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Green Apple Award; Civic Trust Mention; Scottish Government Exemplar School ‘’World Educational Facilities’’ OECD; Scottish Arts Council National Lottery awards; Royal Society of Arts - Art and Architecture Scheme Award Worked on over
1000
years old.... the Practice was founded in 1991
Projects
staff female to male staff ratio achieving almost full gender
Anderson Bell + Christie have worked on over 40 education projects since 1998 2
Experience in..... Community Halls, Community Hubs, Sports Hubs, Gymnasiums, Sports Halls, Swimming Pools, New Build and Refurbishments
Domestic Non - Domestic
introduction Anderson Bell + Christie is an established, design-driven architectural practice. We have designed and implemented over 40 education projects, and have developed specific expertise in pre-schools and nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, including schools for children with a wide range of needs. We are responsible for a number of innovative community and education campuses in partnership with local authorities and private sector education providers and we also have recent experience of the refurbishment and extension of existing schools - often these can be located within listed or heritage buildings. With a team of 35 people, we are ideally placed to develop and deliver education 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 25 years.
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Contents
26-27 Benview Campus
28-29 Tinto Primary
32-33 Cromarty Primary School
30-31 Redhall Special Needs
34-35 Doonfoot Primary
8-9 Sustainable Design 10-11 Pre-School & Nursery 12-13 Primary 14-15 Secondary 16-17 Special Schools 18-19 Campuses 20-21 Refurbishment & Extensions 22-23 Art & Interiors 4
36-37 Govan Primary & Nursery
48-49 Delivering Quality 50-51 Resources
38-39 Steiner School Eco Refurb
52-53 Project Planning, Information Flow & Risk Control 54-55 Health & Safety 56-57 Value for Money
40-41 Woodlands MLD Secondary
42-43 Gorgie Mills SEBD School
44-45 Auchterarder Community 5
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Anderson Bell + Christie believe in credible sustainability and have developed a standardised structure, benchmarked and measured as part of our Quality Management system.
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sustainable design We design all of our community buildings to be highly sustainable, whether they are new builds or refurbishments. We are skilled in ‘state of the art’ sustainable designs, including mass timber and using natural insulation such as sheep’s wool. All of our projects undergo a rigorous sustainability review process, during which all potential options are thoroughly examined and included in the project, if the budget permits. 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 School Eco -Refurbishment Our remit for this project included project management, architecture; access/ disability design & audits: acoustics; model making; cad visualisation; brief development, community and stakeholder consultation; contract administration. Karen Anderson acted as project manager and design team leader The existing school building, though of high architectural quality, was in need of considerable repair and re-planning. It is of sandstone construction with a complex slated roof and high energy costs were an issue for its occupants. We facilitated workshops for parents, stakeholders and staff to assist them to develop a brief using 3D models, sketches and computer animations. We worked with the Energy Savings Trust to carry out an energy audit for the school, and we measured potential carbon reduction and devised 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 external walls.
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Pre-school & Nursery We have a strong track record of delivering facilities for preschool children. We create rich, light and, above all, fun and stimulating environments for early learning and teaching. We have, in the past, worked with artists to create playful interventions which work on many levels; we have worked with the children themselves to integrate their ideas in the final design, and we have worked with educationalists to fine tune our designs to the most current pre-school thinking.
Project: Benview Early Years Centre An early-years centre with capacity for over 60 pre-school children. The EYC is part of Benview Educational Campus and it has its own fully-enclosed all-weather courtyard.
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Auchterarder Nursery
Govan Pals Play Area / Arts Building, Glasgow
Projects: Broomloan Nursery, Govan: Glasgow: A new nursery for the Govan Community, part of the Govan Riverside School Campus, also designed by Anderson Bell + Christie. Shaw Mhor EarlyYears Centre: A new nursery for the Tinto Community - part of the Tinto Primary School Campus. Auchterarder Nursery: The nursery forms part of the Auchterarder Community Campus, and artists were involved with the design of the nursery from an early stage, resulting in a unique and stimulating environment. Govan Pals Play Area / Arts Building, Glasgow: An Arts / Play Centre for the Hills Trust Parents Community Group. There are workspaces for drama, dance and art as well as technical facilities for film and music.
