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OVER PROJECTS WITH COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
WE HAVE years old.... the Practice was WORKED founded in 1991 CONSISTENTLY WITH A WIDE female to male staff ratio RANGE OF achieving almost full gender COMMUNITY GROUPS Worked on over SINCE 1991 Award winning design skills:
Civic Trust Awards; Scottish Design Award; Saltire Society Arts and Crafts in Architecture Awards
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We have experience in...... community halls, community hubs, sports hubs, gymnasiums, sports halls, swimming pools, new build and refurbishments.
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introduction Anderson Bell + Christie work pan-sector, with considerable experience and expertise in Health, Education, Community and Housing sectors. With a team of 31 people, we are ideally placed to develop and deliver projects throughout Scotland. Critical to the successful delivery of our projects are the management systems, protocols and processes we have established and developed over the past 20 years.
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Contents
12-13 Kirkintilloch Hub
22 Gartmore Village Hall
14-15 Coll Community Hub
18-19 Lennoxtown Hub
23 Catrine CEVIC Project
16-17 Johnstone Sports Hub
20-21 Barrhill Memorial Hall
24-25 Auchterarder Campus
40-41 Delivering Quality 26 Whiteinch Hub
32-33 Gorgie Mills Sports Hall
42-43 Resources 44-45 Sustainable Design 46-47 Art and Interiors
27 Currie Sports Hall
34 Conference Facility
28-29 Redhall Sports/Dance Hall
35 Culture Centre Glasgow
30-31 Auchterarder Sports Facility
36-37 The West Centre
48-49 Value for Money
38-39 Bhaltos Outdoor Centre
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Community & Voluntary Sector Consultation: We have experience of managing large scale consultation, community planning and master plan exercises including planning for real and charrettes, providing realistic deliverable proposals. Community Engagement - Many of our previous projects have been based upon community involvement in the design process; because of this we have developed specific tools, skills and techniques which we will use to positively involve local people in the design and development of new facilities. In order to have a meaningful discussion about the proposed development with the local community, they need to understand the brief and development constraints, and to be able to enter into the decision- making process with an understanding of what is achievable within the budget available. We are skilled at explaining all of these development factors using rapid sketches, 3d models, computer imaging, diagrams and illustrations.
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Coll Community Hub, Isle of Coll 7
The Scottish Epilepsy Centre, Glasgow
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Feasibility Studies We work with our clients at an early stage to carefully examine their initial ideas for development. Our team is experienced in a wide range of building types, both new build and refurbishment, and they are able to bring their knowledge and expertise to the table to rapidly assess proposals to determine whether they are deliverable. We are able to: • rapidly develop high quality design options • ensure proposals are broadly in line with applicable planning policy and guidance • provide early stage cost checks to ensure that proposals are within budget • suggest appropriate procurement methods • promote ‘buy in’ from the local community and key stakeholders • suggest possible grants and funding streams and assist with grant applications • provide conservation services for historic buildings • develop high quality computer visualisations of proposals
Project: Scottish Epilepsy Centre Our involvement with our client, Quarriers, began with an appraisal of a number of sites throughout the south of Glasgow. We then went on to generate design options which were tested as part of a robust feasibility process. We generated high quality computer images (illustrated) n order to assist with funding and sponsorship and went on to complete this innovative new centre for Quarriers.
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The West Centre, Drumchapel
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Kirkintilloch Community Hub Project Description: Anderson Bell + Christie’s Kirkintilloch project for East Dunbartonshire Council was the prototype for the Council’s new Community Hub model. Located in an existing building. The William Patrick Library, at the end of the High Street in Kirkintilloch, the new Hub facility provides ‘one-stop-shop’ access to council facilities, a variety of meeting spaces, a fully refurbished library and a café. Self-service kiosks and terminals are located close to the entrance to allow the public quick and easy drop-in access. The main reception desk is positioned deep into the plan, beyond the waiting area, rather than at the front door, in order to increase the informal feel of the Hub. The waiting area is connected to the café, with open-plan space flowing through to the library. Private, one-to-one meeting rooms, as well as larger meeting spaces, are provided both for interface with the public and for EDC staff use. A new and exciting, re-imagining of the community library facility also took place, including new IT features specifically aimed at children and young adults. The Kirkintilloch project has attracted
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3,000 new library members to date, many of whom are children and young people. Externally, totem signs mark the Hub in the street, with the strong brand concept running through the signage for the whole development. The interior design and branding was designed in collaboration with Graven.
