Case Studies - Commercial
Below is an example of a project that we are currently involved in.
The project is for a new 40 bed Youth Hostel in the chocolate box town of Alnwick (famous for its role in the Harry Potter Films). The building is aiming for a 4* rating and with all rooms having en-suite facilities as well as a new 60 cover dining area, catering kitchen, self catering kitchen, lounge and games rooms, drying room etc.
We are working for a Newcastle based firm of Building Surveying Consultants, Silverstone Building Consultancy whose client is Alnwick Community Development trust. Silverstone are acting as the Project and contract management for the project with oursleves acting as a sub consultant to Silverstone, to provide Architectural Services.
Our role started at the begining of the project where we developed the feasibility scheme for the building, with a total of 11 schemes produced at the final count!
The Elevations to the front of the building
New Door opening being formed into Side elevation under first floor link. The opening will feature new stone detailing to jambs and head.
Work installing the Mechanical and electrical services is a major part of the project. This will all be covered by suspended ceilings when the building is finished.
A major part of the project is a new dining room and kitchen extension to the rear yard. This will hold dining for 60 people and provides restaurant catering for residents of the Youth Hostel and visitors to the area.
Here the main floor and steelwork is erected, leaving masonry walls, the roof and full height glazing between the steel uprights to be installed over the next few weeks.
Here we can see a better view of the beam and block floor installed and the steel uprights in position.
The old 'holding prison' block is visible in the background as this building was originally a courthouse where no doubt a few unlucky criminals were hanged!
As the project progresses we will upload more pictures. A milestone for us will be when the dining room extension roof an glazing get installed.
Another week passd and the roof steelwork is virtually all erected along with the masonry build up to the commercial kitchen well on its way.
This week has seen some discussion with the conservation officer which has required some minor detail changes to ensure sympathy to the existing building
All walls are now built up to eaves level and the insulated Roof deck is now in place.
The external stairs are now complete and fascias and guttering is shortly being fixed.
Roof deck on, Roof membrane application has started. Once laid and flashed, the lead effect rolls will be adhered to finsih the roof appearance.
Although the windows are still to be repaired and repainted, the new Lean too roof with Lead cut out is finished. This is the roof over the area now serving the public WC's
One of two new door openings cut into the stone walls under the archway linking the buildings. The inner block leaf is yet to be demolised and the door and frame inserted into the opening.
The existing former window opening has now been extended down to form the 2nd of two openings under the archway.
A glazed screen and door are to be inserted here.
The tarmac path is to be raised to allow level access in and out of thedoor. This will be done at a later stage along with the rest of the external works.