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Primary Our primary schools range from small village schools to those that are able to accommodate many hundreds of pupils, many of which encompass a variety of special needs provision. We have designed primary schools in rural, suburban and urban areas, and in each case we have sought to enrich and enhance the children’s environment and local community.
Projects: Primary Schools Tinto Primary School; for Glasgow City Council: Tinto Primary has a roll of over 500 with 130 nursery pupils. Shared community facilities include a new artificial football pitch. Govan Primary School; for Glasgow City Council: The new school combines a number of denominational and non-denominational primary schools, and a pre-five facility. Benview Primary School; for Glasgow City Council: The new school combines a denominational and nondenominational primary school, nursery and special needs unit for children with autism. Doonfoot Primary School for South Ayrshire Council: We designed an extension to this ‘70s-built school to give four additional classrooms and breakout space, as well as associated landscaping works. Cromarty Primary School for Highland Council: We are currently refurbishing and sympathetically extending this B-Listed school to provide three new classrooms and a MUGA.
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Three primary schools for Glasgow City Council: Benview Primary School, Govan Primary School, Tinto Primary School
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secondary Our secondary schools portfolio is wide ranging, and includes small additional support needs schools, refurbishments, private schools and campus projects as well as robust mainstream schools. Our secondary schools are built to last - we understand the wear and tear which they can be subjected to, and have, over the years, developed a specification which will stand the test of time.
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Project: Auchterarder Secondary School Auchterarder Secondary School forms part of the Auchterarder Community Campus, a project that was designed to provide nursery, primary and secondary school education, plus a range of community facilities. Artists were involved in fitting out interiors.
Project: Gorgie Mills Secondary School This building has been tailored to meet the particular requirements of pupils with SEBD (social, emotional or behavioural difficulties) and is the culmination of a unique collaboration between the architects and educationalists, resulting in a completely new school form.
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special schools We have particular experience in the design of special education schools. We have developed projects with educationalists for children with a wide range of issues, including autism, SEBD, MLD and other additional support needs. In many cases, we worked with staff to create new ways of delivering learning and teaching, including developing new groupings and clusters of spaces, timeout spaces and dedicated external teaching space.
Project: Redhall Primary School, Edinburgh A primary school for children with moderate learning difficulties, which is designed to suit its sloping site and is grouped around a private, landscaped courtyard. It has been designed specifically for 80 pupils accommodated in 8 classrooms.
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Projects: Schools for pupils with additional support needs Benview Campus, Glasgow: The new campus includes Highpark Language and Communication Resource for children with autistic spectrum disorders. Woodlands (MLD), Currie: A new, bespoke secondary school designed for 80 children with moderate learning difficulties located in the Currie High School campus. Gorgie Mills Secondary School, Edinburgh: This building has been tailored to meet the particular requirements of pupils with SEBD (social, emotional or behavioural difficulties) and is the culmination of a unique collaboration between the architects and educationalists, resulting in a completely new school form.
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campuses We specialise in joining and combining schools of a variety of types, community functions and private enterprises together in single campuses, appropriate to their location, whether rural, suburban or urban. In each case, we have used our masterplanning skills and knowledge to create a fully integrated and seamless intervention.
Project: Benview Campus, Glasgow The new campus comprises a denominational and nondenominational primary school, a pre-five facility and Highpark Language and Communication Resource for children with autistic spectrum disorders. The primary school accommodates 507 pupils, the nursery 61 pupils, and the Language and Communication Resource 24 pupils.
