Architectural Practice Brochure
PDD Architects
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Contents
Contents Introduction Projects Team CVs Client List
About Us Planning Design Development Ltd (incorporating PDD Architects and PDD Surveyors) has been in business for over 25 years, operating from offices in Milton Keynes as a multi-disciplinary consultancy. We have extensive experience and proven expertise in the design and implementation of a wide range of projects throughout the UK, including education, residential, offices, community facilities, government buildings, retail, leisure, hotels, manufacturing and distribution facilities.
Our Philosophy Our aim is to provide innovative and creative design, which is sensitive to place and setting and making a positive contribution to the built environment. We have a dedicated and highly motivated team of professionals with a wide range of experience, who are committed to producing innovative architectural solutions adding value through design excellence. The quality of the relationship with our clients is a vital factor in the success of any project. We aim to develop a clear understanding of our client’s brief and to adopt a collaborative approach at all stages of the design and construction process. We recognise the constraints of budgets and aim to work with our clients to create cost effective solutions whilst delivering excellent end-user experience.
The Team
Peter Ellis Executive Director / Architect
Steve Owen Architectural Director
Alistair McIntyre Associate Director
Lindsey McIlvaney Associate Architect
Cathy Bailey Senior Architect
Chris Selley Architect
About Us
The Practice
Sectors
Services
Education
Architecture
Further Education
Masterplanning
Residential
Conservation
Mixed Use
Sustainability
Specialist Housing
Project Management
Student Accommodation
CDM Advisor
Places of Worship
Lead Consultant
Office
Principal Designer
Industry
Consultations
Urban Realm
Quantity Surveyor
Leisure
Employers Agent
Projects
Projects
Croydon Schools Expansion Heathfield Academy, Aberdeen Road, Croydon Demolition of a four storey industrial/commercial building and construction of a new two form entry Primary School in South Croydon. The building is a part two and part three storey development with an external learning deck at roof level which responds to the constraints of the site and the close proximity of the neighbouring buildings and locally listed church. Externally the design incorporates a playground and multi-use games area (MUGA).
Croydon Schools Expansion Demolition of a three storey industrial / commercial building and construction of a new two form entry Primary School in Croydon. The main building is designed over four storeys with an external learning deck at roof level. The form of the building responds to the constrained urban site and the deep plan incorporates a central atrium space to provide natural light and ventilation into the centre of the building. A linked single storey annexe which incorporates the main pupil entrance, school hall and staff facilities is located to the rear, away from the busy environment of Canterbury Road.
Education
Canterbury Mills School, Canterbury Road, Croydon
Wendover Campus Chiltern Way Federation, Wendover, Buckinghamshire Development of a new teaching block, vocational building, sports hall and a MUGA at an existing secondary school for children with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD). The school is set within the grounds of a Grade II listed manor house, in a site area of approximately 16 acres (6.6ha) and lies within the Wendover Conservation Area and Metropolitan Green Belt. The sensitive nature of the site in close proximity to listed buildings and protected mature trees contributed to a challenging brief. The new accommodation includes a single storey teaching block incorporating a living sedum roof that blends into the surrounding landscape. The sports hall and vocational block are positioned centrally and are designed as contemporary and considered responses to complement the existing buildings. The new development creates a blend of contemporary and traditional accommodation and incorporates modern facilities that remain sympathetic to the historic setting.
Education
Iver Village Junior School Demolition of dated dining and music rooms and replacement with modern facilities including a new hub kitchen for the provision of healthy school meals, external remodelling, landscape design and an extension to the school car park. The scheme involved extensive consultation with stakeholders to meet all the requirements of the client and end user. The new construction is designed to create a visual link between the adjacent 1970’s flat-roofed pre-school and the traditional Victorian architecture of the existing junior school building. The building incorporates a monopitch roof and colourful rendered elevations including extensive glazing and a vertical timber shading device. Natural ventilation and daylight ensure a light and fresh interior environment.
