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INTRODUCTION Part of the Ingenium international group of companies, NORR is a leading, UK-based, architectural practice, delivering intelligent solutions to clients in both the public and private sectors. We offer the highest level of service in both design and technical delivery. Our approach to projects is always client-focused: we deliver bespoke solutions innovating to suit the precise needs of the client. Our concept design and detailed construction technology is delivered with a high level of management experience, always with a Director allocated to every client throughout the commission. Our track record of award winning projects reflects the quality of our work and our attention to detail. Serving the needs of a diverse international client base, we create the spaces and places that people value for…
Creative Integrity Economic Performance Environmental Responsibility Personal Experience Social Contribution
This is our philosophy for achieving bespoke strategic solutions for clients in every commission…
…this is what we call ‘Intelligent Architecture’.
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OUR ETHOS NORR’s focus on client requirements encompasses the consideration of a set of 5 parameters which, together combine to create a unique strategic blueprint for every project.
We call this ‘Intelligent Architecture’.
CREATIVE INTEGRITY At the heart of all successful architecture. Our approach ensures that each project delivers at aesthetic, practical and technical levels.
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Fundamental to every project’s success. We create high quality environments that are commercially robust ‘Added value’ by ‘Intelligent Architecture’ is central to NORR.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY All buildings have a short and longer term impact on the environment. NORR pioneer low-cost, commercially viable, sustainable designs.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE A project ultimately succeeds or fails at an individual level: buildings must work on a human scale and create a positive experience for every user.
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION NORR believes buildings can, and should, have a positive impact on the quality of life of those who use them, directly or indirectly.
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BAE Building, Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK
INDUSTRIAL EXPERTISE NORR has significant expertise and experience in the whole spectrum of the industrial sector throughout the UK, mainland Europe, and Internationally. Working with developers, occupiers and industrial processors with projects ranging from nursery units for start-up companies, large scale logistics and distribution warehouses to bespoke manufacturing plants for delivery of cutting edge technology. A major factor in successful industrial and logistics planning and design is site utilisation and infrastructure integration which is undertaken at initial feasibility stage as part of our masterplanning services. Also important is appreciation of potential future adaptation and many of our projects have involved fitting out complex industrial processes into previously constructed space. The success of any project is underpinned by a thorough detailed understanding of the requirements of the brief and manurfacturing process not only from the client but also the other occupiers, planning constraints and the investment markets. We listen to our clients’ needs to ensure that we deliver a quality architectural solution with added value at all stages of the project. Our services include fully integrated architectural and engineering disciplines acting as Lead Consultant together with project management and where necessary process or mechanical handling installations. We strive to produce industrial workspace and logistics floorspace which are creative, cost effective and technically sophisticated solutions. The combination of these specialist skills enable successful and efficient space utilisation with in-built flexibility from initial concept and feasibility stages to detailed finer design to produce high quality schemes that optimise a site’s potential and where appropriate maximise the client’s return on investment.
Energy Expertise We believe strong ideas coupled with good contextual response will work hand in hand with functional and pragmatic thinking, thereby offering our clients exceptional solutions which are both cost effective and sustainable. NORR are committed to the creation of dynamic and architecturally responsive buildings to service the energy sector.
CLIENT Buckfast Abbey Trustees SCALE 1,500 m²
BUCKFAST ABBEY WINERY DORSET, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY
VALUE £4 million
It is nearly 1,000 years since Benedictine Monks founded Buckfast Abbey. Throughout its history, the Abbey has seen many fine buildings constructed which have been redeveloped and adapted as needs have changed.
