DEA Kneller Hall Document

Kneller Hall Twickenham Education Experience and Fee Proposal Prepared by Design Engine Architects Ltd November 2021

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Contents Forward Forward Thank you for inviting us to submit an Expression of Interest for Kneller Introduction Hall. I hope this document provides you with sufficient information Design Engine Architects - practice profile and confidence that our team at Design Engine Architects is capable Stakeholder consultation of exceeding your expectations; for that is always our ambition for Your Project our Clients. Observations from our site visit Site photos We are considered experts in the field of education and problem Fee Proposal solvers in the imaginative remodelling of listed buildings and those in Case Studies - Independent Schools specially designated areas. Selected examples of our experience are Campus planning in heritage sites covered in this submission, but it is important to state that we begin Re-purposing existing buildings each new commission with a blank canvas. School projects References - Independent Schools We enjoy getting to know our Clients, understanding the particular personality of each institution and responding thoughtfully and 1 creatively to your particular aspirations. This is especially the case in the independent school sector, where each is unique and we consider it a privilege to be working with these minds and continuing the historic work of former architects and planners. In this short document, we have endeavoured to cover some of what we consider the essential ingredients of your project: sensitivity of historic buildings and settings, creative re-purposing, and designing for the expectations of a 21C student experience generally. There are many options for re-use to consider and we would look forward to understanding and testing your particular requirements. Uppermost in our thinking is the welfare and wellbeing of students and staff. We have recently completed the first Gold Standard WELL Certified building for University of Winchester - the West Downs Centre. This project reaches out to the community as well as providing first-class research, teaching and learning environments - both inside and out. Also central to our work is a responsible attitude to the environment and sustainability in its widest sense, and some of our most rewarding work has come through working with our fellow consultants to breath new life into historic buildings and the fusion of new and old.

Introduction - Practice Profile Design Engine Architects Quality Management and Environmental Management Design Engine Architects is a Private Limited Company, formed in Systems 2000. Our projects are designed and delivered from our We are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited. This means that we Winchester, London and Exeter studios by a dedicated team who have achieved, and are annually audited for, quality control of our offer a first-class quality driven service to our clients. The practice design and delivery, as well as our environmental credentials. The has a wealth of experience working on new buildings but also positive affect this has on our service is quantifiable. within sensitive historic settings and with construction budgets ranging from £0.5 million to £150 million in value. Design Engine's A Serious Approach to Sustainable Design work holds the synthesis of high quality design and sustainability as For both companies, sustainable design is fundamental to our a core value. Many completed projects have been honoured with ethos and this starts with adopting sound first principles of passive awards, including RIBA Awards, RIBA International Award, the design. It is this approach that has led to our projects receiving LEAF (Leading European Architects Forum) Sustainability Award, awards for sustainable and energy efficient design, with the most World Architecture News (WAN) Award and numerous Civic Trust, recent projects gaining an A-Rating for energy in use. RTPI and BCI awards and commendations. The Practice has received over 50 Design Awards on behalf of its clients since 2001. Team approach We like to work closely with our client and consultant team alike Design by Dialogue and to date have enjoy long-term and fulfilling working We like to develop our designs through close dialogue with all relationships with the many clients and professionals we have project stakeholders. This is a key part of our service and is never a encountered. time-limited exercise. We consider that the client briefing process is a key part of relationship-building and consequently Design Award-winning delivery Engine invests significantly in this aspect of its service. We pride ourselves on the delivery of our projects. We invest as much in the process of technical design and production Stakeholder Engagement and Communication information and contract administration as we do in client briefing, We appreciate that projects have different types of stakeholder scheme design delivery and the making of planning applications. engagement at various stages of the process. We are careful to Our staff receive the best training possible in order to deliver our produce appropriate and inclusive material, so that each group is clients outstanding projects. able to contribute fully to decision-making. We also realise that 2D plans are not accessible to everyone, so we commit to 3D forms of Director-led Designs communication in the form of physical and computer models. Our projects are always director-led from inception to completion. Our rigorous internal review and QA systems ensure that clients Working with Historic Buildings We have a reputation for working sensitively and creatively inside “Design Engine Architects are a very professional and dedicated and around historic buildings, especially listed ones. At the Old company. The Directors and staff are very competent and really do Etonian site, there is a need to make clear decisions on the degree consider the client’s needs. Some architectural practices are only of retention and remodelling, complemented perhaps by interested in the design (and what the design can do for their harmonious new build - without pastiche in the interests of practice). Design Engine really do want the client to have a longevity. building they can afford to own as well as one that delights them.” Kerry Hutchings Head of Major Projects, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2

• Established in 2001 • 56 People • 54 Awards • 17 RIBA Awards • Majority of projects in the education sector, particularly the Independent Sector • Significant Master Planning experience in education sector • Studios in London, Winchester and Exeter Independent Schools projects designed by Design Engine as Architects and Lead Designer Winchester College Berkhamsted School Canford School Charterhouse School Downe House School Prince’s Mead School Stowe School St Paul’s School Radley College Twyford School Les Beaucamps School, Guernsey (SED) Le Mar de Carteret School, Guernsey (SED)

Stakeholder Consultation & Client Care Design by dialogue We enjoy the process of sharing the design journey with the client body, user groups and stakeholders, and value their contribution towards the emerging proposals. We invest time in preparing presentations, drawings and models tailored for specific audiences. Communicating our ideas clearly through three-dimensional physical models, as well as computer generated models (CGIs) makes this process efficient and focussed. Common masterplan development issues Through this dialogue we have been able to identify many of the common themes and challenges that can occur with masterplan projects and school estates. Limited new development sites available. Buildings which are inefficient but difficult to replace. Poor car parking arrangements. Pedestrian and vehicular arrangements create Health and Safety Issues. Perimeter security is compromised by the nature of the site. Proximity of development sites adjacent to the ‘live’ education environment. Local Authority resistant to piecemeal development. Sites that are difficult to access in order to develop. Balancing a phased approach with cash flow and funding. Stakeholder workshops for Cedar Park and Princes Mead school