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Projects: Education Campuses Auchterarder Community Campus: 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. There is a community learning and resource centre, a library, print room, study room, meeting rooms and a café area - all of which can be used by the local community and the school. The campus also provides an extensive range of internal and external sports facilities used by the school and the public, as well a dedicated gymnastics club.
Belmont House School, Newton Mearns: The final design implemented our proposals for alterations to the existing listed Building to provide new science classrooms, changing facilities and circulation areas and an extension to the existing school for a sports hall and further classrooms. The site was within the grounds of the original, listed school building, which had to remain safe and functioning throughout the build.
Govan Riverside Campus: Govan Campus is a new multiplex school to replace St Saviour’s Primary, Hill’s Trust Primary, Copeland Primary Castleview Community Campus (Feasibility Study): Castleview Community Campus brings together three and Broomloan Nursery. The new campus has been built new schools - two primaries and a special school - plus on the site of the football pitch at the former St Gerard’s facilities for use by the schools and the local community. Secondary School, Govan. There is a central administrative hub and shared multipurpose and sports facilities, a base for local housing, social work and police, as well as a cafe. It is designed to provide a ‘heart’ for Raploch.
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refurbishment & extension We have refurbished, modernised and extended schools for many years. We are skilled and experienced in modernising a variety of buildings from listed historic buildings through to more modern system-built structures from the ‘60s and ‘70s. We can carry out condition surveys and have the expertise to prepare very detailed options appraisals. Most importantly, we have the ability to upgrade existing structures to modern and highly sustainable standards.
Project: Auchterarder Victorian School Refurbishment The original Victorian school building was listed and, despite many years of alteration and low cost refurbishment, fundamentally of a high quality. It was therefore decided at masterplanning stage to retain this building in the final layout.
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Belmont House School
Steiner School
Doonfoot Primary School, Ayr
Ballikinrain Residential School
Projects: Refurbishment & Extension Cromarty Primary School for Highland Council: We are currently refurbishing and sympathetically extending this B-listed school to provide three new classrooms and a MUGA in the conservation village of Cromarty. Belmont House School, Newton Mearns: The design includes alterations to the existing listed building to provide new science classrooms, new changing facilities and circulation areas, as well as an extension to the existing school to provide a sports hall and further classrooms. Steiner School, Glasgow: Anderson Bell Christie and the Glasgow Steiner School obtained funding to embark on an ambitious programme to repair and restore the school’s important listed buildings - developing an exemplar low carbon solution, which is able to be adapted and reused for other refurbishment projects. Steiner School are now looking for other premises and we have been working with the Steiner Community on a feasibility study for this.
Ballikinrain School Refurbishment: This existing school comprises a B-listed castle, stables block and ancillary buildings including a gatehouse. All were constructed in the mid-1800s. More recent additions included a teaching block and staff houses constructed in the 1960s. The upgrading, renovation and conversion designs have involved many detailed discussions with the local conservation planner and Historic Scotland. New Community Sports Hall at Currie High School: 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. Doonfoot Primary School for South Ayrshire Council: A major extension to this ‘70s-built school in Ayr, to provide four additional classrooms and breakout space, as well as associated landscaping works.
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art & interiors We have integrated artists’ work into our community 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, educational value and fun.
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 any Scottish school.
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Benview Education Campus Project description: Benview Campus is part of ‘TheThree Primary Schools’ project for Glasgow City Council and is located on a very spectacular (and challenging) elevated site in the middle of Ruchill Park in Glasgow. The new school combines denominational and non-denominational primary schools, a pre-five facility and a special needs unit for children with autism. The primary roll is 507, the nursery 61, and the special needs unit 24. In addition, shared community facilities were provided, including a new artificial football pitch. Considerable early design work and consultation was carried out in order to secure planning consent. The many challenges of developing the site included accessing/servicing the site through the park and adjacent land as well as responding to the high voltage power-lines passing through the site. The building has a linear design which provides east/west orientation to minimise overheating, while still allowing the dining area to enjoy the spectacular views to the south. All classrooms face west onto a linear play area where an existing tree belt has been utilised for shelter.