COMPLETION 2010
The Abbey is located on the southern boundary of Dartmoor National Park and its grounds are bisected by the River Dart. As well as being home to a community of Benedictine Monks, Buckfast Abbey is also famed for its beautiful church, its beekeeping, its conference centre, its stunning setting, which welcomes many visitors, and its tonic wine. Buckfast Abbey commissioned NORR to design a new winery which had to: sit well in the beautiful parkland setting adjacent to the River Dart; live up to the Abbey’s fine architectural standards; be a modern production facility capable of meeting current hygiene standards; allow better vehicular access and protect and enhance the environment. The design team was further challenged by the selection of the site as, whilst it provided better vehicular access possibilities and allowed the building to be laid out to modern standards; it was on an almost inaccessible hillside, sloping down into the River Dart. The engineering solution required the creation of extensive retaining walls in order to create a plateau on which the building could stand. Views of the historic Abbey buildings had to be respected, as did the landscape within the National Park. The design team developed an engineered earth solution, banking up towards the building. As a result, the building appears to have been tucked into the natural landscape, with the curved gables, green roof and curving canopy roof helping to soften the impact of the development. The project features many sustainable details including: locally sourced Gabion stone; external lighting, designed to avoid impact on the large local bat population; extensive wildlife conservation and the provision of natural ponds.
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CLIENT BAE Systems / Highbridge Properties / Bowmer & Kirlkand SCALE 32,000 m² VALUE £35 million COMPLETION 2011
BAE BUILDING WASHINGTON, TYNE & WEAR, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The new £35 million facility provides BAE Systems with a state-of-the-art production facility at the heart of the new Radial 64 Business and Industrial Park, in Sunderland, which was developed by Highbridge Properties. NORR was involved in extensive feasibility studies of BAE’s existing facilities, alternative site appraisals, the creation of in-depth Employers’ Requirements, Tender Action & Contractor selection over a five year period. This considerable manufacturing facility features a deliberately practical and pragmatic design to meet the requirements of large-scale production lines, together with contemporary office and welfare accommodation. Featuring a modern forge and incorporating robotic machining cells and environment-friendly paint and treatment capabilities, the Wearside plant will carry out machining and treatments of large-calibre tank, mortar and artillery ammunition. The design rationale for this facility has now been put forward for multiple BAE sites across the country. It incorporates many environmental considerations such as rainwater harvesting, sustainable materials and working initiatives that will assist in the longevity of the building and the business. The design and building has ensured longevity of an historical business in the area and ensured new skills continue to develop within a new facility that helps attract the highest calibre of personnel.
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BAE Systems WASHINGTON Tyne and Weir, NE37 IPA
BAE Systems BIRTLEY County Durham, DH3 1QY
BAE Systems GLASCOED MonMouthshire, Usk, NP15 1XL
BAE Systems NEWCASTLE, Armstrong Works, Tyne & Wear, NE99 1BX
New £35m base build (est. £100m inc fit out) Production facility. 2008 - 2012
Site feasibility and rationalization options. 2007 - 2008
New office, access arrangements and site commonality and rationalisation. 2009
Site rationalization and appraisal Options. 2001 - 2012
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BAE Systems RADWAY GREEN Cheshire, CW2 5PJ
BAE Systems, RIDSDALE RANGE Northumberland, NE48 2EZ
Bishopton STRATHCLYDE Renfrewshire, PA7 5NJ
BAE Systems TELFORD Shropshire, TF1 6QW
Commonality & Site rationalisation. 2009
Site access and commonality designs. 2012
Site rationalization and security accommodation. 2009
New Office headquarters. 2012
Client Testimonial “The working relationship with NORR and the BAE systems team was excellent, we feel as though we worked together to solve issues and I would go so far to say we have become good friends with the team as a result of the process. NORR always appeared to ask the right questions from us to enable us to formulate the correct solution.