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire Council £360,000 Elmwood August 2012
“I’ve just returned from the opening ceremony at Kirkintilloch Hub and am delighted to confirm that ..... the feedback from everyone has been fantastic. Other than some minor snagging items, the place is looking brilliant and we’re absolutely delighted. We’re very much looking forward to working with you again in developing the Lennoxtown Community Hub which we’re sure will be better still.” Ian Shearer East Dunbartonshire Council
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Project Description:
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Anderson Bell + Christie designed the new Community Hall on the Island of Coll in the Inner Hebrides. The project involved a particularly extensive period of consultation with many members of the island community getting involved. A considerable number of drop in sessions, open days, evening meetings and one-to-one meetings took place prior to the design being finalised. Ultimately, this process culminated in the project winning the prestigious Scottish Civic Trust ‘My Place Award’, which is specifically awarded for excellence in community participative design. The community had not built anything before, requiring ABC to guide the entire process. In order to overcome the difficulties of the remote site, ABC developed off-site fabrication techniques with the contractor. This greatly improved the construction period and achieved the critical wind and-water-tight point sooner.
Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Isle of Coll, Argyle & Bute Isle of Coll Community £1.7 million TSL Contractors July 2012
Coll Community Hall (An Cridhe)
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Awards: 2013 My Place, Scottish Civic Trust Award :Winner National Civic Trust :Commendation GIA Awards 2013 :Commendation
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Project Description: Our remit for this project included lead consultant, architectural design; interior design; access/disability design & audits: acoustics; cad visualisation; landscape design; brief development; contract administration. This new development is intended to provide Johnstone High School with a new “civic” focal point.The existing school and sports hall are disconnected from the community, and perceived as over exposed - a consequence of their location. This new sports hub provides a high quality landmark and community hub. Accommodation includes: A new FINA standard 25 metre swimming pool plus changing facilities; Small sports hall for gym and dance classes; Four large sports courts; Changing facilities for sports halls/courts; Full size Sports Scotland 3G synthetic pitch plus outdoor changing; Full fitness gymnasium centre with aerobic and weights plus associated high quality changing rooms; Entrance and seating area with feature atrium space; External landscaping and car parking The new hub connects both the upper and lower areas of this sloping site - bridging the 7-metre difference and providing level access to both community and school users. It benefits from natural daylight and natural ventilation. Following completion, the existing pool and gymnasium building were demolished and re-developed to provide a high quality ‘urban’ courtyard and multi-pitch for the existing school The new sports hub is fully accessible and barrier free for community and school users. It is serviced from a central core that contains all the plant rooms, wet and dry changing areas, and vertical circulation. This allows the building to be easily constructed, and removed the need for expensive long service and drainage routes. We think that it is extremely important that the building does not feel institutional in any way, and that clever use of views allows for private, public and shared use.
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Johnstone, Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Leisure £5.4 million BAM Construction Ltd July 2012
Johnstone Sports Hub
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Project Description:
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Lennoxtown is a village located below the Campsie hills on the periphery of Glasgow. The village prospered in the industrial era, however has suffered subsequently from slow economic decay. We have designed a building that is appropriate in scale to the village main street and sympathetic to the local materials and townscape. It creates an appropriate landmark for a small civic building and seeks to initiate the renewed growth of the village. The project takes the community hub model one step further by combining the community hub on the ground floor with a health centre on the first floor. This project has involved the NHS and the Council working very closely together in order to deliver an appropriate new building for the village. In line with the Scottish Futures Trust and Hub ethos, combining the services into one building involved a considerable amount of sharing of facilities, this therefore provided substantial economy in the initial capital spend, as well as on-going running costs.