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Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Ruchill Park, Glasgow. Glasgow City Council, 2 Primary, 1 Nursery and 1 Special Needs School. £15 million City Building Group May 2013
“From the beginning, it has been very clear that this is a bright and very talented firm of architects whose designs for the three schools have drawn very high praise from the client department (Education Services) and from design review bodies such as Architecture Design Scotland. Not only have the council, and I been very impressed with the designs of the schools, they have met a very challenging brief for pre-12 schools and special needs facilities and have addressed each challenge with a flexible and pro-active approach throughout the design process and planning processes.” Martin Kelly Glasgow City Council
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Project description: Tinto Primary is located on the site of an existing school in a suburban area of South Glasgow. The new school combines Tinto primary school with several other existing primary schools in the area, as well as a new pre-five facility. The primary roll is 507 with 130 nursery pupils. In addition, shared community facilities were provided with a new artificial football pitch. The new building was designed to create a clear civic landmark in what is a suburban area otherwise devoid of civic buildings or spaces. As such, the building has a public side, expressed by placing the building directly on to the street and the creation of some external public realm, and a private side for use by the school with a sunny and safe play courtyard. The play courtyard is a spectacular south facing, sheltered space and includes a number of playground zones, educational planting and amphitheatre seating. The site was extremely constrained and this sizeable building had to be constructed while the existing school
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was kept fully functioning. The school layout incorporates bright and sunny shared breakout spaces which deinstitutionalise the circulation spaces as well as providing additional educational space. Anderson Bell + Christie worked with artists to create a number of features which are built into the fabric of the building. The new facility is designed to act as a ‘hub’ for the local community socially, as well as in terms of townscape.
Key Project Data:Location: Nether Auldhouse Road, Glasgow Participants: Glasgow City Council, 2 Primary, 1 Nursery Project value: £14 million Contractor: City Building Group Completion: January 2012
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Redhall Special Needs Primary School Project description: Redhall is a special needs school for children with moderate learning difficulties of primary school age. The school has been designed for 64 pupils accommodated in 8 classrooms and is located in the grounds of the existing Longstone Primary School, which remained occupied during the construction period. The building has been configured to suit its sloping site, with the classroom spaces grouped around a number of landscaped courtyards. The layout was developed in collaboration with MLD school staff to provide an appropriate solution for the site. The plan form is fragmented and curved to de-institutionalise the building, maximise natural light and ventilation and reduce the building’s impact on neighbouring houses. All classrooms on the western side of the building lead onto individual, secure play courtyards with additional external one-to-one teaching spaces. The eastern side of the building gives onto larger ‘high energy’ spaces. The site also includes a separate new sports hall, an
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attractive dance studio and a large multi-purpose outdoor pitch. These facilities are for use by Redhall School as well as the neighbouring Longstone School and the wider community. This project was shortlisted for a Roses Award in the Best Public Building category and shortlisted for a Building Design Award.
Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Longstone, Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council, 1 Special Needs (MLD) Primary School ÂŁ6.9 million Graham March 2009
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Cromarty Primary School Project description: This project involves the renovation and extension of Cromarty Primary School on the Black Isle in Ross-shire for the Highland Council. As the existing school building is grade B listed and the project is located in the conservation village of Cromarty, very detailed liaison between the planning department and with Historic Scotland was necessary. A new classroom configuration with enhanced insulation works was required within the existing building. These works have had to be sensitively carried out without disruption to the existing, decorative interior. The new extension respects the mass and key lines of the existing building, however has been designed to contrast and to be read as a separate, modern building. Inside the extension it is bright and airy with large area of glass and colour used in the learning and teaching spaces. Detailed consideration of how the children and teachers would use the new spaces created has led to a number of attractive and innovative features.