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I would recommend the NORR team to any potential client, they are professional, personable and have a wealth of experience. Through NORR’s contribution our new facility has achieved a BAE Systems Silver Award for Innovation and was down selected to go for the prestigious BAE Systems Gold Award Panel.” Simon Miller
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CLIENT Arla Foods PLC SCALE 55,000 m² VALUE £35 million
DAIRY PRODUCTION CENTRE LEEDS, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY NORR was involved with the design work for one of Europe’s largest dairy production facilities in Leeds, West Yorkshire for the UK division of international organisation, Arla Foods PLC. The new high tech production facility is located on an 8 hectare site at Stourton and comprises: – 45,000 m² Dairy Production – 9,294 m² cold storage area with 30 dock loading/unloading positions – 12 metre high pallet store (with a storage capacity of over 11,540 pallets) – The facility will incorporate high standards of hygiene control, together with specialist testing facilities and laboratories – Parking for 45 HGV’s and 110 cars
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CLIENT Siemens (UK) VALUE £185 million
SIEMENS MICROELECTRONICS NORTH TYNESIDE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY For this £185m Microelectronics Waferfab Production Facility, designed for Siemens (UK) at a site near Newcastle, NORR provided a cost-efficient, world-class plant while meeting all technical, environmental and safety requirements. The plant went from groundbreaking to production-ready in only 17 months and to full qualification in 21 months, four months ahead of schedule. The development includes a five-storey office building, a four storey support building, a production facility (Module 1) based on the ‘ballroom’ clean room concept and ancillary buildings. Unified materials, consistent detailing and the careful alignment of elements, both vertically and horizontally, convey clarity of purpose while retaining a human scale to the building form. The development occupies a prominent location adjacent to a major route into Newcastle and a crisp, modern industrial aesthetic was adopted, to reflect and symbolise the very rational approach Siemens takes to its product design. It has since taken on multiple uses, and different tenants demonstrating our design intent of flexibilty and future proofing.
CLIENT ROK Development SCALE 5.3 ha VALUE £10 million COMPLETION 2007
CONCEPT PARK POOLE, UK COMMERICIAL: INDUSTRIAL & ENERGY Concept Park is a new build employment area which is located at Yarrow Road, Poole. The scheme provides a long term framework for a new estate with 183,000 sq ft / 17,000 sq ft of accommodation for employment uses. The phased development is being realised and provides an employment core within the town and will enhance the borough’s employment and economy with high quality flexible accommodation. – Site approx. 5.3 hectares (13.09a) – Providing class B1 offices/light – Industrial, B2 general industry and B8 warehouses – Energy efficient – Contemporary design – Steel frame construction with – masonry office accommodation and colour coated steel cladding to warehouse facilities. The development is divided into zones that provide varied buildings set in a landscaped setting. Target site coverage is in the order of 42% per zone. The park is one of the foremost employment centres in Dorset
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CLIENT Suda Maja and Helios SCALE 210,000 m² VALUE €110 million
AMERICAN CORNER TALLINN, ESTONIA MASTERPLANNING NORR were appointed by the Joint Venture between landowners Suda Maja, the Tallinn based development company and Helios Properties to masterplan their strategic site at the southern junction of the Tallinn Ring Road and Tartu Expressway known as American Corner to provides a mixed use scheme for retail, industrial and logistics occupiers and operators. The site has complex infrastructure and highway access considerations which were planned in consultation with the local Municipality and Estonia Road Authority. The layout concept was designed to reflect known occupier requirements and to be phased for development over a long period providing a total of approx 210,000 m² of floorspace.
CLIENT CBRE Investors VALUE â‚Ź140 million
AMERICAN CORNER MASTERPLAN TALLINN, ESTONIA MASTERPLANNING Forming part of their Titan Project with developments in Schonefeld, Berlin and Ingolstadt, Munich, Grosskugel Business Park on the outskirts of Leipzig provide the largest currently planned logistics and distribution scheme in Germany by CBRE Investors. NORR are acting as Executive Architect and Lead Consultant to both masterplan the three locations and provide detailed design services for tender stage and monitor the construction on site. A German consultancy was engaged to assist on the Building Permit process and NORR co-ordinated the design team consisting of engineers, infrastructure consultancies, and specialist fire authorities.
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CLIENT Argon Properties Ltd SCALE 60 Ha VALUE £32 million
FOLLINGSBY PARK NEWCASTLE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY NORR are commissioned by Newcastle based developer Argon Properties Ltd of a 60 hectare former UK Coal site at Follingsby Lane, Wardley in Newcastle and develop a 1m sq ft rail linked cross-docked high bay distribution warehouse for an international retailer. The build cost is approx. £32m. The remainder of the site will be developed as a Logistics/Industrial Park to suit bespoke occupier requirements
CLIENT Capitol VALUE £85 million COMPLETION 2005-2015
CAPITOL PARK GOOLE, UK MASTERPLANNING Following completion of the Tesco Regional Distribution Centre, Sterling Capitol commissioned NORR to masterplan the whole of the land at Capitol Park to provide an additional 240,000 m² of floorspace for logistics, industrial process and mixed use development with potential expansion of the site by a further 40 hectares and laying out the adjacent Country Park. Detailed planning consent was obtained for a further phase of 65,000 m² of logistics space, which allows a co-ordinated and considered masterplan to be developed as the end tenants interest is realised.