Commendation: GIA Awards 2016 - Leisure/Arts Regional Finalist: Civic Trust Awards - Leisure/Arts
Lennoxtown Community Hub
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Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire Council, NHS GG&C (CHP) and two GP Practices £2.8 million Morgan Sindall 2016
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Project Description: The alteration and refurbishment of the existing Barrhill Memorial Hall is intended to re-establish the building as a focal point of the community. Our proposals offer an extension towards the car park area, a new public entrance, a new kitchen and a multi-functional community space; all designed to welcome people in. This is achieved through the transparent nature of the extension, allowing passers-by glimpses into the Hall and simultaneously allowing those inside to enjoy the views out. The new design provides spaces for existing community functions and allows the possibility for new uses and groups to develop. It was also essential that the environmental performance of the building was improved and issues of sustainability addressed through thorough upgrades of the building’s fabric. A clear and widely agreed plan of action for the refurbishment and development of the Memorial Hall has been discussed by the community in order for to enable these plans to be implemented. The improvements to the hall will be lottery funded.
Barrhill Memorial Hall
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Key Project Data:Location: Barrhill, Girvan Client: Barrhill Memorial Hall Community Association Project Value: TBC Contractor: TBC Completion: Ongoing
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Project Description: The alteration and refurbishment of the existing Village Hall at Gartmore is intended to improve the building’s performance and ensure it caters for the various user group needs of an active community. Previously a Victorian Free church built in 1847, the building had undergone major works to the roof in the 1980s following storm damage, which meant the building was no longer listed. The main project aim is to create an exemplar building upgrade and restore character to the building, which occupies a prominent position in the urban fabric of the village. The internal reorganisation is extensive and creates accessible meeting rooms on the ground floor by rationalising the provision of toilets and shower facilities, and simplifying the circulation to maximise the use of the space available. A new extension provides a public entrance to the hall with a reception space for visitor information and access to the new commercial kitchen, to serve as a community gathering hub and breakout space from the hall during performances and gigs.
Gartmore VillageHall Hall Gartmore Village
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The upgrade of the building’s external envelope is intended to improve the building’s thermal and energy performance and exceed the minimum building standards with the use of renewable heating technology. We are working alongside the community to ensure that the refurbishment caters for a wide range of activities and care has been taken to produce designs with a modern, yet sensitive, approach to the buildings surroundings.
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Gartmore, Stirling Gartmore Community Trust Ltd £900,000 Ogilvie Construction Feb 2014
Catrine CEVIC Project
Project Description: The Catrine Community Education and Visitor Interpretation Centre (CEVIC) involves the refurbishment and extension of a large Victorian manse and adjoining Church Hall to create a heritage interpretation centre within a conservation area of the unique David Dale planned mill village. A redundant chapel at the back of the site will be converted into the main exhibition hall with capability to provide a venue for community events. It benefits from access and views of the community garden at the back of the site, as well as breakout space into the courtyard at the heart of the site. Addressing the street at the front of the site is a Victorian Villa which will be restored and upgraded to provide office and meeting accommodation for the Enterprise Centre. The design proposals also provide a new link building between the villa and the hall with a glazed corridor linking the two buildings; toilet facilities; a demonstration kitchen and café, heating plant room and biofuel demonstration area. The landscaping and courtyard area accommodate pedestrian and vehicular circulation alongside outdoor eating, wooden
decking and artistic paving. The detailed design reflects the Client’s commitment to low carbon technology and best practice demonstration of an ecologically friendly approach in use of materials and technology. The project is primarily funded by Heritage Lottery and Scottish Rural priorities. We have assisted the client to make application for Community Spaces funding to ensure that the new facility is designed to be visually much more prominent in the village and that it opens up a vista and route to a unique walled garden which has been developed by the community.
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Catrine, East Ayrshire Catrine Community Trust £800,000 CCG (Scotland) Ltd Spring 2014
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Project Description: Perth and Kinross Council decided to carry out an extensive consultation exercise considering which accommodation and services the local school could share with the local community. We managed this process, (which encompassed school staff, the school board, local businesses, local sports users, local clubs, and Auchterarder’s wider community) through a series of workshops and public meetings. The townscape of the village of Auchterarder still clearly shows the ancient long thin ‘feus’ of the original land boundaries running back from the High Street – so we designed a linear master plan to reflect this feu arrangement and thus joined the town to the school in a meaningful way. The Campus includes an all-through school (from nursery to high school) and a Community and Administration hub, a facility linked to, but still separate from the school. This accommodates facilities for those with Learning Difficulties;- open plan classrooms linked to
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cellular staff and behavioural support and flexible learning accommodation. There is a Community Learning and Resource Centre providing internet access; a library, print room, study room, meeting rooms; and a café area for use by community and school. The Campus also provides an extensive range of internal and external sports facilities used by both the school, and the public.