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Key Project Data:Location: Cromarty, Ross-shire Participants: The Highland Council, Cromarty Primary School Project value: ÂŁ2.1 million Contractor: Morgan Sindall Completion: Programmed for December 2015
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Doonfoot Primary Extension Project description:
benefits from a strong connection between inside and The existing Doonfoot Primary School was a single outside. There is a paved area of hard standing as well as a storey structure which was constructed in the 1970s. structured terrace and banked grassed areas. In plan these Constructed in brick and timber, it was typical of its age, are arranged as a series of organic, free flowing shapes. located centrally within a grassed site which is accessed from the south east. The school is particularly exposed to the weather due to its proximity to the coastline. The extension comprises new accommodation for four classrooms and a breakout space as well as two shared teaching terraces and landscaping externally. This accommodation abuts the west elevation of the existing school, located in the north-west corner of the site. Large openings and roof lights internally will deliver lots of natural light and ventilation to the new classrooms. The new breakout space and external teaching spaces are formed to give variety to the teaching environment for Curriculum for Excellence Standards. The proposals include landscaping to the external area directly to the west of the new extension. This was an important part of the works given that the internal layout
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Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Ayr South Ayrshire Council £500,000 Ashleigh January 2015
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Govan Primary School and Nursery Project description: Govan Primary School and Nursery is part of ‘The Three Primary Schools’ project for Glasgow City Council. Anderson Bell + Christie won this commission by competition in 2006. Anderson Bell + Christie’s 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. Govan Primary is located on the site of an existing live school in Govan, in South Glasgow. The new school combines a number of denominational and non-denominational primary schools, and a pre-five facility. The primary roll is 475 with 80 nursery pupils. In addition, shared community facilities have been provided including a new artificial football pitch which will be used by the local community.
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The building has been designed to be an urban, civic landmark in order to echo past Glasgow schools, and, as such, has a frontage directly on to the busy Govan Road. The main circulation ‘street’ protects the learning and teaching spaces from the noise and distraction of the main road. A number of teaching wings extend south from the circulation ‘street’ creating safe, sheltered, southfacing courtyards in-between. These spaces incorporate playground zones, educational planting, areas of fixed seating and a “wetland wildlife” area. The site was quite constrained and this sizeable building had to be constructed while the existing school was kept fully functioning and safe. The school layout incorporates bright and sunny shared breakout spaces which de-institutionalise the main circulation spaces as well as providing additional educational space. Colour has been incorporated in the glazing in a variety of ways creating rich detailed design both inside and out.
Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Govan, Glasgow Glasgow City Council £11 million City Building (Glasgow) LLP 2011
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Project description: Pilot proposals for the sustainable refurbishment, alteration and extension of existing primary school and phased refurbishment of an occupied school. Our remit for this project included project management, architecture; access/ disability design & audits: acoustics; model making; cad visualisation; brief development, community and stakeholder consultation; contract administration. Karen Anderson acted as project manager and design team leader The existing school building, though of high architectural quality, was in need of considerable repair and re-planning. It is of sandstone construction with a complex slated roof and high energy costs were an issue for its occupants. We facilitated workshops for parents, stakeholders and staff to assist them to develop a brief using 3D models, sketches and computer animations. We worked with the Energy Savings Trust to carry out an energy audit for the school, and we measured potential
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carbon reduction and devised 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 external walls.
Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Yorkhill, Glasgow. The Steiner Primary School £2 million Hunter & Clark Ltd November 2009
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Project description: A new, bespoke secondary school designed for 80 children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) located in the Currie High School campus. Anderson Bell + Christie’s remit for this project included project management, lead consultant, architectural design; interior design; access/disability design & audits: acoustics; model making; CAD visualisation; brief development, stakeholder consultation; contract administration. Woodlands Secondary School encompasses a number of mild learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Other than these issues the children are mainstream secondary school pupils. The school layout has curved classroom wings developed in close collaboration with MLD school staff. This is a creative, environmentally friendly solution to the site as the curved layout minimises the cut and fill necessary to develop the site. Curving the plan also helped to soften and de-institutionalize the building, maximize natural light and ventilation, and reducing the building’s impact on the sensitive woodland site. All classrooms are orientated east/west and give onto the small wooded stream to the west of the building. The existing mature planting has been enhanced to create a charming woodland setting for the building, which will improve with age. This and other initiatives create shelter and habitat areas for education, amenity and wildlife. Materials that are recycled, reused and/or sustainable have been utilized where possible. On the site the landscaping design includes the extension of woodland and diversifying tree species within existing ancient woodland strip removing some non-natives/weed species such as sycamore and creating shelter from wind and sun and improving it as a habitat. This and other initiatives such as removing a culvert for increased water flow, planting mainly native species creates habitat areas for education, amenity and wildlife. Green Apple Award Winner for Sustainability 2008
Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor:
Currie, South West Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council £5 million Ogilvie Construction
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Project description: Gorgie Mills School provides education for children with social, emotional and behavioural issues as well as a number of children on the autistic spectrum, located in southwest Edinburgh. Anderson Bell + Christie’s remit for this project included project management, lead consultant, architectural design; interior design; access/disability design & audits: acoustics; model making; CAD visualisation; brief development, stakeholder consultation; contract administration. This building has been tailored to meet the very special requirements of its occupants and is the culmination of a unique collaboration between the architects and educationalists, resulting in an innovative new school form. This consists a number of teaching ‘pods’, which comprise two teaching spaces and a shared social area. These ‘pods’ extend from main body of the school to enclose individual courtyards which are used exclusively by single class groups. This approach has considerable advantages to the pupils and staff in terms of the delivery of learning and teaching, as it minimises movement throughout the school, greatly reduces distraction and allows
containment of potentially disruptive behaviour before it spreads to other areas in the school. A variety of external spaces have been created to cater for those pupils who find large open spaces challenging and those who require more open runaround space. Traditionally schools have also been recognised as ‘special’ public buildings and as such have been celebrated and made recognisable as places of learning. The proposed new school has been designed as a distinctive landmark, and as the area immediately surrounding the site has few distinctive features, the school will create a ‘sense of place’. The development incorporates a sustainable drainage system, which dissipates the water via a wetland area and swale/nature area both of which provide additional educational potential. Timber frame in-fill panels normally found in domestic architecture will be used to reduce the use of steel/concrete and to increase insulation.
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Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Georgie, South West Edinburgh City of Edinburgh Council £5 million Ogilvie Construction 2008
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Auchterarder Community School Project description: The nursery and primary Schools form a part of the Auchterarder Community Campus, a wider project which has been designed in it’s entirety, by Anderson Bell + Christie to provide nursery, primary and secondary school education, plus a range of community facilities. The buildings have been designed as a campus with a view to maximising community use without compromising the school functions. Anderson Bell + Christie’s 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. The design draws from the local townscape, history and materials traditionally used in the area to sensitively incorporate a sizeable school development in a small rural town, balancing community accessibility with security and appropriate scale. Artists were involved with the design of the nursery and primary schools from an early stage, resulting in a unique and stimulating
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environment for learning and teaching. The school incorporates a number of sustainable features including a sustainable urban drainage system (swale) and wetland area (providing a habitat for local flora and fauna) and a very high degree of sustainable construction. Auchterarder’s townscape has been shaped by the traditional Scottish feu plan pattern of development, this is still clearly evident as a series of long thin plots extending back from the High Street. AB+C utilised this development pattern to discretely position the new buildings in a linear layout thus incorporating them in a way which was appropriate for the town. The project involved an unusual level of consultation with the community as well as school staff, including individual members of the existing primary and nursery school staff. The design of the building forms draw from the surrounding agricultural architecture and incorporate the use of recycled, local, stone built traditionally. The project was carried out in full accordance with relevant
Awards & Publications: regulations current at the time. The project has been published in a number of books and magazines and is a well know exemplar of good school design.