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CLIENT World Wide Fibre Group
CABLE NETWORK STATIONS NATIONWIDE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY 360 Networks, part of the World Wide Fibre group of Vancouver, Canada appointed NORR to provide architectural services and construction advice in connection with the buildings required for the UK landing and distribution of their Transatlantic Fibre Optic communications cable. The practice designed the UK landing station at Southport, the Ireland station at Dublin, a necklace of 12 relay stations around the UK and administration offices at Manchester and Maidenhead.
CLIENT Sterling St James SCALE 79,000 m²
MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CENTRE GOOLE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY
VALUE £40 million
NORR were appointed by Sterling St James to prepare a detailed development plan for this unique site on the outskirts of Goole, in Humberside.
COMPLETION 2007
The completed project provides 79,000 m² of state of the art regional distribution facility for Tesco Plc under one roof. The site is well located for the regional highway network, providing excellent access to the network of Tesco stores within the region. NORR sucessfully balanced the logistical requirements of the user with planning stipulations, buildability, and sustainability issues.
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CLIENT Helios Europe and Zagreb Airport Authority VALUE â‚Ź105 million
CARGO CITY MASTERPLAN ZAGREB, CROATIA MASTERPLANNING Following initial presentations to the Zagreb Airport Authority and working with Helios Europe, NORR have provided concept masterplanning services to develop the 320 hectare site adjacent to Zagreb Airport as a strategic freight distribution and commercial park including infrastructure planning, highway network, rail link and airside services. Phase One will comprise a new Hub for the Croatia Post service and cargo terminal for the Airport to handle 10,000 tonnes of annual air freight. The overall concept masterplan has identified zones for private logistics operators, industrial premises and commercial buildings which could have trade links with the airport.
CLIENT Land Securities plc SCALE 13,800 m²
COMMERCE PARK CROYDON, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY Commerce Park is a new-build development for Land Securities plc, comprising industrial, warehousing and office accommodation, on a 6.63 acre brownfield site in Croydon. The development has been designed with units which can be combined, or sub-divided, to accommodate larger or smaller space requirements, making them future proof where possible. Each unit benefits from exclusive car parking and service yard areas which can be individually secured. The scheme includes provision for a Green Travel Plan, with cycle shelters, showers and changing facilities.
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CLIENT Wrenbridge Land, Trebor Developments, Dacorum Borough Council SCALE 2,322 m² VALUE £2.5 million COMPLETION 2011
AXIS POINT BUSINESS PARK HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK MIXED USE: OFFICES + COMMERCIAL A joint venture between a developer client and the local authority to provide a Small Business Enterprise Centre. Incubator Building with 18 units and an Innovation Centre with small office spaces to be let to startup businesses. The Innovation Centre also houses the administration office for the development and business resources and advisors. The location on the edge of a major industrial estate but adjacent to a residential area meant that the local authority planners were looking for a high quality design, which NORR delivered. A particular feature was made of the entrance to the Innovation Centre with a 2 storey atrium space and large over-sailing roof. Named the Maylands Business Centre and opened by the local MP who is also Secretary of State for the Environment the development was praised as a model that other local authorities should follow and has proved very successful with the majority of units let or under enquiry prior to the completion of the scheme.
CLIENT Kingswood Park Ltd SCALE 11,600 m² COMPLETION 2004
KINGSWOOD PARK HULL, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY NORR were commissioned by Kingswood Park Ltd to masterplan and design the first phase of a new Industrial Park at Kingswood. The site is located on the outskirts of Hull to take advantage of it’s strategic location for motorway network and provide quality floorspace for businesses relocating from development areas in the transforming docklands. The completed phase of 11,600 m² in unit sizes from 1,800 to 4,600 m² on the gateway entrance to the park provided an opportunity for high quality architecture which was a particular requirement of the European Community funding.
