External Path 1 East Elevation West Elevation EGL +101.000 1420-P300 New Staff Private Garden New North Elevation Section BB Section CC Section DD Section EE South Elevationgate to car park 1420-P301 1420-P302 1420-P303 1420-P303 1420-P303 1420-P301 1 New Service Road 1Ground floor plan DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 31 1 01 05.08.14 ISSUED FOR PL EGL +99.930 - 18.07.14 ISSUED FOR PL rev date notes
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS Downe House School Learning CentrePROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Downe House School Following an invited master plan design competition in 2013, we were subsequentlyProject Learning Centre commissioned to develop designs for the new Learning Centre at Downe HouseLocation Newbury, Berskhire School which formed a central part of the master plan itself.Construction value £5.1 millionFloor area 1166 sqm The competition brief asked for proposals for a visually and experientially inspiringContract form Traditional building that would sit at the heart of the campus and serve as a hub for some of theAppointed 2012 key spaces of learning and day-today activities: a new library, multipurposeCompleted Due September 2017 auditorium, teaching spaces, cafe, shop, resources hub and offices.Client contact Alasdair HeathServices provided by DEA The Centre is a physical and visual draw into the campus from the main entrance,Architecture, Interior Design, Lead and reinforces connections to the surrounding woodland which gives the School itsDesigner, Contract Administration unique setting. The three-storey building sits into the natural topography; therefore minimising its height at the main entrance approach. The building will play a central role at Downe House, both in terms of the accommodation that it will provide and as a focal building in the wider context of the school campus: the new ‘Heart and Soul’ of the school. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 32
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EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH GRADE II LISTED BUILDINGS Princes’s Mead SchoolPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Prince’s Mead School Prince’s Mead School is a preparatory school with 230 pupils situated on the The resulting document proved invaluable when we became involved in extensive outskirts of Winchester and occupying the building and grounds of a Grade II * consultation with Historic England and Winchester City council’s Conservation andProject Masterplan & Capital listed country mansion known as Worthy House. Planning Officers, since it offered answers to their many concerns about impact ofProjects the traffic, displacement of existing car parking locations and the reasons behind the Currently the original house serves a multitude of purposes including teaching location of new buildings.Location Winchester, Hampshire spaces, meeting rooms, library etc. In the basement is located the kitchens and dining space. The facility presents health and safety issues and is inadequate from a The masterplan also demonstrated that the site could realistically take no furtherConstruction value £4.0 million point of view spatially and in terms of the acoustics. development beyond what was presented and this proved to reassure all external stakeholders, including neighbours that the intention of the school was to fix itsFloor area 1,800 sqm Design Engine were appointed following a short competition to design a new future growth at numbers that were sustainable for the future financial security of the kitchen/ dining facility, and three teaching rooms and a new performance space. school, with a self-imposed cap on any significant future development of the site.Contract form Traditional Through the process of design we recognised that there were very few locations onAppointed 2015 this sensitive site which would be suitable. Views onto the site were particularly sensitive and the design and proximity of a new building next to Worthy HouseCompleted August 2018 needed particular care. In addition there were many external issues relating to traffic and parking.Client contact Richard White When combined, it became apparent that all of these issues were sufficientlyServices provided by DEA interconnected to merit the creation of a detailed masterplan focussing on car andArchitecture, Masterplannig, minibus car parking options and flow, soft landscaping strategy, buildings locationsInterior Design and phasing. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 34
Geometry and proportion study DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 35g Block The new courtyard space
EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH GRADE II LISTED BUILDINGS Radley College Clocktower CourtPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Radley College At Radley College, a significant new building has been inserted into a central side, the Listed Grade 2 Rackets Court and on the other, a non-listed but period campus space, replacing an earlier theatre building. The architecture of this £4.2 building which serves as the Fives Court.Project Clocktower Court - Social million scheme not only has to reconcile the numerous existing buildings thatCentre, History and Politics Faculty, surround the site, including the adjacent Grade 2 Listed Rackets Court, but it also The other key elevation on the building is east-facing and fronts onto a gardenArt Gallery has to provide fluid connections internally between these buildings (4 no. in total) of space. This elevation also takes the form of a colonnade, but this time single storey, varying internal floor heights. with teaching classrooms over. This provides a covered route into the rear of theLocation Radley, Abingdon building and access to the new art gallery.Construction value £4.2 million A key consideration was to achieve a building of a timeless quality, which sits and Following analysis of the evolution of the site it became apparent that this project functions in harmony with its neighbouring buildings. Clocktower Court consists of would be