Key External Stakeholder Engagement We are well experienced in the consultation process itself and with We will often need to consult directly with senior client-users who Working in the realm of independent schools is of enormous managing feedback and resistance that might arise during the are responsible for specific aspects of the schools operation. significance to us, since it affords us an opportunity to exercise one engagement cycle so that the ambitions of the process can be of our passions for combining modern, sustainable architecture achieved through sensitive negotiation. Whether we are working on a design for a specific building or a within the context of renowned education environments, often wider strategic masterplan, we adopt an approach which we refer which are seeped in history and tradition and which present Client Care to as ‘design by dialogue’. The phrase captures the essence of the fascinating and challenging historic assets within their built We pride ourselves on our approach to our work, in particular how process we undertake, which is to work closely with our clients in environments. we listen to our clients. Our focus is to treat the client as a key part order to consolidate the brief and to establish different and of the design team and whilst we expect to be the one’s doing the appropriate options in response. From this unique position we have been fortunate to develop new hard work, we recognise the enormous insight and expertise that architectural strategies and responses that are both respectful of the client can bring to the design process. Our preference is for our designs to emerge in face to face the place but which are driven by progressive thinking about the workshops, where the client has direct client’s future needs and aspirations. For us the key to understanding the clients brief is to understand involvement and input in the process alongside the many the clients approach to education and pastoral care, the long-term professional consultants that need to be involved, in both A key to the success of a project in this context is how emerging vision and values of the institution and the constitutional masterplan and building projects. designs are supported by key external stakeholders such as the arrangements in respect of how decisions need to be made by the Local Authority Planning and Conservation Officers, client body. Finding the most appropriate means to engage in dialogue, and representatives of Historic England and local community individual ultimately to present the outputs of the work, both within the bodies and/or groups. project and with the many stakeholders that surround a project, is a major consideration. Our approach is very much dictated by the As with all external consultation, we work with the client to type of project, the physical context of the project and client develop a carefully considered strategy of engagement which is sensitivities including their previous experience in delivering programmed to work well with the key milestones identified for the projects. project. This ensures that the time-periods for consideration and response arising through the consultation process such as planning/listed buildings applications procedures and any statutory notice periods are dovetailed with the clients desired development programme. The role of the design team and in particular the architect is to support the engagement process with the necessary material to enable presentations and face to face consultation to occur, as well as being involved in the presentation/consultation events in person. We will provide a range of material from drawings, CGI’s and physical models of a proposal to assist understanding.

Your Project - Initial Observations from our Site Visit Your site has exciting potential for re-purposing to school use. For Approach to the site (Historic approach view and proximity of school/classroom use with room occupancies that will the proposed occupancy our instinct is that there is plenty of space Stadium) require increased levels of ventilation. The building has a to deliver exemplar teaching facilities with room to expand the long facade facing south, so solar gain and glare will need curriculum and occupancy should this be required in the future. • The existing Hall is less conspicuous than expected when to be managed. approaching from the East. • Managing acoustics between teaching spaces, particularly The quality of the heritage buildings brings a quality and stature to between floors, will require careful consideration as the the character of the campus that can naturally form the frontage and • The entrance to the site adjacent to the Guard House is internal fabric and floors seem lightweight in some areas. threshold to any new development of buildings sitting deeper into somewhat concealed and not obvious on approach. • Fire engineering with a new classroom configuration and the site. A strong landscape scheme could include the ecology school occupancy will be a key driver in deciding on corridor and fine mature trees, forming a natural and biodiverse edge • The south-facing main frontage of the Hall is very circulation routes and internal arrangements. The existing to the northern site. impressive with considerable street presence. stairs are quite narrow and don't seem to sit within robust fire compartments. • The Twickenham stadium has significant influence on the • New services distribution for lighting, power and data for site, due to its scale and proximity. school use will have an impact on the existing fabric. Kneller Hall itself has lost its relationship and connection to the Proximity to residential streets (to the West) Guard House garden spaces to the North. The orientation of the Hall and the deep • Due to the proximity of residential properties, we would • We did not explore the interior of the building, but being a shadow cast onto the terrace make this a difficult space to revitalise, expect there to be planning challenges with high new deep plan achieving adequate light and ventilation will but this is something that could be addressed as part of a robust buildings located on the Western side of the site. The require some careful consideration. campus masterplan and landscape narrative. boundary wall also appears to be structurally unstable. • The points listed above could also apply to this building. Kneller Hall Band Practice Hall • The external masonry envelope of the hall looks to be in • The structural movement in the West wall is very evident. good condition. However, we would expect there to be a • It's unlikely that any insulation exists in the floor wall and requirement for extensive maintenance to external fabric roof build ups. In anticipation of an additional mezzanine including rainwater goods, parapets, windows, roofs etc. floor being required to maximise the potential of the space • Few 19 century features appear to exist within the interior for library use, new footings and floor slab is likely to be apart for the chapel, suggesting that an invasive required so this could be addressed. conversion to school use would not present too many • The points listed above could also apply to this building. challenges within the listing (unless original features exist behind 20 century finishes and linings.) • A key design challenge will be how environmentally (within the listing) the building can be converted to

Courtyard Blocks Western Blocks Sports fields • Converting these to school/classroom use will require • We did not go inside but if being considered for re-use we • These are dominated by the Stadium to the East. some invasive remodelling to remove some internal imagine that this building with have similar constraints as • There is a gentle slope across the fields that may limit the partitions that currently separate small sleeping spaces. the Courtyard Blocks. Structural integrity may limit the degree of re-modelling standard and competition level of pitches. possible to remain within a reasonable budget. • The lawn in front of the building is an attractive space. • Ideally the sports building would be located adjacent to • The overall quality is arguably higher than the Courtyard • As noted in the pre-app information, ceiling heights are the sports pitches, but of course this sits outside of the very low for classrooms. Achieving adequate ventilation for Blocks, with more generous cellular accommodation MOL boundary. larger occupancies and specialist teaching spaces will be within. • Options for Community Use of sports facilities (Including challenging with this ceiling height. swimming Pool) would be interesting to explore. • Windows and external fabric may need to be upgraded to Bandstand Chapel meet current required environmental standards. • Its location is uncomfortable within the landscape but was perhaps part of a previous site arrangement that has • This is the most prestigious space within the Hall and offers • Whilst we should be trying to re-use and re-purpose become dislocated from the other features on the site. Its a unique facility within the new School, perhaps as a multi- buildings where possible to reduce carbon, in practice potential cold be realised as part of the new landscape faith retreat in the interests of staff and student wellbeing. replacement may be more cost effective and better value approach. in the long term. • Ecology Corridor • This is a really attractive feature of the site and very useful in providing a green buffer to the site edge but also retaining sufficient biodiversity on the site. It could be associated with spaces for student and staff wellbeing and re-wilding.  