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CLIENT Segro SCALE 22,500 m²
METEOR PARK BIRMINGHAM, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY Meteor Park sees the redevelopment of a brownfield former industrial site in Birmingham for Segro by NORR. Situated at Junction 6 of the M6, the development provides B2 + B8 accomodation over 4 new units which represents the regeneration of a former industrial and forge site.
CLIENT Helios Eastern Europe Ltd (50/50 w Delamode UK) SCALE 67,720 m² VALUE €40 million COMPLETION 2009
MERCURY LOGISTICS PARK BUCHAREST, ROMANIA COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The construction of a Logistics and Distribution Park on a 22 hectare site fronting the A1BucharestPitesti highway. Existing tenants include 12,500 m² of chilled/ambient warehouse for Minimax (food products distribution), which is now complete and operational; with a further 12,500 m² for Delamonde which is currently at Practical Completion. A further 10,220 m² of speculative distribution space is currently under construction, with a further 32,500 m² of chilled/ambient warehouse for DHL, under discussion with the proposed occupier. All units have been procured by Design & Build using FIDIC Form of Contract administered by UK based Project Managers.
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CLIENT John Mowlem & Co SCALE 12,077 m² VALUE £6.1 million COMPLETION 2000
BERTRAM BOOKS NORWICH, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The development was the first major scheme on Broadland Business Park. This fast-track project included a 9,290 m² book distribution warehouse with office and staff amenity facilities and a linked 2,787 m² office building. The building was designed to be let or sold separately in the future depending on market changes. A key feature of the project was the role of NORR in negotiating complex planning conditions whilst providing Mowlem with production information to construct the scheme within a short timescale. The main office building was constructed of banded brickwork with a striking entrance of with full height glazing, shaded by brise soleil. The design integrated the logistical needs of previously multiple sites under one roof. The layout was driven to suite the unique requirements of the business whilst allowing future flexibility the completed building ensured the efficiency of vehicle and goods movements, safety parameters and personnel wellbeing were interlinked giving the business a strong platform to build from and concentrate on the business needs.
CLIENT International Flavours and Fragrances SCALE 3,084 m² VALUE £1.1 million COMPLETION 1998
PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION CENTRE HAVERHILL, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY A 3,084 m² production and distribution warehouse replacing unsuitable premises on and off site. Narrow aisle man-high forklift access is provided. The location of the building is very prominent, and a high quality cladding system was adopted together with a stylish aerofoil eaves detail. The interior of the building is fully sealed to maintain stringent hygiene standards.
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CLIENT Asda / Gazely Properties SCALE ÂŁ11 million
MAGNA PARK DISTRIBUTION CENTRE LUTTERWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The high bay warehouse was fully racked to provide multi-storey hand picking. Combined with wide guidance systems for automated stacking and sort. The project included a full vehicle wash and fuel system, together with extensive driver and staff accommodation. Critical issues included the flooring specification, in particular, tolerance and specification in relation to flatness and jointing. The integration of sprinklers within the racking systems were carried out as a client sub-contract and demanded particular attention to programming. The scheme follows traditional UK distribution working methods.
CLIENT Dansk Supermarkets SCALE 20,438 m²
NETTO DISTRIBUTION CENTRE & HEADQUARTERS POOLE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY
VALUE £5.5 million
High bay distribution warehouse of 18,580 m² including 5,500 m² temperature controlled areas, plus 1,858 m² headquarter offices.
COMPLETION 1996
The project included site selection, preparation of Client’s brief, preparation of Employer’s requirements, arranging Design and Build tenders and delivery of the completed project to the client.