Key Project Data:Location: Participants: Project value: Contractor: Completion:
Auchterarder, Perthshire Perth and Kinross Council £3.2 million Robertson Group Construction Ltd December 2006
• Royal Society of Arts – Art and Architecture Scheme Award (2005) • CivicTrust 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)
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Anderson Bell + Christie are accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems. We use our QM system as an active tool for structured Design, Production and Construction Information Review at all key project stages.
Delivering Quality Anderson Bell + Christie are accredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems. We use our QM system as an active tool for structured Design and Construction Information Review at all key project stages. To ensure this is delivered, the office audits all below:Structured Design and Technical Quality Reviews design overseen day-to-day ‘on the board’ by project director monitored at formal design and technical review meetings and key project sign-off stages. Reviews by senior management team and project team staff but open to all. This maximises design and technical quality and ensures ‘whole office’ experience informs/supports all projects. Reviews held post value engineering exercises. Feedback from these reviews are recorded in pro-formas and saved against each project. Project plans - are completed for every project to determine project objectives, critical information and milestones. Design Development - proposals amended and re-reviewed incorporating review responses. Client Feedback – we formally request client feedback at key project stages to ensure that a high quality service is being
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delivered. It also provides the opportunity to identify and remedy any issues quickly. Data Management - Archetype Document Management System used office-wide to ensure effective project communication, filing, reporting and contract recording consistency. This system logs and records all emails, documents, meeting minutes, contacts, letters and timesheets. Building Information Management Protocols and Execution Plans - ensures integrated approach across all design disciplines including file sharing formats, levels of detail, model structures for interoperability. Incorporated into our quality system. We have taken steps to become early adopters of BIM. These systems provide real benefits for our clients, including: • Rapid Scheduling/ tracking of data/floor areas/ room properties • Cross-referenced NBS Specification • Efficiency savings in change management
Auchterarder Community Campus • Modelling for fire engineering/energy performance • Design audit - models interrogate design information provided by others • Visualisation - using 3ds Max communicate building more clearly to clients • Improved production times and reliability The office is extremely proficient in the use of a wide variety of technical design standards. On NHS projects we have a record of all current guidance documents and a library of SHTMs, SHPNs, HBNs and other documents such as EnCO2de. On education projects we are well versed in Government initiatives such Scotland’s Schools for the Future, and have a library of local government design guidance. We have a presence on the Building Standards Division Working Group which reviews suggested changes to the technical standards before they are put forward for statutory consultation and approval by ministers. This gives us an insight into upcoming changes which may have an impact on our project work.
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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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We believe all projects, regardless of procurement method, should use the positive, key principles of partnering to deliver higher quality design and build for the client’s budget. We frequently use a partnering type approach to identify key programme milestones. This allows us to work with a main contractor to build a programme that suits sub-contractors, resourcing schedules and information delivery. These processes also ensure that key sign off points are identified and can be actioned by the participant. This type of approach also allows value for money to be achieved through an iterative process of dialogue on design intent and preferred materials. The aim of this dialogue is to build in value throughout the process and eliminate the need for value engineering exercises. Our advice is always to meet early with statutory consultees. This quickly identifies any risks associated with statutory consents. It also builds strong working relationships with the planning and warrant officers which can prove invaluable in the design process.