Campus Character 1. Approach from the West - Boundary wall enclosing the site with the Guard house beyond 123 2. The Guard house - Potential to signal the School entrance 3. Kneller Hall - Western elevation and existing entrance 45 6 4. Band Practice Hall 5. Courtyard Blocks 6. Bandstand - facing south

Interior Spaces 1. The Band Practice Hall 123 2. Eastern room 3. Ground floor museum 45 6 4. Central stair 5. Typical internal corridor 6. The Chapel - facing the South stained-glass window

Fee Proposal Assumptions Based on advice from LXA with the following assumptions: General • Programme based on LXA Master Programme Rev B October 2021 • Construction estimate for the purposes of this fee calculation for new build (sports centre, science/new teaching block, theatre and pavilion) £15m • Construction estimate for the purposes of this fee calculation for repair, remodelling, refurbishment of historic Kneller Hall, Music Hall and Gate House £7.5m • Construction estimate for the purposes of this fee calculation for repair, conversion to current standards of later accommodation blocks £7.5m (assuming option to retain and convert) • Phase 1 completion 2023 • Design Engine services include Lead Designer, Architecture & Campus Planning, Interior Design, Principal Designer • Assumes separate appointment of Heritage Consultant, Landscape Designer, Structural/Civil and MEP Engineers, Planning Consultant, QS, Fire, Acoustics, Traffic, Ecology, Arboriculture • Fees to be reviewed/re-negotiated if construction estimates rise by more than 10% • Assumes FF&E supplier appointed (see below) • All fees exclusive of VAT • Expenses passed on at cost Architectural Service • Fees are for RIBA Stages (or equivalent) 0-7 • Procurement method (traditional or D&B) to be confirmed • Service includes an element of interior design in order to integrate co-ordinated structure, MEP etc School Interior Design, Furniture, Fittings & Equipment • As Lead Designer we would coordinate the interiors under the umbrella of an Interior Design Strategy which would establish an approach to interior space including colour schemes, material pallets, wayfinding and ambience. • Lighting design would be led by the M&E consultant but we would coordinate this with our reflected ceiling plans and spatial arrangements as part of our architectural service. • Floor finishes would also be part of our architectural service tied to both acoustics (reverberation time and room acoustics) and cleaning strategies (e.g. vinyl floors to science rooms, food tech etc), but colours would be determined by the Interior Design Strategy. • Wall finishes are part of our architectural service tied to Acoustic and fire strategies, but as above colours and materials would be set and determined by The Interior Design Strategy.  • Typically, an FF&E consultant/supplier would be appointed to the project to design and supply fitted furniture, mainly for specialist spaces. The detailed stakeholder consultation to establish the requirements for each room (e.g. number of science benches, art room storage cupboards) would be led by the FF&E consultant and part of their service. We would control colour schemes as part of the Interior Design Strategy and coordination with the base build as part of our architectural appointment. • The FF&E Consultant would have a number of specialist sub-consultants under their appointment or appointed directly by the client. Typically for a school, these would cover Legacy audit, specification and design of DT workshops, kitchens and Sports equipment. • The FF&E consultant would also manage the legacy audits, sourcing and procurement of loose furniture. This can involve preparing a schedule for competitive tender and sourcing furniture samples for School approval. • With larger scale projects a signage consultant is sometimes appointed to design wayfinding signage for the buildings and site. • Schools will also directly supply or fit items such as AV equipment, screens clocks, etc. (Client Direct items) The client can elect to fit these themselves or instruct the contractor. • As part of our architectural service, we would review proposals in relation to our Interior Design Strategy and review/coordinate loose furniture, signage and client direct items with our GA plan information. Design Engine Time Charges (for work outside main agreement) Hour Day Principal Designer Service Director £110 £715 • In-house service (assumes non-concurrent phases) Senior Associate £90 £585 Associate £80 £520 Project Architect £70 £455 Architectural Assistant £55 £360