come a central focal point within the campus. For this reason we exploredFloor area Approx 2,100 sqm academic teaching space of ten classrooms, a new art gallery and a social hub the civic potential of the project and pushed the most social function towards the including catering facilities. Because of the building’s position in the site it also has to existing court already occupied by the dominant Clocktower.Contract form Traditional JCT address three different external spaces, each possessing very different functions and qualities. As with any project where a knitting of the fabric of the estate is required, weAppointed May 2009 considered how the new building would be approached by pedestrians and where The principal elevation faces the most civic space within the College and therefore entrances should be, where new external and internal routes could be incorporatedCompleted September 2013 has been treated with a double-height colonnade of brickwork. This elevation also to open up new opportunities to connect various parts of the campus and how the reconciles the scale difference between buildings which site either side. On one building could glue together a number of disparate existing buildings withoutClient contact David Anderson leaving a outcome which would give an over-bearing scale.(Estates Bursar) DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 36Services provided by DEAArchitecture, Interior Design, LeadDesigner, Contract AdministrationRIBA Award 2014, Civic Trust “ This is a modern reinterpretation of the VictorianAward 2014, Oxford Preservation redbrick tradition, and it is handled with due deferenceTrust Award 2014 to the scale of its surroundings. It is intelligent and unfussy.” Hugh Pearman The RIBA Journal. December 2013
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EVIDENCE OF AWARENESS OF FLOOD-RELATED ISSUES IN THE DESIGN & AWARENESS OF ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Winchester College Southern CampusPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient Winchester College The ground floor level of the exiting buildings on the Southern campus sit very close to the water table level. The water meadows and river sit in close proximity to theProject Southern Campus site. Fluvial flow needed to be understood to inform the risks to the newMasterplan & Capital Projects development.Location Winchester, Hampshire Proposals have been developed with Arups civil engineers and Land Use Landscape consultants.Construction value £35 millionTBC Flood Risk Flood risk has been assessed to establish an appropriate ground floor level for theFloor area 10,500 sqm new buildings. This has played a significant part in establishing the access points and access arrangements for disabled visitors, and the overall building height.Contract form Traditional In parallel with protection of the college buildings we also needed to ensure that ourAppointed 2015 project had no adverse effect on neighbouring properties.Completion TBC - August 2019 There are various attenuation proposals that manage water run off through protected bunds and swale.Client contact Simeon CoxServices provided by DEAArchitecture, Masterplannig,Interior Design, CA DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 40
EVIDENCE OF AWARENESS OF FLOOD-RELATED ISSUES IN THE DESIGN & AWARENESS OF ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES La Mare De Carteret High SchoolPROJECT DETAILS PROJECT SUMMARYClient The States Of Guernsey La Mare De Carteret follows Les Beaucamps High School completed by Design The new development on the La Mare de Carteret site will provide a total grossEducation Department Engine in 2013. The site is in a highly environmentally sensitive location in terms of building area of 13,478 m² comprising: flood risk, ecology and visual impact.Project La Mare De Carteret High Replacement High School facilities for either 600 or 960 11-16 age pupils.School The site is a marine location next to Cobo bay where there is a risk of sea over- Replacement two-form entry Primary School facilities for up to 420 pupils aged 4-11. topping through the coastal defenses. Whist the risk is minimal fears relating to Replacement co-provisioned Pre-school accommodation for 32 children aged 3-4.Location Guernsey climate change prompted a full flood risk assessment. This became part of an County/national competition level indoor sports facilities within the schools’ new overarching Environmental Impact Assessment and application for the site. sports facilities.Construction value 64 million Relocated Communication and Autism Support Service facilities within the two The site also sits below sea level forming a natural basin that has been prone to schools.Floor area 13470 sqm flooding in the past. Measures to improve the sports fields that can become wet in Community facilities for families and the wider community within the schools and the winter months were also required. Part of the EIA requirements was to sports buildings .Contract form D&B demonstrate that the new development and flood defenses had no adverse effect on neighbouring properties. Following the Les Beaucamps High School precedent, the practice has adoptedAppointed 2014 courtyard plan forms for both primary and secondary schools, in order to create The extensive flood risk analysis proved that a bund extending across the length of external rooms within and between buildings, creating contrasts between extrovertCompleted TBC the west elevation would protect the site from an abnormal flood events. and active spaces and those that are more introvert and tranquil, allowing more Calculations have proved that spoil from the foundation excavations can be used to private spaces to be discovered.Client contact Ashley Dupre - form the bund at the required 2m height, whist also creating a soft landscapedStaes Education Department edge. Planning permission was granted in November 2016 with delivery of operational new schools and external facilities by 2020/21.Services provided by DEA An existing pond and culvert in the middle of the site have been retained andArchitecture, Landscape improved to provide attenuation for the expanded school site, as well as retaining anarchitecture, interior design. ecological environment and habitat. Proposals were developed closely with Coe Design Landscape architects and Thompson ecology . DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 44
