Building ONE

Science Museum Group - Building ONE

Collection Storage Facility Pre-Application Enquiry - Design & Access Statement

Prepared By: Document QA: Prepared for: GWP Architecture Ref: (390)1716-GWP-A-4A-01 Science Museum Group 71-75 Shelton Street First Issue: 25.10.17 Borough of Camden Purpose: Comment London Revision: P05 WC2H 9JQ

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DOCUMENT CONTROL SECTION 5.0 CONTENTS DESIGN PRINCIPLES - BUILDING FORM 5.1 ROOF & FORM SECTION 1.0 5.2 EXTERNAL PLANT BENEFITS INTRODUCTION 5.3 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 5.4 3D PERSPECTIVE VIEW 1.1 CLIENT & DESIGN TEAM 1.2 INTRODUCTION SECTION 6.0 SECTION 2.0 EXTERNAL SPACES, SERVICING & ACCESS THE SITE 6.1 EXTERNAL SPACES 6.2 SERVICE ACCESS 2.1 SITE LOCATION 6.3 CAR PARKING & HIGHWAYS 2.2 SITE LOCATION PLAN 6.4 HGV LOADING 2.3 SITE PHOTOGRAPHS 6.5 REFUSE STORAGE 2.4 HISTORICAL CONTEXT 6.6 EXTERNAL LIGHTING SECTION 3.0 6.7 ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN PRINCIPLES - BUILDING LOCATION 3.1 BUILDING LOCATION & DEVELOPMENT 3.2 PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS SECTION 4.0 DESIGN PRINCIPLES - BUILDING LAYOUT 4.1 INTERNAL ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENT 4.2 FUNCTIONAL ADJACENCIES 4.3 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 4.4 PROPOSED MEZZANINE PLAN 4.5 SUPPORT SPACE LAYOUT

Introduction

SMG BUILDING ONE | DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT | PAGE 5 SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP - BUILDING ONE 1.1 CLIENT & DESIGN TEAM

CLIENT DESIGN TEAM

ARCHITECT PROJECT MANAGER & QUANTITY SURVEYOR

SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP GWP ARCHITECTURE FEASIBILITY LIMITED Red Barn Gate 71-75 Shelton Street No 5 Hagley Court North Wroughton Borough of Camden The Waterfront Swindon London Level Street SN4 9LT WC2H 9JQ Brierley Hill West Midlands DY5 1XF 01793 846 229 (t) 020 7470 8770 (t) 01384 489 023 (t)

STRUCTURAL / CIVIL ENGINEER PLANNING CONSULTANT

ATKINS PEGASUS GROUP Woodcote Grove First Floor, South Wing Ashley Road Equinox North Epsom Great Park Road KT18 5BW Almondsbury Bristol 01454 66 2843 (t) BS32 4QL

01454 625945 (t) BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER

DESCO 5 Manchester Square London W1U 3PD

0207 299 2860 (t)

This document is submitted in support of a Pre-Application Enquiry for a new collections management facility to house objects for the Science Museum Group (SMG), at their site in Wroughton (SMGW).

SMGW is the large object and library and archives for the SMG. The site is not open for public access, though research visits can be arranged to use the library and archive facilities, or to view the storage collection, by appointment.

The new building will be a fit-for-purpose facility that will house and manage the SMG collection and accommodate managed public visits, support object conservation work and provide staff facilities. The building will utilise the existing vehicular access to the site and its functions will also be supported by the existing SMG operational buildings on the wider site.

The information in this statement includes a description of the proposed facility and development site, an analysis of the design approach and application drawing extracts showing the location of the facility and it’s layout.

Supporting documentation will be included with this pre-application request comprising- • Planning Statement • Heritage Statement • Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment • Ecological Report • Transport Statement

The Site

SMG BUILDING ONE | DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT | PAGE 8 SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP - BUILDING ONE 2.1 SITE LOCATION