Proposed Fee Schedule RIBA STAGE ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN PD Refer notes, left Refer notes, left Refer notes, left NEW BUILD SUMMARY OF TASKS Workstage Splits Assumed £15m Construction Estimate RIBA Stage 0 Strategic Definition 0 Information gathering, surveys, brief-taking, heritage considerations, general project familiarisation 1% £ 4,575 £ 1,000 £0 1 Stakeholder engagement, brief development, adjacencies and campus plan concept ideas 2% £ 9,150 £ 4,750 £0 RIBA Stage 1 Preparation & Brief 2 Building concept development, client consultations and approvals, LBRuT pre-app consultation 16% £ 73,200 £ 7,500 £ 2,500 3 Pre-app feedback, overall design development, preparation of full planning and LB applications to LBRuT 20% £ 91,500 £ 15,000 £ 2,500 RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design 4 Detail design, preparation of fully co-ordinated tender information, tender process 36% £ 164,700 £ 18,750 £ 5,000 5 Contractor appointment, site works, inspections, site meetings, contractor/consultant liaison 23% £ 105,225 £ 5,000 £ 5,000 RIBA Stage 3 Developed Design 6 Completion and handovers 1% £ 4,575 £ 1,000 £ 2,000 7 Occupation, post-occupancy feedback 1% £ 4,575 £ 500 £0 RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design 100% £ 457,500 £53,500 £17,000 RIBA Stage 5 Construction RIBA Stage 6 Handover RIBA Stage 7 In Use TOTAL Equates to 3.05% (Architecture) WORKS TO EXISTING HISTORIC (KNELLER HALL, GATEHOUSE, MUSIC HALL) SUMMARY OF TASKS Workstage Splits Assumed £7.5m Construction Estimate RIBA Stage 0 Strategic Definition 0 Information gathering, surveys, brief-taking, heritage considerations, general project familiarisation 2% £ 5,900 £ 1,000 £0 1 Stakeholder engagement, brief development, adjacencies and campus plan concept ideas 2% £ 5,900 £ 2,500 £0 RIBA Stage 1 Preparation & Brief 2 Building concept development, client consultations and approvals, LBRuT pre-app consultation 14% £ 41,300 £ 11,750 £ 2,500 3 Pre-app feedback, overall design development, preparation of full planning and LB applications to LBRuT RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design 4 Detail design, preparation of fully co-ordinated tender information, tender process 24% £ 70,800 £ 17,500 £ 4,000 5 Contractor appointment, site works, inspections, site meetings, contractor/consultant liaison 34% £ 100,300 £ 20,000 £ 7,500 RIBA Stage 3 Developed Design 6 Completion and handovers 7 Occupation, post-occupancy feedback 22% £ 64,900 £ 12,500 £ 5,000 RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design 1% £ 2,950 £ 1,000 £ 2,500 1% £ 2,950 £ 500 £0 RIBA Stage 5 Construction 100% £ 295,000 £66,750 £21,500 RIBA Stage 6 Handover RIBA Stage 7 In Use TOTAL Equates to 3.90% (Architecture - includes Grade ll Listed Building) WORKS TO EXISTING (LATER ACCOMM BLOCKS, ASSUMING RETENTION) SUMMARY OF TASKS Workstage Splits Assumed £7.5m Construction Estimate RIBA Stage 0 Strategic Definition 0 Information gathering, surveys, brief-taking, heritage considerations, general project familiarisation 2% £ 4,800 £ 1,000 £0 1 Stakeholder engagement, brief development, adjacencies and campus plan concept ideas 2% £ 4,800 £ 2,500 £0 RIBA Stage 1 Preparation & Brief 2 Building concept development, client consultations and approvals, LBRuT pre-app consultation 14% £ 33,600 £ 5,500 £ 2,500 3 Pre-app feedback, overall design development, preparation of full planning and LB applications to LBRuT 18% £ 43,200 £ 12,500 £ 2,500 RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design 4 Detail design, preparation of fully co-ordinated tender information, tender process 40% £ 96,000 £ 18,750 £ 5,000 5 Contractor appointment, site works, inspections, site meetings, contractor/consultant liaison 22% £ 52,800 £ 1,500 £ 5,000 RIBA Stage 3 Developed Design 6 Completion and handovers 1% £ 2,400 £ 1,000 £ 2,000 7 Occupation, post-occupancy feedback 1% £ 2,400 £ 500 £0 RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design 100% £ 240,000 £43,250 £17,000 RIBA Stage 5 Construction £163,500 £55,500 RIBA Stage 6 Handover RIBA Stage 7 In Use TOTAL Equates to 3.20% (Architecture) DISCIPLINE TOTALS £ 992,500



Experience of Campus Planning, School Design and Heritage Settings

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING Downe House School Masterplan Client Downe House School Downe House School is an independent girls school for ages 11-18. The site Project Masterplan includes boarding provision. Location Newbury, Berkshire Construction value £TBC The masterplan component of our commission was essential in establishing how Floor area TBC the wider campus should be developed in order that a new Learning Centre Contract form TBC (Murray Centre) could be accommodated in the preferred central location Appointed 2015 identified. Additional future development opportunities were also explored. Completed 2016 Client contact Emma In addition to ensuring that the building functioned well with the topography of McKendrick, Head the site and with the adjacent buildings, there was a need to review the wider Services provided by DEA vehicular movement strategy. Key was the reorientation of the main access road Master Planning into the site having identified that if it remained, it would blight the potential envisaged building to become a focal point for the school. By redirecting the vehicular traffic flow closer to the main entrance into the site the building could enjoy a new vehicle-free forecourt and enable servicing of several buildings to be made less visible and impactful. A close study of the pedestrian movements around the site helped to inform the most appropriate location for entrances to the building. Upon completion of the Master Plan Design Engine were then appointed to undertake the design and delivery of the new Learning Centre. This project is currently on site and is due for completion in August 2018. Physical site model

v Site strategy diagram Social space and cafe The masterplan site layout

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Downe House School Murray Centre Project Murray Centre This project was won in invited competition in 2015, and represents a new centrepiece for the School at the heart of its woodland campus in Cold Ash. Location Downe House School, Cold Ash, Thatcham Originally, the School had several ideas for the building’s ultimate use, but the accommodation now consists of a welcome foyer and cafe for parents, students Description Welcome foyer, cafe, and staff; a multi-purpose lecture theatre; library; offices and 6th Form Hub. library, 6th Form Hub, offices, multi- purpose theatre The Centre was specifically designed as a ‘stepping stone’ from school to university, and it offers a mature environment with flexible space for highly Standard BREEAM Very Good adaptable use. Contract Traditional JCT The scheme evolved through a close briefing process with the various Downe House stakeholders to ensure a facility was delivered which the School and its Construction value £6.5 million governors can be proud of. Appointed 2015 Completion 2018 Client contact Emma McKendrick, Head Services provided by DEA Masterplanning, Architecture, Interior Design, Lead Designer Completed interior of foyer cafe, right and multi-purpose auditorium, below

Foyer with cafe, above Social learning and library break-out spaces, below Entrance at dusk, right

