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Eskdalemuir Next Stage.Ppp Upper Eskdale Community Group Community Hub, Eskdalemuir Next Stage Big Lottery Requirements Architects Plus (UK) Ltd 1.0 Project Team Individual consultant CV’s, as outlined below and proof of professional indemnity insurances are appended to this report. Architect and lead consultant Architects Plus (UK) Ltd Victoria Galleries, Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle CA2 5DT Tel: 01228 515144 Fax:01228 515033 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Tom Langlands: Director in overall charge of the project. Dan Clements: Chartered Technologist responsible for contract administration and production drawings and specifications. Quantity Surveyor McGowan Miller Partnership 36 George Street, Dumfries DG1 1EH Tel:01387 254283 Fax:01387 263471 Email: [email protected] Stuart Callander: Partner in overall charge of Quantity Surveying requirements. Alan Thomson: Quantity Surveyor Structural Engineer Bingham Yates & Partners 38 Victoria Place, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 1EX Tel:01228 521436 Fax:01228 515579 Emai: [email protected] Chris Walters: Director in charge of structural engineering detailed design calculations and detailing. Mechanical & Electrical Engineer TTS Renewable Energy Ltd Suite 33, Geddes House, Kirkton Road North, Livingston EH54 6GU Tel: 01506 420198 Email:[email protected] John Benson: Responsible for overall design philosophy monitoring agreed project targets and financial performance. Marcus Stout: Responsible for electrical system design Compliance with appropriate codes of practice including safety and liaison with utility suppliers Execution of lighting design. Kenny Lunn: Design of full mechanical services covering heating, internal water services and drainage, ventilation & reinstatement of existing services. Liaison with proposed Biomass equipment supplier. Keith Campbell: Review and selection of renewable energy equipment including Biomass boiler specification and fuel selection. Review of existing air source heat pump and specification of Installation. CDM-C AP Project Safety Victoria Galleries, Victoria Viaduct, Carlisle CA2 5DT Tel: 01228 515144 Fax:01228 515033 2.0 The following Architects drawings should be read in conjunction with this report: • 08006-07 Plans, Sections and Elevations Proposed 1:100 • 08006-08 Proposed Site Plan and Car Park 1:200 • 08006-09 Proposed Location Plan 1:1250 • 08006-10 Existing Plans and Elevations 1:100 • Existing site photographs are included at the end of this report. 3.0 Design Brief and User Requirements The initial design brief was broadly divided into three separate approaches to the existing buildings and site, which were:- • Utilising the existing building in its entirety with internal alterations and possible small extension to provide the accommodation requirements. • Rebuild the brick extension to the same footprint as existing, retaining the original stone building as original and working the single storey interior to provide the required accommodation. • Redesign and rebuild the brick extension to provide two storeys of accommodation whilst maintaining the original stone school building. Following the feasibility study undertaken in March 2008, the end user requirements were modified as part of the detailed design process, forming a new client brief (outwith the initial Upper Eskdale Development Group, design concepts document). Whereby the overall approach to sustainability was very much retained as part of the detailed design proposal, the accommodation requirements were refined to the following specification:- • Multi purpose space (as existing in original stone building). • Art room/activity space that could also provide café overflow. • Café area including kitchens. • Male, female and disabled WC’s. • Office reception for UEDG worker. • Consulting space for visiting health practitioners. • Letting office space. • Community office space (community energy project). • Biomass boiler room. The existing footprint could not be suitably reconfigured to accommodate the client’s space requirements. However, it has proved possible to provide all the space, with phasing potential, by the addition of a first floor extension that offers the required accommodation at relatively low additional cost. The initial designs for the building, utilising as much of the existing structure as possible, had to be developed and modified to meet some of the planning considerations, relating to neighbouring premises. The design had to make allowance for the impact additional height may have on adjacent properties, part of the overall holistic approach to sustainability and community. In order to accommodate the design requirements, it was decided to demolish the existing 1970’s structure (as Option 3 of the original brief proposal) and rebuild to roughly the same footprint, whilst being careful to keep the structure in harmony with the existing stone building and neighbouring properties. As part of the environmental requirements of the build, we elected to construct new so that we could maximise the use of material and efficiency of the thermal envelope, whilst recycling as much of the material as possible on site. The long term benefits of creating a highly efficient and sustainable structure, outweigh those of retaining the original extension, given its current poor state. Detailed consideration was given as to how the client will use the various differing accommodation. In response the first floor area is essentially stand-alone, with both community and letting offices, consulting room and 2 no. disabled compliant toilets. This enables the accommodation to be accessed, without the requirement for reception or the public areas on the ground floor to be occupied, and be separately secured. The subdivision of accommodation in this way, allows for the function based activities to be housed on the ground floor, creating a suitable subdivision between usage and usage groups (essential also for the differing requirement for fire safety and subdivision). In designing the ground floor accommodation we have tried to ensure that the space is as flexible as possible. This is vital in ensuring that the needs of the different community projects are recognised and also that any changes in community requirements can be accommodated in the future. The café/art room area is effectively a single space, subdivided by sliding partitions and glazed screens, allowing them to be combined or divided according to the usage requirements at any one time. This has the added advantage of providing for the possibility of another larger multi-purpose space with catering, should this be required by the community or dictated by functions. The overall ground floor layout has been designed to provide for minimum staff supervision requirements whilst maintaining control over incoming and outgoings throughout the public area of the premises. It is possible for the person or persons manning reception to effectively close down access to all the ground floor areas to allow them to fulfil multiple roles, e.g. still controlling access whilst serving in the kitchen/café area. The foyer serves as a secure (but dry) holding area as required depending on activities and functions. 4.0 Access Arrangements As with any public building in Scotland, it is proposed that the hub premises be fully DDA compliant. This includes certain measures to make the building accessible to wheelchair users and others with visual and other impairments. The design of the building will, where possible, incorporate the best practice indicated in BS 8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people – code of practice. Among the disability features included in the building are the following:- ·• Circulation and assembly areas and facilities as BS 8300:2009, including • 926 mm doors fitted throughout. • A total of 3 accessible disabled toilets (1 on ground and 2 on first). • Level and ramped access to the building. • Lift provision to first floor. • Contrasting doors, floors, walls and ironmongery. • Warm touch fittings. • Contrasting stair nosings and handrails and warm touch coverings to all handrails. • Accessible light switch and socket height throughout the new build. • Clear internal signage including tactile letters. • Non-slip surfaces to stairs and ramps. The site, by its nature and location, will predominantly be accessed by vehicle, although there are footpaths from the village in the vicinity of the existing property. The remote nature of the community restricts walking to the proposed hub, As such, provision has been proposed, in the existing parking area for a fully disabled parking space with suitable hard surfacing, leading to the proposed community hub. In addition to this, there is a substantial hard surface area to the front of the building allowing for a drop off – pick up point. As previously mentioned graded ramped access and level platforms provide full disability compliant access to the new building. 5.0 Construction and Materials It is proposed that the new build construction section of the project will be of semi-traditional construction. External walls will be predominantly concrete block construction with external cladding and insulation. This construction is proposed to provide a high thermal mass internally with a highly efficient thermal envelope. Externally this will be achieved by using a solid internal block wall, which is cocooned in external insulation and clad with local larch timber. External insulation of this nature is highly efficient
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