Swindon

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All drawings and specifications should be read in conjunction with the project - Land Registry Confirmation - Full Structural Review 0 100m 200 300 400 500 health and safety plan, any possible conflicts should be presented to the Planning - Planning Approval - N Scale A3/1:10000 Rev / Status P05 / S Coordinator. Topographical Information Site Location Plan - Review of Easements and Covenants - Rights of lights Issues Dr/Checked TA / RT Date of Issue 15.09.17 All work to be carried out in accordance with current Building Regulations. - Building Regulations Approval / Fire Engineering Scale - 1:10,000 @A3 BIM Server: BIMServer-HP - BIM Server 20/One Collection (390)1716-GWP-01-XX-M3-A DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT | PAGE 10 SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP - BUILDING ONE 2.3 SITE PHOTOGRAPHS

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Entrance Road

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WROUGHTON AIRFIELD The site was established in 1940 as an RAF airfield and consists of a number of runways and aircraft hangars. The hangars vary in construction: there are four of the ‘L’ type ‘Blister’ hangars (a steel framework with a concrete skin), four of the ‘D’ type hangars (steel reinforced concrete with an arching roof), and two ‘C’ type hangar (steel framework with an external cladding), within the land owned by SMG.

The Ministry of Defence commenced disposal of this site in 1979.

SMG AT WROUGHTON The Science Museum Group took ownership of the 545-acre site in 1979, and Aerial photograph taken by the US Army Air Force in 1944 No 15 Maintenance Unit RAF Wroughton - 1968/69 has used it since this time as the storage facility for the largest objects of the Science Museum Group collections.

Over 35,000 3D and 500,000 2D objects from the national collection are currently stored on site, within nine former aircraft hangars and a purpose- built store. The collection ranges from the first hovercraft to MRI scanners, and science publications to (de-activated) nuclear missiles. The collections here are particularly notable for the extensive collection of very large aircraft, road transport vehicles, agricultural machinery and industrial collections.

In 1994 the Museum opened a new purpose-built facility at Wroughton, providing an environmentally controlled building for the storage of objects. Boeing B17 at Wroughton Air Show - 1993 Wroughton Air Show - 1992 Since 2000 the freehold of the majority of the site has been owned by Board of Trustees of the Science Museum.

Latterly SMG has undertaken a number of projects on site to refurbish hangars, construct award-winning innovative storage, work with universities and industry in research and development, and develop a large scale solar farm for electricity supply into the national grid. These projects along with extensive biodiversity enhancements have helped define the vision for SMGs long term use of the site.

The site is currently not open to the public due to the increased risks presented by the failing 1940s infrastructure and the lack of circulation space due to compression of the stores to enable additional collections to be accommodated. SMG large object storage within Aircraft Hangars Environmentally controlled purpose built storage facility

Design Principles - Building Location

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The location for the new collections management facility has been identified through assessment of access requirements for the building - both from the main D4 entrance to site (utilising existing D4 roadways and former runways) and in the context of the SMG Runway 22 operational facilities on the wider site. Consideration has also been Runway 22 given to the orientation of the building, its proximity to existing services and the topography of

Runway 22

the site. This evaluation has led / Runway Access Road to the development site running Runway / Runway Runway / Runway Access Road perpendicular to the former Access Road External Plant Towers runway as shown. ExternalExternal Plant Towers Towers Grasscrete Plant Access / Service Route A1 GrasscreteGrasscrete Plant Access / Ser vicePlant Route Access / Service Route A1 289 Meters Car park Future Expansion CarCar parkpark Space 6,000Future m2 Expansion Future Expansion Space 91.5 Meters 6,000 mSpace2 6,000 m2 Service Yard

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Site Layout Proposal

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Design Principles - Building Layout

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MEZZANINE LEVEL 2 The layout of the internal space has been defined by the building 9,000 m orientation and the operational adjacencies for the functional spaces 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 within the superstructure. These rooms have been optimised to provide External Plant Gantry External Plant Gantry External Plant Gantry External Plant Gantry External Plant Gantry (Mezz AHUs) (Mezz AHUs) (Mezz AHUs) (Mezz AHUs) (Mezz AHUs) high quality collections management services, maximise the storage A A

Conditioned Store capability of the building and minimise operational costs. 850 m2

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Collections Study 200 m2

Entrance Lobby Store (Low Bay) 2

45,000 8,370 m Toilets Welfare 30 m2 70 m2

Conservation Laboratory 200 m2 Photography Studio 160 m2 B B Conservation Workshop 91.5 metres 500m2