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Berkhamsted School Masterplan Client Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted Schools Group is formed from five schools comprising pre-prep, prep, Throughout the development of the Master Plan the process has been supported by Project Masterplan senior boys and senior girls, and 6th-form. The group of schools form a ‘diamond’ a team of dedicated consultants including landscape architects, transport Location Berkhamsted, Berks. model and are managed to provide financial and facilities support to each other. consultants, M and E engineers and quantity surveyors. Construction value £70 million Appointed 2016 Each site has its own unique character with the Castle Campus (Senior Boys and 6th- Many common issues have prevailed through the master plan development process Completed Ongoing Form) containing the original listed school hall building dating back to the School’s which are summarised below: Client contact Chris Grimsdale foundation in 1541. Services provided by DEA • car parking and transportation Masterplanning and Architecture to Design Engine were appointed through a competitive process to provide a vision • site security (perimeter) RIBA Stage 2. for each school site, boarding and administrative sites in terms of development of • Buildings which have reached the end of their functional life improved facilities and growth over short, medium and the longer term. • a lack of decanting space for education continuity • accessibility to build The process involved an extensive research period, including site visits and • Availability of contractors working space observation , interviews with key staff members and pupils. This has been followed • A need to upgrade gas/water/electric utilities by a period of in-depth design development supplemented by a series of workshops with the Principal and Vice-Principals as well as exhaustive sense- Gbeiveennptlhaeceimdpoonrteannscueriongf ththeaCt aatstthleeCeanmdpouf seevsehryisptohraicseasaslleltisgteredaot reEimmapphsoartstaisvnhtiaesw checking of space and curriculum standards throughout the process. buildings are left in a context where their setting has been improved by the latest The masterplan process is now nearing completion and we are now due to embark phase of work. This enables a degree of flexibility to be brought to the delivery of the on a series of important external consultations with Local Authority planners, master plan in terms of the timing of future works which might be influenced by a conservation officers and highways engineers. number of external factors including finances, school growth/shrinkage etc. Design Engine have just been appointed to commence work on the first phase of the masterplan, a new Sixth Form Centre. Early sketch of relationship of new proposals with existing listed buildings

NORTH Total car parking 81 standard 13 disabled View from the south west towards Sixth-Form Centre. Sports 4-court hall / gymnasium / 8 no. 4 spaces 70 spaces Fives courts 3 spaces access for Public Car Park Staff car park school coaches Parent drop-off and 70 spaces Sixth-Form Centre deliveries 11 spaces Including flexible theatre 1 space Parent drop-off / pick-up reverse-in Boarding deliveries 72-bed en-suite spaces The High Street Coach drop-off and pick-up 3 spaces Nursery Staff /Housing car park 12 spaces Staff housing 6 no. 3 bedroom / 4 person homes Performing Arts Centre Public foyer/Flexible hall/music practice rooms/recital hall Mill Street School Resource Centre Day reception/ staff welfare / meeting rooms / Upper School Learning Resource Centre/Health and Wellbeing Centre including First-Aid. Design Technology Mathematics and Science 5 spaces New Grass Quad focal point (War memorial for 2018 Castle Street commemorations ?) New ‘Academic’ Quad Castle Campus - Masterplan 10 metres p.25 of 49 Castle Campus proposal

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Berkhamsted School 6th Form Centre Client Berkhamsted School Berkhamsted Schools Group is formed from five schools comprising pre-prep, prep, Project 6th Form Centre senior boys and senior girls, and 6th-form. The group of schools form a ‘diamond’ Location Berkhamsted, Berks. model and are managed to provide financial and facilities support to each other. Construction value £12 million Floor area TBC Each site has its own unique character with the Castle Campus (Senior Boys and 6th- Contract form Traditional Form) containing the original Grade 1 listed Old School building dating back to the Appointed 2016 School’s foundation in 1541. Completion Under construction - 2022 Design Engine were appointed through a competitive process to provide a vision Client contact Chris Grimsdale for each school site, boarding and administrative sites in terms of development of Services provided by DEA improved facilities and growth over short, medium and the longer term. Masterplanning and Architecture The process involved an extensive research period, including site visits and observation , interviews with key staff members and pupils. This has been followed by a period of in-depth design development supplemented by a series of workshops with the Principal and Vice-Principals as well as exhaustive sense- checking of space and curriculum standards throughout the process. The masterplan process is now nearing completion and we are now due to embark on a series of important external consultations with Local Authority planners, conservation officers and highways engineers. Throughout the development of the Master Plan the process has been supported by a team of dedicated consultants including landscape architects, transport consultants, M and E engineers and quantity surveyors. Many familiar logistical issues have prevailed through the master plan development process. Given the importance of the Castle Campuses historic asset great emphasis has been placed on ensuring that at the end of every phase all listed or important buildings are left in a context where their setting has been improved by the latest phase of work. This enables a degree of flexibility to be brought to the delivery of the master plan in terms of the timing of future works which might be influenced by a number of external factors including finances, school growth/shrinkage etc. 6th Form centre plan

3D studies, left and interior spaces, above

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Charterhouse School Masterplan Client Charterhouse School Charterhouse is distinguished as a ‘campus’ School; but one currently blighted by vehicles and parking. Our brief was to create a pedestrian friendly campus, where Project Masterplan way-finding is clear, parking areas are concealed, and site management is discreet. Location Godalming, Surrey A new landscape zone is described around the original nineteenth century buildings, within which cars are excluded (with the exception of emergency Client contact Emma Humphreys vehicles). Services provided by DEA This move returns the School to the safe collegiate atmosphere intended with the Architecture, Interior Design, Lead move from London in 1872, and gives back dignity to the splendid buildings and Designer, Contract Administration, landscape where the Founder’s Tree can once again take centre stage. Specification Writer The masterplan document produced for the school described a long-term vision for the campus. Some projects have now been completed (Dining Hall and Fletcherites boarding house); some are in design (Queens Sports Centre); some are on site (Science and mathematics); some are longer-term propositions. All came about through an ongoing dialogue leading towards a balanced strategy on future curriculum, planning and funding.