Education
High Street, Iver, Buckinghamshire
St Dominics Sixth Form College Sports Building, Harrow on the Hill New sports building and further accommodation for St Dominics Sixth Form College set in a mature woodland setting within the Conservation Area of Harrow on the Hill. The brief included a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’ with a particular emphasis on the environmental and ecological features of the building. The form of the new sports hall addresses the sloping topography of the site and the close proximity of existing mature trees. Sitting low to the ground and incorporating a living green wall and sedum roof, the large structure is merged successfully into the natural surroundings. The building accommodates three badminton courts with viewing gallery, a fitness suite, three teaching classrooms and changing and ancillary spaces. From the outset the team worked closely to maximise the environmental performance utilising passive design principles. The building incorporates natural ventilation techniques in addition to sunpipes and roof lights to maximise natural daylight. Rainwater harvesting provides grey water recycling to WC’s. Ecological measures include additional woodland planting and bee boxes.
Education
Dr Challoners School New library and sixth form accommodation in an existing two storey teaching building. Alterations included the provision of an additional floor in the roof space to accommodate the new library and a new staircase and lift to provide fully inclusive access. Sixth form facilities, including break out areas and a cafe, are located on the lower floors. External remodelling provides an attractive landscaped seating area to the south side of the building.
Education
Chesham Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Middleton School Middleton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire New primary school for Milton Keynes Council to meet the Foundation KS1 and KS2 requirements. Due to expansion of Milton Keynes a new primary school for Milton Keynes Council was required to service the requirements of the entire Middleton community. Delivered through a partnering agreement the school was designed to be a warm and welcoming environment. The form, detailing and materials were carefully chosen to create a low maintenance yet distinctly modern building. The symbolic heart of the new school is the hall and this is reflected in both plan and built form. The single storey building is arranged in two concave classroom wings linked by a taller drum of the central school hall, library and ICT suite. The classroom wings wrap around an internal courtyard which is partially covered and provides a safe and secure external play area for the younger children. Accessibility and inclusion were achieved throughout with generous clear circulation routes. The internal layout is carefully design to maximise natural daylight with ancillary rooms sited internally. Awards: Runner up in the SCALA Best Building Awards 2005
Long Crenden School Extension and refurbishment of existing pre-school and after school accommodation for a one form entry primary school. The proposal encloses an existing overgrown external courtyard adjacent to the pre-school and after school club at the rear of the building. Access was limited and the school had to remain fully operational throughout the construction process presenting a challenge to the logistics of the build. A temporary road was constructed around the existing buildings to provide site access, enabling the works with minimum disruption to the school.
‘We have found them (PDD Architects to be an extremely professional organisation and a pleasure to work with. The building looks absolutely fantastic and is for the first time ever fit for purpose’ Michelle Morely - Chair Long Crendon Pre-School and Out of School Club
Education
Long Crenden, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Downley School High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire A new pre-school and after school club building on a joint site occupied by two schools. The new facility provides a fully inclusive environment for early years provision and wrap around care for an existing two form entry primary school and a community special school for students with profound multiple learning difficulties. The brief required an environmentally friendly building ensuring high degrees of natural daylighting, natural ventilation and thermal comfort, the use of environmentally friendly materials, rainwater harvesting and water management. Economic factors and delivery programme were also main concerns. The new building incorporates a fully inclusive pre-school, multi-purpose after school club and dining room, a satellite kitchen with associated storage facilities, an external soft play area and new soft landscaping. Natural passive stack ventilation was incorporated along with sunpipes and rooflights to maximise natural daylighting and create a low maintenance, user friendly environment. Both schools remained fully operational throughout the build process.
‘Thank you for taking time out to meet and for showing us around the site. Chris and I were very impressed with the new facilities. It is certainly a striking building and one I very much hope the new users will be proud to work from’ Paula Cambell-Balcombe - Strategy Manager School Commissioning Chris Munday - Divisional Director of Commissioning & Business Improvement Buckinghamshire County Council
Gateway School New secondary school for pupils with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD). The existing school experienced poor attendance and required a new facility which would create a safe and welcoming environment for its students. The new building is arranged in three low lying curved wings with the school hall located at their intersection. Two of these wings create secure play areas for KS3 and KS4 age groups. The third wing embraces an all-weather pitch to the rear of the school. Materials and detailing are carefully considered to create a calm and tranquil environment that is also extremely robust. The new accommodation provides classrooms for 56 pupils, music rooms, an ICT suite, design and technology and science labs, commercial kitchen, dining room and related ancillary areas.