Awards & Publications:
• Royal Society of Arts – Art and Architecture Scheme Award (2005) • Civic Trust Mention • Movement for Innovation Demonstration Project • Scottish Executive – Exemplar School • Short listed for 2005 Dynamic Places Awards • Inclusion in OECD ”World Educational Facilities” • Inclusion in 100 Best Scottish Buildings Publication • 5 Scottish Arts Council National Lottery awards (2005)
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Auchterarder, Perthshire Perth and Kinross Council ÂŁ3.2 million Robertson Group Construction Ltd December 2006
Auchterarder Community Campus
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Whiteinch & Scotstoun Community Hub
Project Description: The original community centre located in the area (Whiteinch and Scotstoun Neighbourhood Centre) fell into disrepair and many local groups found themselves without a home. One of the local schools - Whiteinch Primary - was also affected as it used the facility to hold its physical education and dance classes We felt it was important that an initial feasibility and consultation process was rooted in the community and included pupils from local schools. “Our place” was a collaborative project involving Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association, Whiteinch Community Council, Whiteinch Primary School, St Paul’s Primary School, Anderson Bell Christie Architects and the Lighthouse Residency Scheme. The Centre is owned and managed by the Whiteinch Community Association and is designed to reinforce community regeneration. In addition to a central “hub” housing a bar/café there are facilities for community groups, sports, meetings & councillors surgeries. The development also includes new offices and workspaces for rent by new and expanding local businesses.
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Our Proposals were designed to deal with the differing security and access requirements of the building’s users including the local housing association, start-up businesses and the community. The reception area was carefully considered so that access to different parts of the building could be shut down at different times of the day using sliding screens. The building includes multi-purpose community use rooms that are flexibly designed for maximum use – with IT accessibility as well as ‘craft’ use. The building incorporates a community café, crèche and a small shared conference facility.
Key Project Data:Location: Whiteinch, Glasgow Client: Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association Project value: £3.8 million Contractor: Cruden Building & Renewals Ltd Completion: Sept 2006
Project Description: Our remit for this project included project management, lead consultant, architectural design; interior design; access/disability design & audits: acoustics; model making; cad visualisation; landscape design; brief development, community and stakeholder consultation; contract administration. Built on the campus of the existing Currie Community High School, this new sports hall slotted into a void between the main body of CCHS and their existing sports facility. Both the school and the local community use it, as it is open to after-school sports activities and clubs. The building has been designed to accommodate challenging site levels and exposed site conditions. External materials were carefully chosen to tie in with existing school fabric. The new sports hall was designed in close collaboration with Sportscotland, Currie Community High School Staff, Woodlands MLD Secondary School staff and City of Edinburgh Council technical advisors. Sportscotland offered financial support to the project with an investment of
ÂŁ500,000. The main gym hall has a design capacity for 500 people. Internal features include a viewing galley at first floor level offering views down into the main hall, and changing facilities. The hall is marked out for a wide range of sports such as 5-a-side football, badminton, hockey, volleyball, basketball and netball. The contract also included for an element of refurbishment works to CCHS existing changing room facilities.
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council ÂŁ2.1 million Ogilvie Construction December 2007
Currie Community Sports hall
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Project Description: Redhall Dance Studio/Sports Hall is a combined school and community facility for The City of Edinburgh Council. The building links two schools, Longstone Primary School and Redhall School which is a new special needs school by Anderson Bell + Christie. The building, which is on a sloping site, contains a top-lit sports hall and very attractive side-lit dance base. The dance base doubles as a dividable, flexible space and has proved to be very popular with the schools and community alike, with a number of new uses being devised.