New masterplan of whole estate

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Charterhouse School Fletcherites Boarding House Client Charterhouse Fletcherites comprises a new two-storey building providing boarding i accommodation for 37 no. 6th form girls, house tutor and matron’s flat. It is set in Project Fletcherites Boarding the Surrey greenbelt and immediately adjacent to the enigmatic 1960’s boarding House house ‘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-spaces Construction 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 Contract form Design & Build project 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 Completed September 2015 programme whilst not sacrificing the quality of the architecture or end product. The project was beset with challenges, including a late change of Client contact Emma Humphreys procurement method, change of preferred contractor and changes to the method of construction six weeks before start on site.  Services provided by DEA Architecture, Interior Design, Lead Designer, Contract Administration “This is a beautifully constructed contemporary building with well lit circulation View from Hodgsonites spaces and simple design lines. It has been well received by the school and pupils alike.” Emma Humphreys Estates Bursar, Charterhouse School

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EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Charterhouse School Dining Hall Client Charterhouse Design Engine were commissioned by Charterhouse School following an invited The materials used in the construction of the building are also integral to the Project Dining competition with five other practices, and this project forms one of a series identified concept, using a simple palette of materials to form an external colonnade/covered Location Godalming, Surrey within our new masterplan for the School campus. walkway. Construction value £600,000 Floor area 300 sqm The original 1972 dining rooms were designed by architect Richard Gilbert-Scott, This colonnade also provides a sizable overhanging cover providing natural solar Contract form Traditional son of Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, as part of the construction of the iconic 1970s ‘new shading to the south façade. Zinc and aluminium cladding are used extensively as Appointed 2008 houses’ accommodation. The unique design of the original dining hall building is a the external cladding material and draw a distinct line between existing and new. Completed 2010 result of the long established tradition of pupils being allocated a Housemaster, Larch panels within the curtain walling soften the façade and relate directly to the Client contact Emma Humphreys which in turn has resulted in each house enjoying its own dining hall. A large central open landscape to the south, drawing it in to the building plan. Services provided by DEA kitchen efficiently serves these seven dining rooms. The brief for a new dining hall to Architecture, Interior Design, Lead serve the new day house had to fit the required number of pupils within the space. The extension is of great value to the school providing much more than a dining Designer, Specification Writer room - it has opened up the space for hospitality use presenting an up to date The concept behind the building is driven by observing a close hierarchy between image and vastly improving the offer.” the striking existing dining rooms’ roof form and the open and attractive nature of Emma Humphreys Estates Bursar, Charterhouse School 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 building, creating a sense of individuality to the space held below. The project was delivered on time within a strict 26-week construction period. The completion of the dining rooms was needed in time for the arrival of the new day boarding pupils. The extensive refurbishment of the original dining rooms will be carried out in 2013. In recent years Charterhouse School has offered a Day House, ‘Fletcherites’, for non- boarding sixth form girls and boys. This has meant that the current new Central Dining Rooms are insufficient in size and layout and needed extending to meet the current need. 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. The planning constraints were such that the visual amenity of the greenbelt was not to be affected by any development on the site. With this in mind the scheme needed to be sensitive in nature both to its surrounding landscape and the existing building to which it adjoined.

Colonnade entrance, left and setting amongst mature trees and landscape, above

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Charterhouse School STEM Client Charterhouse School Following our original competition win in 2010, the updated scheme for the new Project Science & Mathermatics Charterhouse Science and Mathematics Centre was submitted for planning (STEM) approval in October 2015. The School’s aim is to provide pupils with the best Location Godalming, Surrey facilities of any school in the UK and revolutionise the way these subjects are Construction value £5.7 million taught at Charterhouse. Floor area 1800 sqm Contract form Traditional The new centre provides: Appointed 2010 • 50% more space overall Completion September 2018 • A flexible and modern environment of the highest quality Client contact Emma Humphreys • The co-location of Science and Mathematics for the first time, fostering inter- and Services provided by DEA Architecture intra-departmental collaboration based around a shared hub where pupils can Awards RICS Awards 2019 meet, interact and access resources shortlisted - pending • 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. Not only does this roof articulate a building form which is contextually appropriate, but also provides a focal point to the vista from the primary entrance to the school on Prince’s Drive, as well as providing the appropriate form to deal with the internal and functional requirements of the Chemistry Labs within. Chemistry lab, above and colonnade at dusk, right

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, Estates Bursar, Charterhouse School New quad New Science and Mathematics Centre showing relationship to existing Neo-Gothic campus, above

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Charterhouse School Queen’s Sports Centre Client Charterhouse School Planning approval was granted by Waverley Borough Council in a Green Belt Model showing interior of sports centre, below Project Sports setting. Location Godalming, Surrey Construction value TBC The project involves extension and internal remodeling of the original 1995 Queens Floor area 300 sqm Sports Centre at Charterhouse, to offer new changing rooms, fitness suites, studios, Contract form TBC squash courts, creche and café. Appointed 2008 Completed (Current) The QSC sits at the North West corner of the campus occupying a slightly raised Client contact Emma Humphreys position over looking the majority of the external sports pitches. The entrance Services provided by DEA elevation faces South-East and enjoys spectacular views across the Surrey Architecture, Interior Design, Lead landscape. Designer, Specification Writer The project also includes new all weather pitches and a reconfigured parking courts on an adjacent brownfield site. The scale of the proposed extension is sympathetic with its unique location as well as responding directly to the height of the existing QSC and making the best use of the gently sloping site. Careful internal planning has enabled the extension to incorporate four squash 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. The mass of the extension is reduced further by cutting the building back on the western side by offering the roofs of the squash courts as a viewing terrace. A diagonal brick and glass wall running North-East to South-West provides the containment to the internal accommodation; effectively turning the existing entrance forecourt into internal space. A curving open colonnade is constructed from a series of double pre-cast concrete columns set approximately 4.5m apart, with each column supporting a single curving pre-cast beam tied back to main facade. The colonnade, whilst influenced by the natural curve of the landscape and cricket pitch, also creates a dynamic relationship with diagonal brick facade encouraging people to enter the street from either end. The colonnade also subtly hides a sloping ground plane, allowing wheelchair users and golf buggies seamless access to the playing fields.