Inward Store (High Bay) Transit 15,150 m2 45,000

Transit Outward Storage Transit

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Room Types: External Plant Allocation: Transit storage Extents 1. Object Store (23,534m2) 8. Freezer (116m2) A. Proposed Sprinkler

2. Entrance Lobby (75m2) 9. Inward transit (250m2) B. Chiller compound

3. Unisex & DDA toilets (30m2) 10. Loading bay (320m2) C. Chilled Water Pump

4. Staﬀ Welfare Suite (70m2) 11. Transit storage (260m2) D. Electrical Sub Station/HV/LV Switch rooms

5. Conservation Laboratory (200m2) 12. Outward transit (200m2) E. Boiler house

6. Photography Studio (160m2) 13. Special Collections Store (160m2) ALL PLANT LOCATIONS TO BE COORDINATED WITH BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER 7. Conservation Workshop (500m2) 14. Collections Study (200m2)

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Room Types: External Plant Allocation: Void space 15. Mezzanine lobby (65m2) F. Air Handling Units

16. Conditioned Store (904m2) ALL PLANT LOCATIONS TO BE COORDINATED WITH 17. Mezzanine Store (Low Bay) (8,200m2) BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEER

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Collections Entance Welfare Conservation Conservation Conditioned Stair Mezzanine Store 2 Study Lobby 70 m Laboratory Workshop Store Lobby (Low Bay) 2 2 2 200 m 200 m 500 m 850 m2 8,200 m2

15,250 5,900 7,900 16,000 11,400 9,000 12665 12,665 Unisex 14,500 WCs 1,800

Lift DDA WC 6,000 43,300 28,700 Store (Low Bay) 8,370 m2 Photo Studio 160 m2 58,000

15,250

Ground Floor

Mezzanine Level

Design Principles - Building Form

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ROOF & CLADDING

- Industry standard approaches to design of this building are essential to produce a cost effective structure for SMG.

- Constructed around a portal frame, a shallow sloping roof will fall from a ridge height of approximately 12m to an external eaves of approximately 8m.

- Longitudinal walls will be clad in the same fabric as the roof and wrap over the south-west and north- east elevations, Gable walls will be similar in colour and nature.

- The roof and external walls will likely be sinusoidal cladding in muted colours. Designed to blend in with the ground from the elevated viewpoints surrounding the site and minimise its visual impact.

- Highly focused proprietary warehouse materials are being used to create construction efficiencies, drive sustainability and maximise storage capacity.

REQUIREMENTS

This building is being designed for the storage of collections protected under the National Heritage Act (1983). SMG has specific requirements to meet the needs of the collection. These include (amongst other elements): humidity control and an air-tight structure to provide an internal condition meeting the brief specifications; good levels of security; fire detection and minimised risk of leaks/water ingress. By installing the plant externally to the main structure of the building the following benefits are derived:

ACCESS TO PLANT

- Externally mounted plant and services can be easily installed, accessed, maintained and replaced from the perimeter of the building. - This reduces the need for maintenance staff to enter the main building to maintain & service plant. - Improves security of the collection by reducing the number of personnel who access the building for maintenance.

EQUIPMENT, PERFORMANCE & SAFETY

- Air handling units mounted externally have a ready supply of fresh air for intake, reducing the quantity of ducting and improving their performance. - Minimises the number of penetrations to the building envelope, which improves the performance of the building envelope. - Maximises the internal space for the storage of the collections. - Reduces risk of damage to the collection caused by potential leaks & faults of the equipment, minimises fluctuations in humidity and helps to manage vermin and pest control. - External plant is naturally ventilated – protecting against unwanted heat gain within the building and reducing the need for additional ventilation. - Limits the risk of a fire inside the main store should a problem with the plant arise, improving safety for the objects and people. Removes the requirement for fire rated internal plant spaces / compartmentation of plant spaces. - Fire escape from the internal collection stores and plant areas are kept separate. Direct fire escape for maintenance personnel from external plant areas.