Redhall School - Dance Studio/Sports Hall
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Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Longstone, Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council ÂŁ6.9 million (including School) Graham Construction March 2009
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Auchterarder Community Sports Facilities
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Project Description: Auchterarder Community Sports Hall is a combined school and community facility built as part of the Community School of Auchterarder project. It is a conventional four court hall, however has the unusual features of being on the first floor of the building with the changing accommodation housed below, and having an attractive, large, glazed opening which allows a considerable amount of natural light into the hall. The multi-storey design allowed a very compact and efficient building form with less external perimeter and roof area, thus reducing costs. In addition the building was linked with a library facility and administration centre. All of the facilities benefited from a shared entrance, circulation and plant. The resultant design provided the client with a very economical and efficient project. This Sports Facility is linked to a new Community Campus, designed by Anderson Bell Christie. The Campus provides an extensive range of internal and external sports facilities and is designed to be used by both the school and the public - dealing with differing security and access requirements of school and community. Internal Sports Halls include badminton courts, a teaching sports facility and a viewing area. Auchterarder Gymnastics Club has its own purpose-built facility located on the campus, which the school is able to use. External Sports facilities include all-weather pitches plus 5-a-side multi court; the upgrade of an existing football park and athletics provision (including long jump pit) - plus changing rooms for outdoor sports.
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Auchterarder Perth & Kinross Council ÂŁ1.5 million Robertson Group Construction Ltd November 2004
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Gorgie Mills Sports Hall, Edinburgh Project Description: The brief included for an internal sport halls and external multi court and facilities were designed in collaboration with Sport Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council technical advisors. The main gym hall has a capacity for 80 people and internal features include a viewing galley at first floor level, changing facilities, a fitness suit, a recreation area and staff base. The Gym Hall is marked out for a range of sports such as Basketball, Badminton and 5-a-side football. An acoustician was appointed to advise on detailing and specialised wall finishes to ensure no noise transfer between the main hall and adjacent classroom areas. The external multi-court has a synthetic grass surface and is marked out for basketball, netball and 5-a-side football and has an adjacent free-standing sports store.
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Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council £0.2 million J & G Coughtrie Ltd July 2009
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Location: Woodlands, Glasgow Client: Glasgow Council, for the Voluntary Sector Project value: ÂŁ400,000 Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector purchased this Contractor: JDC Group building from Glasgow City Council when the previous Completion: March 2008 occupants, the Glasgow Gaelic School, obtained new premises elsewhere in the West End. Anderson Bell + Christie carried out an internal re-fit of the existing accommodation. Classrooms were converted for office use, access was improved and a new reception was provided. A new heating system was installed and child sized WCs were replaced. We were architects for the Conversion of a B Listed School in Woodlands to provide offices and a new training and conference centre for the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector.
Conference & Training Centre, Ashley Street
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Project Description: We are currently working on proposals for the comprehensive refurbishment and interior fit-out of an existing department store. Due to the deep plan of the building we have proposed a new central atrium to make the most of circulation space and bring natural light into all accommodation. Proposals include a café, gym, office, classrooms, workshop and multi purpose space. The accessible flat roof is highly visible from the M8 and the plan is for outdoor space there also and skyline of eye catching PV Panels. Andalus is a charitable organisation working to serve the culture and faith related educational needs of Muslim children and adults, and to provide social, recreational and art related activities. They hope to break down barriers and promote community integration by increasing understanding and sharing of the rich and diverse Muslim cultural tradition, while at the same time strongly embracing Scottish roots. Anderson Bell Christie assisted Andalus to obtain funding from CARES & Big Lottery Scotland to cover specialist consultant fees & Design Team fees associated with a feasibility study considering “Energy and Carbon Emission Savings measures”. We consulted potential building users during the development of our design – representatives were invited along to all design team meetings and their feedback informed our final proposals.