‘It is clear from what they say that pupils really enjoy their time at school, and this is made evident by their very much improved attendance. The very high quality, attractive and imaginatively designed environment and facilities of the new buildings and the grounds play a significant part in helping pupils to feel valued. They respond with excellent behaviour, respecting their surroundings and the people in them’ Ofsted Inspection Report dated 8th May 2009
Education
Tiffield, Northamptonshire
St Mary’s C of E Combined School Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire New single storey early years building and extension to the existing main school including provision of an additional classroom, enlarged hall, new multi-use-games-area (MUGA) and car park extension. The new early years building is located in the south eastern corner of the site keeping a close relationship with the existing school whilst benefiting from its own separate pedestrian access. The form of the building can be clearly broken down into three elements. The western flat roof portion accommodates the main entrance, reception, multi-functional corridor and ancillary spaces, with the flat roof extending beyond at either end to form two generous canopies. The mid-section of the building accommodates three classrooms under a single mono pitched roof which rises up to the south west allowing a ribbon of clerestory windows to provide daylight and passive cross ventilation to the classrooms. The mono pitched roof extends horizontally north east to form a generous canopy and outside teaching space for all three classrooms. The appaerance of the new building is contemporary and respects the character of the immediate surroundings providing a high quality learning environment which is attractive and welcoming. External materials reflect the existing school and include western red cedar boarding to soften the elevations. A consistent 525mm deep polyester powder coated aluminium fascia to the roof and canopy edges establishes a strong unifying element in the design.
Education
Atrium Apartments 27 Luxury apartments including penthouses over 8 storeys and associated 2 levels of basement parking, situated adjacent to the Regent’s Canal and overlooking Regent’s Park. The brief for the site was to create a high quality residential scheme which turned its back on the adjacent railway line and maximised views over Regent’s Park. The site had to deal with noise and vibration from the railway and rights of light issues from neighbouring properties. The new accommodation provides 65,800 square feet of floor space over 8 floors comprises 27 luxury apartments grouped around a large central glazed atrium. Individual dwellings range from 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartments of approximately 1,150 square feet to 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom penthouse suites with a 360 degree view across London and Regent’s Park and Canal. Below street level an additional 23,400 square feet of floor space accommodates private basement parking, concierge facilities, storage and plant. External materials include a polished granite plinth, terracotta rainscreen cladding, polished stainless steel entrance screen with large areas of curved tinted glass. The building is contemporary in style and sensitive to its surroundings.
Residential
Park Road, London, NW8
Campbell Park Marina Competition Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Competition entry for the regeneration of Campbell Park and Newlands. The Masterplan principles included: 1.
High Quality arrival point at end of Avebury Boulevard
2. Maintain existing footpath links 3. Public ream clearly defi ned and high quality 4. Strong urban response to views into the site from all sides. 5. Appropriate and sustainable mixed use activities 6. Exemplar housing with future flexibility of use
7. Retain and enhance existing natural features and woodland 8. Context to respond to existing character along canal 9. High quality hard and soft landscape 10. Achieve Zero-carbon target with strategic solutions Including CHP and Passivhaus principles
Flexible Housing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Open Shell Buildings - Open plan floor plates with flexible floor plans Integral Garages - Future adaptions of existing space Detached Garage Conversions - Adaptions of existing space for workspace or studio Roofspace - Adaptions of existing space Horizontal Adaptions - ‘Knock-through’ party wall solutions Mezzanine space - Room height to allow for additional floor Basments - Potential for future expansion
Residential
Maisonette - Ground
Front Elevation
Maisonette - Ground
Typical 1B2P apartment
Eastfields Road, 21no. dwellings over 3 storeys comprising 1B2P flats to the upper levels, 3B5P maisonettes and 3B5P WCH maisonettes accessed from ground level. The layouts are designed to meet LT Homes and CfSH level 4. The site is within an established residential area of predominantly 2 storey terraced dwellings. The layout of the site accommodates a public right of way whilst maintaining some street frontage albeit set back from the road. Every dwelling has access to a garden or balcony. The elevations are simple with a mixture of brick and render. Sustainability and ecology features include a sedum roof and PV panels. Many of the existing trees on the site were retained and the ecology enhanced by additional planting measures.