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CLIENT Altro SCALE 10,207 m² COMPLETION 1999
MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE BEDFORD, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY Altro first employed NORR in 1986 when they bought their present site in Works Road, Letchworth. Since then five major contracts have been carried out on the site. The whole of the site, a redundant manufacturing complex from the 1950s, has been re-developed to create production areas and warehousing 7,528 m², offices laboratories, canteen and other ancillary accommodation of 2,679 m² and car parking. The final phase consisted of the redevelopment of the adjacent western site together with the replacement of the rear storage building to create a new high bay warehouse, new loading bays, a new entrance and a considerable amount of internal refurbishment.
COMPLETION 2010
BEDDINGTON RESOURCE RECOVERY & ENERGY FACILITY CROYDON, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The proposal provides an architectural solution for a large-scale, industrial building within an environmentally and visually sensitive location, adjacent to the proposed Wandle Valley Country Park. The site sits directly adjacent to Beddington Industrial Area, forming a gateway building to the Beddington farmlands and the future country park. It is divided into two parts separated by a new access road. The larger site, to the north, will house the integrated waste facility and associated service yard, car parking and ancillary buildings, whilst the smaller site, to the south, houses a ‘plastics to fuel‘ plant, physically linked to the waste facility by means of an underground conveyor belt. A green strip is retained to the south and west, with a substantial tree belt to connect to the landscape strip running to the south and minimise impact on the future park. The proposal seeks to minimise impact through manipulation and enhancement of the landscaped setting. The overall site is lowered by approximately two metres; the displaced earth is banked around the perimeter to form a protective bund, creating a visual barrier to the main road, entrance road and future park. This lowers the overall height of the main facility, hides the loading bay, vehicle parking and reduces associated traffic noise.
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CLIENT Halcrow SCALE 16,000 m²
RESEARCH FACILITY NUMBER ONE ALDERMASTON, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY
VALUE £300 million
We are currently nearing the end of the detailed design phase of a major nuclear research facility within a world-class laser and radiological research campus in Berkshire.
COMPLETION Due 2018
The facility consists of testing, monitoring, maintenance, manufacture and storage of precision components. It also includes supporting office, welfare, laboratory and workshops, all housed within a modern shell of aluminium, glass and concrete. As the building has a nuclear function, it must satisfy the Nuclear Installation Inspectorate requirements over a range of safety requirements, including extreme events such as earthquake, flooding and explosion. These onerous requirements have presented challenges, not least the need to normalize the building’s aesthetics such that the special measures taken are not visually obvious. The end user has expressed their view that we have been entirely successful in achieving this goal. This is part of an over-all campus re-build to continue to attract world-class scientific community to this unique facility.
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COMPLETION 2010
GLASGOW RECYCLING & RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY POLMADIE, GLASGOW, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The primary design idea is based on the basic building elements of roof and wall which twist to reflect the special content and reinforce the sustainable nature of the plant. These elements comprise a green wall to the public frontage and a folded metal roof, which rises and falls to suit the functionality of the spaces below. The flanking walls, which sit underneath the overhanging roof, are composed of gabion baskets filled with reclaimed red brick from the existing plant and augmented by a palette of carefully placed, recycled products such as plastics, glass, metals etc. offering both colour and vitality, whilst reinforcing the building’s function and raison d’être. The gabion wall serves as a datum at ground level to a height of 10 metres. Above this, the proposal offers a mix of materials with untreated timber, pre-cast concrete panels and curtain walling of polycarbonate glazing. The living, green wall, facing the street, picks up on this datum height with a mix of selfmaintained planting hung in baskets over a steel frame. The perforate nature of the material reveals elements of the concrete containers behind, whilst disguising the industrial kit and faceless frontage of the digestors with an environmentally friendly face.
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COMPLETION Design
VISITOR EXPERIENCE GLASGOW RECYCLING & RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY, POLMADIE, GLASGOW, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The visitor centre is designed as integral to the plant with coach drop off at the Polmadie Street frontage and entrance via the framed glass box. Visitors access vertically via lifts or stairs to the roof level of the digestors at the top of the green wall offering views back across the street, over the green roof of the digestors and ultimately to the main plant building highlighted by a large vertical slot into which the visitor walkway disappears. Visitors are exposed to actual views into the digestors along with an interactive AV display within this viewing tunnel. The tunnel walkway continues through the plant via the turbine hall with framed views to key areas, sailing over transport routes below. The route culminates in a fully simulated control room which sits directly above the actual control room with views over the reception hall, autoclaves and recycling hall offering a fully interactive visitor experience.