Illustrations of radically remodelled QSC, above and left

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Winchester College Southern Campus Client Winchester College Winchester College’s current indoor sports centre located on its Southern Campus dates from the 1960’s and is no longer capable of supporting the range or quality of Project Southern Campus spaces required to deliver the College’s sporting programme. Masterplan & Capital Projects The College launched an invited competition to masterplan the whole of the Location Winchester, Hampshire Southern Campus which Design Engine won in 2015. The task was to not only to create a phased development strategy for a new sports facility to ensure that existing Construction value £35 million sports facilities could continue during replacement works, but also to address a number of other capital project requirements within a single holistic masterplan Floor area 10,500 sqm solution. Contract form Traditional This included a new sanatorium, design and technology centre, support services building, works department and masters houses. The site is in a Conservation Area Appointed 2015 and is a particularly sensitive part of Winchester, given the proximity of the Itchen Valley, so a key consideration has been the physical impact of the large-volume Completion Under construction - buildings such as the sports hall, whilst ensuring that architecturally the buildings are 2022 sensitive to their remaining neighbours. Client contact Simeon Cox Full planning permission was achieved in 2017 and works started on site September 2018. Services provided by DEA Architecture, Masterplannig, Physical site model, above and illustration of swimming pool, Interior Design, CA below. Sketch showing connection to Winchester centre, left

Visualisation of new complex in sylvan setting Staff residences on Kingsgate Road The new sanatorium

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Salisbury Cathedral School Masterplan Client Salisbury Cathedral School This was an invited competition to review the schools facilities and scope for redevelopment within the historic Bishop’s Palace and its gardens, adjacent to Project New teaching, sports and Salisbury Cathedral. boarding facilities. This was a challenging brief requiring the replacement and consolidation of teaching Location Salisbury Wiltshire spaces and boarding. This needed to be achieved within very limited available development sites due to the sensitivity of key views to The Cathedral and The Completed Competition Bishop’s Palace. The brief included a new sports hall and swimming pool. Client contact Mark Saint (MEA) Our solution was to place the highest volume (Sports hall) in the least sensitive area of the site, with new teaching spaces arranged around a new cloistered courtyard Services provided by DEA with a visual connection to the The Cathedral and The Bishop’s Palace. Masterplanning, Architecture The masterplan also included the rearrangement of functions within the Bishop’s Palace, and a review of boarding facilities on adjacent sites. Campus plan proposal, above and interior courtyard, below

View from the new cloistered courtyard towards The Bishop’s Palace and Cathedral The new school building and its relationship with the Bishop’s Palace - one of the masterplan studies undertaken to review alternative options with the school

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Prince’s Mead School Masterplan Client Prince’s Mead School Prince’s Mead School is a co-educational independent school teaching 4-11 year Project Masterplan olds and is located within the South Downs National Park. The main school building Location Winchester, Hampshire called Worthy Park House is a Grade II listed former residence designed by Sir Client contact Richard White Robert Smirke (1780-1867). Services provided by DEA Master Planning / Architecture Design Engine were appointed following a short competition to design a new kitchen/dining facility, and three teaching rooms and a new performance space. Through the process of design we recognised that there were very few locations on 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 House needed particular care. In addition there were many external issues relating to traffic and parking. When combined, it became apparent that all of these issues were sufficiently interconnected to merit the creation of a detailed masterplan focussing on car and minibus car parking options and flow, soft landscaping strategy, buildings locations and phasing. The resulting document proved invaluable when we became involved in extensive consultation with Historic England and Winchester City council’s Conservation and Planning Officers, since it offered answers to their many concerns about impact of the traffic, displacement of existing car parking locations and the reasons behind the location of new buildings. The masterplan also demonstrated that the site could realistically take no further development beyond what was presented and this proved to reassure all external stakeholders, including neighbours that the intention of the school was to fix its future growth at numbers that were sustainable for the future financial security of the school, with a self-imposed cap on any significant future development of the site.

Main house, left and masterplan site layout, below

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Twyford School Masterplan Client Twyford School Twyford School are a renowned co-educating not-for-profit preparatory school for 8 B Project Masterplan boys and girls aged 3-13, situated on a limited site on the outskirts of Winchester. O Location Winchester, Hampshire The site is in a conservation area and several of the historic buildings are listed. 12 U Construction value 12million 14 R Appointed 2016 Design Engine were commissioned following a rigorous competition process to N Completed Current create a long-term vision and project-specific strategy for their site. Immediate needs 6 E Client contact Charles Gillow include a better 80-bed boarding facility and improved pre-preparatory school. Services provided by DEA L Architecture, Masterplanning , Of particular focus is the need to resolve a very difficult traffic management issue, A Landscape design which currently brings significant functional and health and safety issues to the site. N E As with all projects we have worked very hard with the school’s Senior Management Team to establish a robust masterplan into which feed a series of localised (14) development strategies, intended to overcome the difficult traffic issues and facilitate the phased delivery of specific projects, whilst maintaining uninterrupted operation 9 of the school. 19 12 The delivery of the various building projects requires a phased approach carefully arranged around the school calendar. Following a positive Pre-Application meeting R O AD with the Local Authority, work is about to commence on a full planning application submission with works planned to start summer 2018. H I L L / WINCHESTER SE RLES BO UR N E LANE S T REET HI GH ROAD HA Z E L EY New campus masterplan

Overview of the completed masterplan

EXPERIENCE OF SCHOOL DESIGN Canford School New Library Client Canford School The new Library building is located on the site of the current Armoury, an existing Project Library facility which will be relocated to a new site. The new library facilities will be in a key Location Wimborne Minster location within the Grade I Listed historic core of the campus and will be ideally Construction value £3.1m located for accessibility for staff, students and visitors, with close proximity to car Floor area 630 sqm parking and other school buildings. Contract form Traditional Appointed 2018 The site adjoins the existing Gisborough Hall, which will be refurbished with new Completion August 2021 mezzanines for increased seating capacity to accommodate school assemblies, Client contact Andrew Bruce exams and events. Services provided by DEA Architecture, Interior Design, Lead A new glazed Link pavilion provides a relocated entrance foyer and access to both Designer, Contract Administration buildings together with art display and performance capability. The new Library building will provide a modern, state-of-the-art teaching, learning and independent study facility with the capacity to meet the school’s current and future needs, including seminar space and video conferencing capabilities. The new building form has been sensitively developed to sit within the historic context; the massing reflects the geometry of the adjoining Hall and the orientation of the new volume encloses external space between new and old buildings to create a new courtyard, defining a space for external activity which can complement the new study spaces within. Internally the Library’s reception area, reading, study, IT space and book stack are contained in a double-height volume which incorporates a first floor mezzanine to the northern two thirds of the ground floor footprint. The airy interior volume is intended to provide good light levels and a relationship between the user’s study spaces and the entrance courtyard, whether they are at ground floor or first floor mezzanine level. The project was completed in August 2021 ready for the new academic year. Interior of new library ground floor