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All drawings and specifications should be read in conjunction with the project - Land Registry Confirmation - Full Structural Review 0 10m 20m Scale A3/1:750 Rev / Status P06 / S health and safety plan, any possible conflicts should be presented to the Planning - Planning Approval - www.gwp-arch.com © gwparchitecture 2017 Coordinator. Topographical Information Proposed Elevations - Review of Easements and Covenants - Rights of lights Issues Dr/Checked TA / RT Date of Issue 24.10.17 All work to be carried out in accordance with current Building Regulations. - Building Regulations Approval / Fire Engineering Scale - 1:750 @A3 [email protected] BIM Server: BIMServer-HP - BIM Server 20/One Collection (390)1716-GWP-01-XX-M3-A DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT | PAGE 25 SCIENCE MUSEUM GROUP - BUILDING ONE 5.4 3D PERSPECTIVE VIEW

External Spaces, Servicing & Access

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6.1 EXTERNAL SPACES HGVs will access the facility via the service yard. A large insulated sectional roller loading door is proposed on the south-east elevation, allowing delivery vehicle to drive into an air lock area The external spaces surrounding the facility will mainly be located in front of the South-East located within the building. Within this airlock, the delivery vehicles will be loaded / unloaded via entrance elevation and consist of the following spaces: forklift, pallet truck or by hand (dependant on object size). Level access will provided to allow the vehicles to drive into the airlock. Whilst deliveries are expected to be infrequent, the service yard • car parking facilities for staff and visitors allows sufficient space for HGV parking in the case that HGVs are queued / waiting for the air lock • service yard for object delivery vehicles and service vehicles to be cleared to allow for vehicle access. • pedestrian access routes • limited external grassed areas The existing access routes and proposed service yard are sufficiently sized for two 18-tonne Vs.HG The proposed loading door and airlock space are also sufficiently sized for access for an 18-tonne It is proposed that these spaces will be developed within the footprint of the existing runway to the HGV, with space for loading / unloading. South-East of the building. 6.5 REFUSE STORAGE 6.2 SERVICE ACCESS A covered refuse storage area is proposed, adjacent to the grasscrete service route and the Service (including vehicles) access to the building will be via the existing site entrance at Red Barn existing runway access, for waste storage and collection. The storage area consists of space for Gate. People will be required to sign in at the main gate, before accessing the site through a four Euro bins, as well as space for loading and un-loading two 18 cubic yard skips secure barrier, in line with current site operations. 6.6 EXTERNAL LIGHTING Service vehicle will be able to access the service yard at the front of the facility, with sufficient space for HGV turning and parking. A Grasscrete (or similar) service route will be provided Generally the service illuminance for the external lighting installation will be in accordance with parallel to the north-east facade of the building, providing access for service vehicles to plant the society of light and lighting (SLL) codes for lighting and with particular reference to the CIBSE gantries. lighting guide LG6: the outdoor environment.

6.3 CAR PARKING & HIGHWAYS Careful consideration will be given to the dark skies nature of the site, reducing light spill and the duration that lighting operates. Vehicle access to the site will be in line with current operations - signing in via the Red Barn Gate All luminaires will be of external quality, suitable for the installed environment and be of robust and along the existing vehicular routes. Car parking is proposed adjacent to the pedestrian design and vandal resistant. Final selection of these luminaires will be in accordance with the entrance on the south-east side of the building. Car parking is provided predominantly for architect’s requirements. building staff. Visitors accessing the facility by appointment will park at the existing visitor area on site, before being escorted to the proposed building. Each escape door will be provided with emergency lighting externally above or adjacent to the door. A total of 12no parking spaces are proposed, including 2no DDA spaces. External lighting will be controlled via photoelectric cell and central time clock, where applicable 6.4 HGV LOADING motion sensing external systems will be used.

HGV access for the delivery and collection of objects to be stored in the facility will be in line with current site operations and as noted in the Service Access section (6.2).

6.7 ACCESSIBILITY

The proposals will provide an inclusive environment for the widest range of users possible within the constraints of the project. The design includes the following key features which will facilitate and enhance disabled users experience of the building:

• Provision of accessible parking bay

• Level pedestrian access walkways to the building allow two way wheelchair use

• Pedestrian entrance with level thresholds to allow access for wheelchair users into the building.

• Fire escape exits with ramped access to current standards

• Provision of an accessible WC, in line with Approved Document M standards

• Provision of fixed induction loops to relevant spaces

• All access and egress routes will be step free, limiting the need for assisted evacuation

• Provision of a personnel lift, with sufficient space for wheelchair access (including assistance)

• Provision of disabled refuge and call point within the main stair lobby.

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