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FINNIESTON SUBSTATION GLASGOW, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The basic design parameters were dictated by Scottish Power’s exemplar scheme which sets out length, width, height and mass of the building. In addition to this the base scheme defines ventilation and access requirements which had to be adhered to comply with stringent technical and statutory guidelines. Whilst it is fair to say these constraints limited the teams ability to push the limits of the design the sensitivity of the neighbouring conservation area and in particular the proposed sites direct relationship with the grade A listed terrace opposite allowed NORR to create an architectural response which is not typical of its industrial function. The other key driver in respect of the building’s position on the site was the extant planning consent for 132 residential units held with a 4 storey curved block which ran across the site of the existing offices and the existing yard area. Whilst Scottish Power have no plans to develop the remainder of the site in the short term it is recognised that by building the proposed substation this should not prevent future residential or commercial development of the office site. With this in mind NORR opted to design the substation on the premise that proposed residential scheme was in place albeit a shorter more truncated version, but maintaining the basic mass and elevational treatment. The proposal therefore has a curved footprint mirroring the terrace opposite and raises its roof to deal with the transition from 2 to 4 storeys. This curve and lift of both wall and roof create a more iconic form which sits as comfortably as a pavilion as it does a part of a terrace. Clearly the potential for residential will have to be considered as a separate application but it is the clients intention that this indicative ‘masterplan’ will future proof the whole site.
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ENERGY CENTRE ABERDEEN, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY The proposals are for the development of a combined heat and power production plant with an ORCA unit, energy centre, drier, wood-chip store and dry wood and chip store in one building. There will be five car parking spaces directly adjacent to the western gable end of the CHP Plant. The yard outside will have space for the weighbridge and single storey weighbridge office, and for the manoeuvring of wood chip delivery vehicles. The weighbridge office building will provide staff welfare facilities and will be located close to the site entrance. The proposed building will be 85m in length and 23m wide. It will be 10 metres high to the eaves level and 14 metres high to the roof ridge above the biomass boiler and 12 metres high to the roof ridge above the wood dryer and storage areas.
CLIENT Internation Container Hubs Ltd SCALE 110 ha COMPLETION Design
SCAPA FLOW ORKNEY, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY A major new international trans-shipment hub is proposed for Scapa Flow on Orkney, involving the regeneration of 110 ha of industrial land, and will also require the building of a new energy centre; administration facility; a new hotel complex at Roan Head; and a new RO-RO Ferry terminal linking Flotta with Lyness and St Margaret’s Hopel. The feasibility study and masterplan for the project has been prepared by NORR in full consultation with the Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Executive. Scapa Flow port has been a port for 1,200 years and is strategically ideal to serve 400 million people in northern Europe. The location in Orkney provides shorter trade routes between many of the worlds leading trade sources. The site has direct deep water access to the ocean and can provide all year operation. The development proposes twin canals 55 m and 65 m wide, with more than 5,000 m of commercial quayside offering 10 deep water berths and covered warehousing. Fully automated container movement will provide a high degree of flexibility and security and will ensure a short turn-round duration for each vessel.
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COMPLETION Design
PROJECT BLADES ABERDEEN, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL & ENERGY To take advantage of the large offshore windfarms proposed around UK waters and in the North Sea this project looked at a major new blade manufacturing facility with related laydown, marshalling and assembly yards with dedicated deep water berthing for a major European manufacturer. The main building was designed to be up to 300m long to reflect the linear manufacturing process while allowing for a three fold expansion in the plant capacity without interruption to the manufacturing process. Careful consideration was given to separating out office / worker traffic from the marshalling process and the overall site was masterplanned to allow the development of related facilities adjacent. While the building was large in scale and necessarily robust in material specification it was also designed to maximize natural daylight, to minimize energy consumption and to provide a visually striking to reflect this young and exciting new industry. The building was also designed to achieve an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating.