First Floor
Second Floor
Key 3B5P maisonette 3B5P WCH maisonette 1B2P Bed apartment
Site Plan
Residential
Eastfields Road, Mitcham, Surrey
Panshanger Regeneration
Constraints
Panshanger Estate, Welwyn Garden City Regeneration of an existing estate within an existing established residential area. The estate although well maintained comprised many units which fall below decent homes standards. The area also suffers with anti-social behaviour and offers little privacy or protection from non-residents using the estate as a cut through. The feasibility looked at replacing the whole estate through careful phasing and providing a mix of one and two bed apartments and three bed family houses. The dwellings were sized to meet Part M(2) of the new building regulations (previously LT Homes). The existing estate provided a total of 195no. dwellings of which 78% were either 1 bed or bedsits, 16% 2 bed and 6 % 3 bed dwellings. Our options looked at increasing the overall number and changing the mix to achieve a more balanced split across the site. Option A provided 234no. with a mix of 27% 1B2P, 67% 2B4P and 6% 3B5P. Option B provided 242no. with a mix of 36% 1B2P, 58% 2B4P and 6% 3B5P. Existing Housing The layout re-provided a play area and more formal open space overlooked by dwellings. The aim Accommodation of the initialSchedule layouts was to provide more defined public and private space creating a better sense of ownership. Total no. of people 35 13 11 70 27 1 59 40 8 104 1 17 6 6 83 1 17 6 6 83 37 114 20 11 13 434 Total no. of 195 people Bedsit 1B2P 2B3P 2B4P 3B5P Total no. of 35 35 people Name 13 Bedsit 111B2P 2B3P 70 2B4P 3B5P Moyne House 35 35 27 1 59 40 8 104 11 Boyd House 13 70 1 17 6 83 Iveagh House 27 6 1 59 1 17 6 6 83 Guinness House 40 8 104 37 114 20 11 13 434 Rupert House 1 17 6 195 6 83 Jonathan House 1 17 6 6 83 37 114 20 11 13 434 195
Block Name F Moyne House J Boyd House K Iveagh House L Guinness House M Rupert House Accommodation Schedule N Jonathan House Total Total Flats
Bedsit 35
1B2P
2B3P
2B4P
3B5P
Existing Schedule Existing Housing Accommodation Existing Housing Accommodation Schedule
Block F J K L M N Total Total Flats
Name Moyne House Block Boyd House IveaghFHouse Guinness J House RupertKHouse Jonathan House
L M N Total Total Flats
Key Site Boundary Key
Site in client’s ownership not part of this
Site Boundary application
Key
Block F - Moyne House Site in client’s ownership not part of this application
Site Boundary
BlockHouse J - Boyd House Block F - Moyne
Site client’s House ownership not part of this Block J - Boyd House Block Kin- Iveagh application
Block K - Iveagh House
Block L - FGuinness Block - Moyne House House
Block L - Guinness House
Block M -J Rupert House Block - Boyd House
Block M - Rupert House
Block N - Jonathan House Block K - Iveagh House
Block N - Jonathan House
Block L - Guinness House
Existing site layout
Opportunities
Option B
Residential
Option A
Southbridge Northampton Development of brownfield site with SRB funding for Bellway Homes to accommodate 144 apartments in four storey buildings overlooking the Grand UnionCanal and River Nene together with 65 two storey houses and sites for a hotel, pub/restaurant and and marina. 22% of the dwellings are allocated to affordable housing
Dickens Heath Retail and residential units - Phase 1 Building 4 and Phase 2 Buildings 22, 23 and 26 Phase 1 consisted of 15 Apartments over 4 retail units at ground level. Phase 2 38 apartments over 8 office units and a bar/restaurant at ground level
Residential
Dickens Heath Solihull
Bletchley Campus Housing New residential development and masterplan of the former Milton Keynes college site including some office and college facilities. The residential section of the masterplan provided 124 apartments, 12 houses, associated parking and landscape and an affordable housing provision of 27 dwellings. The masterplan developed a clear campus style arrangement of perimeter courtyard blocks. The layout provides a clear distinction between public and private areas with clear public street frontages and secure private areas to the rear enclosing shared gardens. Generally building set backs are minimal creating a strong urban grain of high density yet pedestrian friendly in character that encourages lower traffic speed. The apartments are arranged in two, three and four storey blocks with allocated parking for 152 cars providing 1 space per flat and 2 spaces for the houses. Sustainability features include highly insulated building fabric, solar shading and high efficiency heating systems and lighting systems.