Culture Centre Glasgow
Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
New City Road, Glasgow Andalus £1.8 million TBC Ongoing
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The West West Centre Centre Project Description: A high profile, multi-award winning, community health external and internal fabric, as well as the landscape. The building located in a socially deprived area of Glasgow. artwork is light and fun and has been designed specifically The building is designed to provide a ‘joined-up, holistic with the children using the building in mind. facility’ for Children and Family Services in the West of Glasgow, incorporating Health, Psychiatric and Social work facilities under a single roof. Given the innovative nature of the building, there was particularly close consultation and collaboration with the building’s staff in order to develop a completely new delivery model. The building contains a number of innovative features including a fresh approach to security. The building is highly secure, however, both externally and internally it appears very ‘open’; no external security screens, or shutters are fitted. The building contains a number of sustainable features including super-insulation, passive ventilation with the use of the atrium as a ventilation stack, low embodied energy materials and a total energy design. There was a particularly extensive arts strategy in the building (also award winning). Art pieces were incorporated into the
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Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Drumchapel, Glasgow NHS GG&C £4 million Ogilvie Construction March 2012
“We are extremely proud of the new facility at Drumchapel. Anderson Bell + Christie worked extremely hard to produce an exceptional environment that will enhance the quality of care we provide. The Team devoted a considerable amount of time to listen to our needs and get the detail right. Anderson Bell + Christie has shown great commitment to the project from feasibility stage right through to handover and provided a very professional service throughout.” John Donnelly; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Drumchapel Family and Children’s Centre
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Project Description: Anderson Bell + Christie have been appointed by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to design a new Outdoor Education Centre at Bhaltos on the Isle of Lewis. Working with Urras Ionad Bhaltos and the local community, we have spent the last couple of months developing the Brief for the building by talking to those who are involved in Outdoor Pursuits in the Isles and elsewhere, as well as those who used to visit the previous centre. In this way, we have been able to test the proposals to ensure that the new facility will work well and deliver a real benefit to locals and visitors alike. The new Bhaltos Outdoor Learning Centre will replace the existing derelict school building on the site. This has undergone a number of piecemeal modifications over the years, including its conversion to an outdoor centre, and has since fallen into a state of disrepair. Whilst it has been considered, renovation would be very costly and would not be feasible from an energy or accommodation point of view. Most importantly it would not offer the quality and benefits necessary for a 21st Century facility on this
stunning site. This project is an important opportunity for what will become a key facility in the Western Isles and the proposals use the wider area around the building to make the absolute maximum out of its location. The centre will attract new visitors and outdoor enthusiasts to the area, as well as enhance the available amenities for the local communities. It will truly complement existing and developing local sport infrastructure whilst at the same time providing an important education role. The centre will introduce different types of physical activity, teach new skills and inform visitors about the important surrounding landscape and its natural and built heritage.
Bhaltos Outdoor Learning Centre
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Key Project Data:Location: Client: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Bhaltos. Isle of Lewis. Urras Ionad Bhaltos To be confirmed To be confirmed Ongoing
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Delivering Quality Office Organisation: Anderson Bell + Christie provide a one-stop comprehensive, integrated service over a range of sectors and project sizes from feasibility to completion on site. Our Partners are: Adam Bell (B.Arch. (Hons) DipArch RIAS RIBA ARB ) Stephen Lamb (BSc Arch.(Hons) DipArchRIAS RIBA ARB) We have a staff of twenty seven (excluding partners) and operate as four teams. Each has a dedicated partner/ manager + technical/CAD support from technicians or part-qualified architects. Technical staff are supported by our administration staff. Appropriate IT structure: We have thirty one computer workstations, all fully networked, backed up and managed by Archetype Services. We use AutoCAD, 3dMAX and Adobe Suite. Quality management: We are BBS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management accredited, and use our QM system as an active tool for structured Design, Production and Construction Information Review at all key project stages. To ensure this is delivered, the office employs a dedicated QM Manager - Claire McLuckie BSc (Hons) MSc ARB RIBA RIAS. Data management: We use Archetype to manage digital information - including logging, filing and retrieving documents, correspondence, drawings and emails digitally. Specification Systems: We subscribe to the NBS Full Specifier and Scheduler, IHS and on-line Key4Architects. CDM Management: We have a Health and Safety Policy and procedures and systems which are managed at Partner level. All site staff hold appropriate CSCS cards. We can demonstrate compliance with ‘Approved Code of Practice (L144 – Managing Health and Safety in Construction)’ Urban Design: We have an award-winning in-house urban design studio (RTPI Awards in 2005, 2007 and 2010) offering Master Planning, and Urban Design. Graphics: We are able to deliver desktop-publishing, newsletters, brochures, digital; web design, digital presentations, perspectives, 3d computer visualisation; computer fly-throughs; model making; video and video editing; and physical model making using a variety of media.