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2 DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE, PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND FLOOD RISK In managing the flood risk to the new school, it is proposed to construct a bund across MANAGEMENT the valley providing direct protection to the development, while using the western part of the valley as storage for flood waters on extreme events. This flooded area would be2.1 The Site used as sports fields under normal conditions. The proposed position of the bund is shown in Figure 2.2. (This Figure is shown at a larger scale in Appendix A) The proposed development site lies within a low lying valley, separating the southern and northern sections of Cobo Bay Village. The school development would be located to the eastern end of this valley, replacing the existing school buildings. The location and general layout of the area is shown in Figure 2.1, highlighting key features and the position of coastal defences. Figure 2.1. Location Plan Figure 2.2. Position of Flood Risk Management Measures2.2 Proposed Flood Risk Management The bund would exclude part of the existing flood plain. As a result water levels within the western part of the valley would increase during extreme flood conditions. The new The principal flood risk arises from wave overtopping of the sea walls along the frontage. bund interrupts two natural flow paths for surface water. An existing douit adjacent to the Specifically these defences are: southern boundary in part flows eastwards. A diverted route via a new swale parallel with the bund will re-connect it to the existing surface water culvert running east west • The sea wall (DU2) to the south, providing protection to the southern part of the through the site. Any overland flows from the north will be collected via the new road village and extending north to the slipway at the point where the Route de drainage system. The height of the new bund above existing ground level ranges from Carteret joins the Cobo Coastal Road. below 600mm to a maximum of 1830mm along the main north south section. • The sea wall (DU3), which lies directly in front of the proposed development site The bund would be constructed using material won from works and excavation being but also extends north to provide protection to the northern section of the village. undertaken as part of the proposed school development. In this way the bund takes advantage of surplus materials that would otherwise have to be disposed of elsewhere, • The rock revetment and dune system (DU4), which runs seaward of the Cobo while performing its key role in managing flood risk to the new development. Coastal road at the northern end of the frontage. The study examines the degree to which water level within the flooded part of the valley There is an existing pumping station which drains water from the low lying valley. This is would increase, paying particular attention to how flooding might affect adjacent land seen as an important part of the flood risk management system and is included in and properties. assessing the flood risk, based on data provided by the States of Guernsey. In providing this assessment, no account has been taken of potential long term improvement to the sea defences generally along the frontage and hence the potential to reduce the source of flooding. However, the GCDFRA has made recommendationsCobo Bay - FRA PB1332/R5D/301164/PBor PB1332/R5D/301164/PBor -4- Cobo Bay - FRAFinal Report - 3 - 17 January 2015 17 January 2015 Final ReportExtract from flood risk assessment and report DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 46
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Strategies - Ecological Recommendations and Design LA MARE DE CARTERET SCHOOLSSpecies rich grassland (low maintenance) and Native copse and hedge Improve northern boundary area fornative copse areas (shelter/screening) to bund for buffer zone biodiversity and as buffer zone with native tree / hedge planting. Retain existing trees Courtyard Planting and install species rich grassland. Retain and enhance existing habitats Tree planting around entrance area to improve views from road and as buffer zone to playgrounds and entrance areas Strategy for Pond Reduce shading from existing scrub Restore wet margins Clearing of reeds Increasing water flow Create buffer zones to protect habitats Green Spaces in school areas including soft play. Utilising trees to define edges and views and provide screening and buffer zones to play areas.Potential for swale edge to bund to ensure current level of drainage to pitches is maintainedPotential nest Potential nest box location box location Existing Woodland Area EXISTING TREES TO BE REMOVED ECO-SWALE New native Ecologists Recomendations EXISTING TREES TO BE RETAINED POTENTIAL NEST BOX LOCATION species planting • Increase extent of woodland PROPOSED TREES SUGGESTED WATERFLOW as buffer zone • Increase coverage of native species PROPOSED SPECIES RICH GRASS PROPOSED / EXISTING STANDING WATER and ecological • Create more diverse grassland PROPOSED PLANTING PROPOSED ENLARGED POND MARGINS corridor • Restore wet marginal land • Mitigate loss of douit / pond areasPage 28 Scale 1:1000 Extend existing tree planting with native tree / hedge / • Support and increase bird populations scrub species to strengthen ecological connections and form buffer zone to boundaries by installing nest boxes • Retain / enhance existing habitats • Increase green areas around school • Provide ‘living classroom’ opportunities 186-R-015_00 DESIGN AND ACCESS REPORT - SECTION 3 - LANDSCAPE DESIGN - 3.2 STRATEGIESExtract from Environmental Impact assessment relating to ecology. DESIGN ENGINE ARCHITECTS | 48
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