Interior of new Library mezzanine floor, above. Exterior of new library wing, below Refurbished main hall, above Interior of existing wing, remodelled as the new main hall, above “The new library is the latest in a series of projects and offers a modern, spacious teaching and learning facility combined with the technology to take advantage of academic expertise across the globe. It has been fantastic seeing staff and pupils enjoying this brilliant new teaching and learning facility which will significantly enhance our high-quality educational offering. My thanks go to all those involved in making this ambitious building project a reality” Ben Vessey, Headmaster

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

Social space and cafe

EXPERIENCE OF CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING St Peter’s College, Oxford Project Hubert Perrodo Building Damazar House and Alexander Mosley House are located within a highly and Damazar House & Alexander sensitive historic setting opposite the castle. The development represents an Mosley House extension to the existing College campus across Bulwarks Lane, and managing a seamless link across the lane has been central to the design in Description Perrodo & Chavasse: order to maintain accessibility and inclusivity of the campus extension. Social Learning, Study Bedrooms, Seminar Spaces. Damazar & The scheme is designed to Passivhaus standards and consists of 53 study Mosley: 54 Study Bedrooms, bedrooms, plus communal spaces and Fellows’ rooms. The scheme also Communal Kitchens, Fellows’ necessitates a careful relationship with the Grade 2* Listed Canal House, Rooms home of the Master and her family. The project achieved planning consent in December 2020 and is due for completion in time for the new 2022-23 Standard Passivhaus academic year. Construction value £15 million The previous phase, the Hubert Perrodo Building was specifically intended to (combined) improve study, teaching and boarding spaces as well as improving College public spaces. Appointed 2015 Design Engine’s competition winning scheme includes a new 4-storey Completion 2017 and 2023 pavilion building within a remodelled Chavasse Quad. This is alongside significant re-imagining and refurbishment of existing accommodation to Client contact James Graham (ex- provide both private and communal spaces. The project includes new study Bursar) and Doug Shaw (Bursar) bedrooms, a seminar room and a ground floor study and event space, as well as the refurbishment of the three existing seminar spaces in the Chavasse Services provided by DEA Building. Masterplanning, Architecture, Interior Design, Lead Designer The site was constrained for its lack of access, leading to us developing an off- site modular construction strategy enabling craning of the structural frame into Awards 2018 RIBA Award, 2018 the quad. Oxford Preservation Trust Award College campus plan View from Master’s House garden, below New Road elevation, right and far right

Left and below, completed Hubert Perrodo Building built within two listed quads. Right, landscape setting College campus plan Planning visuals for new accommodation at Castle Hill House, below with listed neighbours. Planning consent granted 2021.

EXPERIENCE OF CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING St Hilda’s College, Oxford Project Student Accommodation Won in invited competition in 2019, this scheme is located within St Hilda’s College riverside grounds adjacent to the Botanic Gardens. As such, the planning Location Oxford sensitivities are considerable, and the design has been carefully evolved using a strong narrative which has emerged from an understanding of the unique Construction value c£20m personality of the College. As with Nuffield and St Peter’s, the College has a history and a ‘memory’ which has to be understood fully in order to deliver designs of the Description 80 Study bedrooms right calibre. and communal spaces, new Principal’s Lodgings This project has been through a lengthy and robust process of consultation with OPT, Heritage England, Oxford Design Review Panel as well as the planning Standard Passivhaus authority itself. ‘View corridors’ are a central design consideration, being adjacent to meadows, the river and Botanic Gardens. Contract form TBC Materials used are brick to echo existing phases of the College, and a green ceramic Appointed 2019 which responds to the natural setting and views across the river. Bronze coloured windows unite the two accommodation buildings with the new Principal’s Lodgings, Completion 2024 which adopts a more domestic scale. Client contact Neil Hyatt (Head The project will be phased from 2021, subject to funding and accommodation of Buildings & Projects) need. Services provided by DEA Architecture, Interior Design, Lead Designer New Principal’s Lodgings, left. Facade studies of new accommodation buildings, right View from river of proposed Principal’s Lodgings.

Masterplan showing new student accommodation A,B and Principal’s Lodgings, C in the context of existing buildings. Note the strategic view corridors between the new buildings. C B Visuals of study bedroom options produced specifically for College stakeholder meetings. A

EXPERIENCE OF CAMPUS PLANNING IN LISTED SETTING Wadham College Undergraduate and Aspiration Centre Wadham College Oxford Aspiration Centre The project has sought to strike a balance between the pragmatic and the inspirational. To propose a piece of architecture which sits comfortably within its historic setting but embod- Client Wadham College Two new buildings at the centre of Wadham College’s historic Oxford site to creieastaegareater sense of openness and transparency. To reflect the progressive and enlightened Project Competition nature of the college but at the same time creating a heart to the college, accessible to all. Location Oxford state of the art Undergraduate Centre as well as an Aspiration Centre to accommodate the increasing number of visiting school students attending access The concept focuses on creating a much stronger link, both physical and visual, between and outreach events such as summer schools and aspiration days. Back Quad and Bar Quad. The existing terrace is extended to create a strong landscape el- ement. This provides level access from the Library to the new Aspiration and Undergraduate Centres as well as routes down into Bar Quad and Honeywell Quad. The language of the terrace extends the landscape character established by the Graduate Centre terrace. Much of the cellular accommodation of the brief can then be contained in the building below the terrace. The Aspiration Centre and Undergraduate Centre are then articulated as two distinct ele- ments connected at low level by the terrace. The cafe / E-hub is located in the space between these two elements and on the route between Back Quad and Bar Quad. This creates a cen- tral heart not only to the new development but the wider college. We have chosen to locate the Aspiration Centre and the 24 student rooms to the north as we feel this better relates to the Bowra Building with its student rooms. As the existing massing sets down towards Honeywell Street we feel locating the taller Aspiration Centre here makes sense in terms of planning. The Undergraduate Centre is now treated as a pavilion building, Recognisably an element in its own right but connected into the fabric of the college as a result of its embedment into the Massing Orietnetarrtiaocne. Massing Permeability GraiCnonstraints Permeability