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Resources The practice comprises thirty five staff; two directors, twenty nine technical and four administrative. All staff participate in a full CPD programme, and are supported and encouraged to develop specialist knowledge through further study and to work collaboratively with others in the design community. Staff - most of our senior staff have been with us for over 10 years, balanced by some younger members of the team who have recently graduated. Equipment and Software - we continually invest in our equipment and software, and in recent years have focused on the implementation of BIM, using Autodesk REVIT. Training - we invest in staff training and have a structured CPD programme. Quality Management - the practice is ISO9001:2008 certified. All projects are now developed and delivered using this process.
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Sustainable Design We design all of our community buildings to be highly sustainable, whether they are new builds or refurbishments. All of our projects undergo a rigorous sustainability review process, during which all potential options are thoroughly examined and considered for in the project with due regard to capita and lifetime costs. Our attitude is to ‘build in’ the maximum degree of sustainability which the project can support. In addition, we use these features as educational tools for the building users. Project: Steiner Eco-Refurbishment. We worked with the Energy Saving Trust to carry out an energy audit for the school, measuring potential carbon reduction and devising proposals for monitoring future energy performance. We developed an exemplar low carbon solution which can be adapted and reused for other refurbishment projects. We successfully applied for funding from the Climate Challenge Fund to carry out Options Appraisal Studies for refurbishment based upon the BRE Green Specification for insulation, airtightness, ventilation and secondary glazing, and explored options for renewable technologies to be successfully incorporated into the school’s urban location. We used healthy, natural materials such as thermafleece insulation, low VOC paints, formaldehyde free boards, and, using Historic Scotland’s data and assistance, developed specification for improving the thermal performance of users’ external walls.
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Art Installations at Auchterarder Community Campus
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Community Art The Shields Centre
The West Centre, Drumchapel
Art & Interiors We have integrated artists’ work into our buildings for over 12 years. This approach has enriched and enlivened our projects, often taking them in unexpected directions, while always creating additional layers of interest and educational value. Project: Auchterarder Community Campus. We reviewed our designs to see where we could use the work of artists in the education elements of this project , and then developed common themes for art works based upon local geography and history. We went on to research and implement funding packages for art works and to commission artists to work with pupils. The final pieces comprise one of the most extensive public art programmes in a Scottish school. Project: The West Centre, Drumchapel. There was a particularly extensive art strategy in the building (also award winning). Art pieces were incorporated into the external and internal fabric, as well as the landscape. The artwork is light and fun and has been designed specifically with the children using the building in mind. Project: The Shields Centre. The design is centered round a bright, airy, doubleheight waiting and reception area. Short wings containing the doctors’ consulting rooms lead off the main space. Artwork has been incorporated within the building fabric in the form of a screen along the front of the building’s elevation and decorative manifestation is incorporated into a number of glazed screens internally.
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”Anderson Bell + Christie were the project architect on the new Primary Care Centres in Dalbeattie and Dunscore, which we delivered in partnership with NHS Dumfries & Galloway. The project was a great success and Anderson Bell Christie’s contemporary designs helped us to deliver both best value for money for the client and fantastic new facilities for the people of Dalbeattie and Dunscore.” Andrew Munro, Senior Development Manager HUB South West.
Value for Money Anderson Bell + Christie are able to offer a diverse range of skill-sets that provides significant Value for Money on any project: Site Development Options Appraisal - We can develop rapid capacity studies to determine whether sites are usable and identify key cost/operational opportunities and consequences of each site option. Layout Development and Adjacencies – we can design building layouts which are flexible. and are able to rapidly examine design options in the terms of costs and timescales. Materials and Components - our detailed knowledge of current market means we are well placed to identify the most appropriate solutions, taking account of maintenance needs to produce buildings which are highly sustainable,
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and architecturally appropriate. Employment – during the process of some of our larger projects we have been able to create graduate roles within the company. Research and Development - We have in-house Research Capability and work regularly with academia on practice -based research and with government on policybased projects. We give planning policy advice to Local Authorities and our work has been published as exemplars in Government best practice advice on design. We are completing research that will steer future regulation in indoor air quality and that will assist designing for an ageing population. Interior Design Services - We can offer high quality, inhouse interior design services.
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