The office is experienced in working with risk management documents and participating in risk workshops. This allows us to be active participants in the process and understand the nature of identified risks and the steps required to eliminate risk. We also have considerable experience working with community groups. This gives us insight into how to draw out coherent and reliable briefing data as well as managing community expectation. This allows the occupier comfort that the community’s needs are adequately reflected in the design whilst controlling the process and limiting exposure to risk. Anderson Bell + Christie have significant experience acting as design team lead. Over the past 20 years the office has been responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of projects in the role of Contract Administrator and Design Team Lead. We have a sharp focus on the coordination of sub-consultant information and activities to ensure programme delivery is achieved. We are also well connected within the industry and have strong working
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relationships with a variety of specialist sub consultants from fire and acoustic engineers to arts consultants, educationalists, ecologists, BREEAM advisors and business case advisors. We have practical experience working with online document management systems such as 4P, Buzzsaw and Conject. These are excellent tools for controlling information flow and ensure total access and visibility of project documentation.
We believe all projects, should use the positive, key principles of partnering to deliver higher quality design and build for the client’s budget.
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Health and Safety All of our project teams hold appropriate experience and qualifications. If required we can provide a comprehensive package of information to comply with the ‘Approved Code of Practice (L144 – Managing Health and Safety in Construction)’ Our staff have full access to competent advice, training and information. This is delivered through structured, monitored and recorded CPD. A staff member is nominated as Health and Safety Advisor, to deliver inhouse CPDs and project reviews, and we have access to an independent H+S consultant. Staff are provided with an induction pack on joining the office and take part in our structured H+S/CDM training which highlights health and safety and CDM requirements in project design reviews. CDM issues are raised at every site, design and in-house office meeting and we hold twice yearly specific CDM seminars to update our staff on CDM issues. All our architects are CSCS certified and have passed the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test.
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We have well developed and externally assessed office health and safety manuals and policies which detail responsibilities for day-to-day operation and monitoring of procedures and incorporate a systematic, monitored approach to site safety. Our ISO900:2008 certified quality system stipulates how we apply designers’ risk assessments to identify and design out risks and reduce residual risks which cannot be eliminated through design. It stipulates how we contribute to the health and safety dile to allow future users of buildings to identify potential risks.
Govan Priamry school and Nursery, Glasgow
All our architects are CSCS certified and have passed the CITB Health, Safety & Environment Test.
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We are able to offer a diverse range of skill sets that provides significant value for money on any project: Generating Site Development Options Appraisal - using our experience, working with the team we will identify key cost/ operational opportunities and consequences of each site option Layout Development and Adjacencies – we will consider options for flexible accommodation use, quantifying potential area savings and operational benefits for each option, allowing the client to prioritise space-use and accommodation allowances. Materials and Components - best value better buying - our detailed knowledge of current market and work for public sector clients means we are well placed to identify appropriate solutions, taking account of client maintenance needs to produce buildings which are highly sustainable, and architecturally appropriate within defined budget. Employment – during the process of some of our major schools projects we have been able to create graduate roles within the company. We would be delighted to offer this opportunity again.
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Exemplar design using simplicity of construction, avoiding over-elaborate, complex forms and building detailing - using our design skills, proportion, scale and articulation to create architecture which is appropriate. Inclusion of Art - we have a successful track record of the inclusion of art within the fabric of our buildings. We promote and lead this process and have the skills to ensure that artists are selected, funding secured and the art implemented under various procurement methods. Research and Development - to support this aim we have inhouse Research Capability and work regularly with academia on practice -based research and with government on policy-based 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 designing for an aging population. Interior Design Services - we can offer high quality, in-house interior design services.
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.
�Anderson Bell + Christie was 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.
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BAM CCG Cruden Graham Ogilvie UBC Highland Council Argyll and Bute Council City of Edinburgh Council Glasgow City Council North Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council Perth and Kinross Council Dumfries and Galloway Council Belmont House School Steiner School Govan Pals
education awards Woodlands Secondary School - for City of Edinburgh Council Green Apple Award for sustainable development 2009 Shortlisted for the Building Design Architect of the Year Awards 2006; Education Auchterarder Community Campus 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
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382 Great Western Road Glasgow G4 9HT tel: 0141 339 1515 email: gen@andersonbellchristie.com web: www.andersonbellchristie.com
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