Student Number: 09028878 Jonathan Scott Davey
BOULMER LIFE BOAT STATION 1
Feasilibty Report
Feasibility Report
This section focuses on the existing building, the surrounding area and views. As well as conditions that may arrise and become a major consideration within the design process.
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Project Brief
This section outlines the brief and what the aim of the project is and what it hopes to create.
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Existing Visuals
This section comprises of existing visuals taken from a Sketch Up model of the existing building.
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History Of Boulmer
This section focuses on the history of Bulmer and the surrounding area
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Existing Views
This section shows the existing plans and elevations.
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Key Views& Surrounding Location
This section shows the surrounding area and location, showing its relationship with the proposed development.
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Site Location
This section shows the site location map and site boundaries.
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Local Weather Conditions
This section shows the weather conditions as reported by the MET office. This section shows the importance of material choices within the proposed development relating to the adverse conditions.
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PROJECT BRIEF Boulmer life boat station is situated on Northumberlands east coast. It is one of the last remaining privately run life boat stations in the Uk. Currently run by volenteers. The project brief is to change the use of the building from the life boat station into an educational centre. The new design will make the most of the landscape surrounding the building, and with flavours of the sea and the shapes relating to the sea. The main building as it stands will remain in footprint with the removal of the two wiings of the building. The addition will a wing that runs along two of the sides of the exisitng building, making the most of the footprint of the site. The proposed scheme will feature one level of class rooms and teaching space below ground level, meaning that the proposed wing will not need as much height in elevation, creating minimal impact on the surrounding propoerties. There are many challanges that are faced when designing the proposed scheme, this document shows an insight into the important factors to consider at the design stage of the proposal.
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History of Boulmer
Boulmer is a small fishing village in Nor-
In modern day history, Boulmer remains
Boulmer is situated 6 miles from the historic
has become a rural centre and dormitory
thumberland. It was known in previous
a scenic get-away in the coastal region of
Alnwick town. The town dates to about AD
town. The town centre has changed rela-
centuries as the smuggling capital of Nor-
Northumberland. Apart from the continuing
600, and thrived as an agricultural centre.
tively little, but the town has seen some
thumberland. In the 17th and 18th centuries
use of Boulmer by the Royal Air Force, Boul-
Alnwick Castle was the home of the most
growth, with several housing estates cover-
Boulmer was known for it smuggling of to-
mer remains a quiet village, with a beautiful
powerful medieval northern baronial family,
ing what had been pasture, and new factory
bacco and salt. It is thought that the centre
coastline.
the Earls of Northumberland. It was a stag-
and trading estate developments along the
of the smuggling surround the fish boat inn.
ing post on the Great North Road between
roads to the south.
The main change for Boulmer in modern
Edinburgh and London, and latterly
day history is with the arrival of the Royal Air Force during World War 2.
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EXISTING PLANS & ELEVATIONS Existing East Elevtion
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Existing West Elevation
Existing North Elevation
Existing South Elevation
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The existing main building is a sandstone built building with a typical wall thickness of around 500mm. The building is typical of a building of its type on the Northumberland coast. The majority of buildings in Northumberland area were built from rubble and sand stone for centuries. With the addition of Hadrians wall, it became the norm to build houses from stones from Hadrians wall as local building materials were scarce. The theme of using rubble sand stone to build houses in Northumberland continued for centuries more. The main bulding has an internal wall heigh of around 3.9m, and a ridge height of around 7.9m. The main building features the original thick, timber trusses. The other later extensions are of more modern construction. They feature a concrete pebble dash finish, built most likely in the 50’s/60’s. The extension to the left of the front elevation is of similar, more modern construction to the main, original building. The extension must have been in-keeping with the main building. The main building was designed to allow the deployment of the life boat, easily and in good time. The main hul of the building is easily large enough to hold a life boat, and with the large double doors to the front of the property, it allows the boat to quickly deploy the property.
Existing Ground Floor Plan
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View from the road looking North
View from the road looking East over the sea
View from the road looking South
Ariel View
View to the rear of the site
View from beach looking towards life boat station
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KEYS VIEWS
SURROUNDING AREA
The view north looks left up the coast onto a
The village of Boulmer is typical of a rural
mixture of peddle dashed and stone houses
Northumberland fishing village with slate
and barns.
roofs, and thick sandstone walls. You can
The south view looks right down a road, on
tell from looking at the surrounding area
which are built bungalow, pebble dashed
that the majority of Boulmer was built of
houses.
materials that would withstand the harsh
The east view is onto the sea and the near
prevailing weather conditions. This is evi-
beach and the view west looks out onto the
dent from looking at the tiredness of some
near fields.
of the building in the area.
The main feature on the existing building
For the proposed scheme, it will be import-
is the main facade, which has potential to
ant to think about which materials will suit
make the best of the view. This main facade
the surrounding area, and ones that are
is the focal point of the building and is the
both aethetically relevant to the area and
first aspect of the building people see when
also materials that can withstand the local
they arrive at Boulmer Life Boat centre.
conditions from the sea.
SITE LOCATION
The site map to the left is a site location map showing the boundary in a thick red line. The site location map is shown at a scale of 1:1250. As required with all planning applications. This shows the constraints of the site and the area that we have to work with, with the proposed scheme. This shows that the main view from the building is to the east out over the sea. The site locatioon shows that the maiin building sits slightly to the left of centre on the plot, meaning that any proposed extension/additional to the original building should be to the right of the main building. Making the most of the space to the rear of the main building also.
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LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
As you can see from the maximum and minimum temperature graphs to the right, as with most coastal locations in the UK, the temperature does not differ much season to season. However you can see from the average wind speed that the wind is fairly average throughout the year. Showing that one of the main design considerations when choosing materials and construction technique is the wind and the protection of any of the existing building which is to be maintained. The image below shows the location of the sun path throughout the day. The yellow shows the sun path in the summer and the orange shows the sun path in the winter.
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