COMPLETION 2013
BIOGAS ENERGY VILLAGE NEWTON AYCLIFFE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL & ENERGY NORR were involved in the design stages of an anaerobic digestion plant and visitor centre, using food waste, mixed with organic waste and energy crops from local farms, to create biogas for power.
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COMPLETION 2008
PROJECT BLADES FIFE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL & ENERGY To take advantage of the large offshore windfarms proposed around UK waters and in the North Sea this project looked at a major new blade manufacturing facility with related laydown, marshalling and assembly yards with dedicated deep water berthing for a major European manufacturer. The main building was designed to be up to 300m long to reflect the linear manufacturing process while allowing for a three fold expansion in the plant capacity without interruption to the manufacturing process. Careful consideration was given to separating out office / worker traffic from the marshalling process and the overall site was masterplanned to allow the development of related facilities adjacent. While the building was large in scale and necessarily robust in material specification it was also designed to maximize natural daylight, to minimize energy consumption and to provide a visually striking to reflect this young and exciting new industry. The building was also designed to achieve an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating.
COMPLETION Ongoing
ENCAPSULATION FACILITY HUNTERSONE, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY NORR was involved in the design of the proposed Hunterston B Encapsulation Facility. The facility will be part of the decommissioning of the former Hunterston A Magnox generation power station and will involve the automatic encapsulation of low level waste in cementaceous grout within a radioactive secure environment. The Facility forms part of an overall process involving robotic recovery of low level waste, encapsulation and long term storage.
Making Life Better Through Intelligent Architecture
CLIENT Total E+P UK Ltd SCALE 848 Bed 3,165 m² Amenity VALUE £22 million COMPLETION 2011
TOTAL COMPLEX ABERDEEN, UK COMMERCIAL: INDUSTRIAL + ENERGY Total E&P UK Limited appointed NORR to design temporary living quarters and leisure facilities to house 800 construction workers in Shetland as work starts on building a £500 million gas processing plant at Sullom Voe. As well as dormitory facilities, the self contained block will contain a canteen, recreation area, reading room, gymnasium, computer room/internet café, medics’ room, convenience store, laundry room, prayer room and a bar. Other amenity facilities include the formation of a 5-a-side football pitch to the north of the accommodation block. The design solution is based on a modular construction method involving pre-made accommodation units being shipped to Sella Ness, where there is a pier immediately adjacent to the site. This transportation arrangement will enhance the sustainability of the development and avoid traffic disruption. The use of bright colours on the exterior cladding of the modular units has a twin purpose Firstly, to enhance the legibility and sense of place of the building – these colours will be replicated inside and will be useful in allowing the residents to find their bearings within the large footprint which will be created – and, secondly, the bright colours reflect those used in some of the contemporary Scandinavian style housing increasingly found in the wider countryside in Shetland.
QUALITY + SUSTAINABILITY In each project, regardless of scale, we are driven by the pursuit of excellence. We are a creatively focused organisation believing that our ethos of ‘Intelligent Architecture’ makes life better. At the same time we are aware of our social, economic, and environmental responsibilities: we seek to implement appropriate design solutions, use resources wisely, and advise our clients accordingly.
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WE CARE ABOUT uality of Service Q Use of Energy Materials and Water Use Staff and Community Engagement Suppliers and Purchasing Transport Waste & Recycling
OUR COMMITMENT As leading members of the World’s design and construction professions, we commit ourselves to: – Place social, economic, and environmental sustainability at the core of our practices and professional responsibilities – Develop and continually improve practices, to enable the implementation of sustainable design – Educate our fellow professionals, the building industry, clients, students and the general public about the critical importance and substantial opportunities of sustainable design
Making Life Better Through Intelligent Architecture
A DECADE OF GREEN BUILDINGS Working with UK government BRE/University research work Projects achieving BREEAM Excellent rating Buildings Design Advice (LCBDAA) Carbon emission / energy figures, EPC rating Carbon Management Energy Efficiency advice (CMEE) for the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Making Life Better Through Intelligent Architecture
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