Residential
Bletchley Campus, Buckinghamshire
Central Milton Keynes Mixed Use Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes E1.4 South East block comprising office/ retail at ground and first floor level and apartments above. Located in the centre of Milton Keynes the new block is within a few minutes walk of the town centre and Campbell Park. The block provides 11,000 square feet of office space with a mix of one and two bed apartments on the second, third and fourth floors. The building provides large balconies facing onto the main boulevard which are angled to maximise views to the park. Stair cores are housed in a semi-circle of glass blocks which mirror the adjacent office development. The building is of a contemporary design with stack bonded bricks and large areas of floor to ceiling glazing.
Biggleswade Local Centre New mixed use development of 8 retail units and 12 apartments together with a day nursery, associated car parking and landscaping. The project was won through a Mid Bedfordshire Council design competition. The brief required a development based on traditional local vernacular farm buildings. The material and form of the buildings reflect the rural Bedfordshire style with warm coloured brickwork, black stained boarding and steeply pitched slate and clay roof tiles.
Mixed Use
Saxon Centre, Biggleswade
Office Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes E1.4 South East new block office block over 5 storey’s. Located in the centre of Milton Keynes the office block is within a few minutes’ walk of the town centre and adjacent to Campbell Park. The block provides 27,674 square feet of air conditioned office space. The layout provides an open plan arrangement with large areas of glazing facing Campbell Park maximising daylight and views. A large rotunda provides breakout and office space on the corner with a brise soleil to provide solar shading Stair cores are housed in a semi-circle of glass blocks which mirror the adjacent mixed use development. The building is of a contemporary design with stack bonded bricks to the inner courtyard elevations and large areas of floor to ceiling glazing.
Commercial
Milton Keynes College Site Redevelopment of the former Milton Keynes College site providing residential accommodation and 26,300 square feet of class A conditioned office space. The Arena Park development formed the commercial element of the site and provided the administration and resource facility for Milton Keynes College. The masterplan developed a clear campus style arrangement of perimeter courtyard blocks. The layout was carefully arranged to maximise the retention of mature trees on the site. The office accommodation was provided in two new buildings of two and three storeys with associated landscaping and car parking. The building is designed in a contemporary style with large overhanging eaves and brise soleil to provide solar shading. The warm buff brick was articulated with recessed courses and capped with reconstituted stone cills. Metal tray roofing and grey aluminium window frames were used throughout in conjunction with green body tinted glass. Sustainability features include highly insulated building fabric, solar shading and high efficiency heating and lighting systems.
Commercial
Bletchley Campus, Buckinghamshire
Kiddicare Cygnet Park, Peterborough New commercial office, retail space and distribution/ warehouse facilities. The new building was designed to perform a variety of functions. The public/retail area was designed to maximise daylight and create significant areas for window displays. The curtain walling is shaded by intelligently designed brise soleil to reduce glare and overheating. The central entrance doors, protected by a raised entrance canopy, open onto three floors of fully accessible showroom space. To the side service bays are incorporated for the undercover, professional fitting of child and baby car seats. Commercial offices and staff facilities are provided at upper levels and additional office space has been created for call centre staff dealing with online purchases and customer enquiries. The building also accommodated and large warehouse and distribution facility of approximately 100,000 square feet. Products are stored, packed and dispatched for delivery. Externally there are in excess of 200 parking spaces and a large delivery and service yard.
Commercial
Lantmannen Unibake UK Limited Bedford, Bedfordshire New production and storage facility. Lantmannen Unibake is a Swedish company and is one of the world’s leading bakery groups. The development provided over 80,000 square feet of production, storage and office accommodation together with car parking, service yard and landscaping proposals. The facility is enclosed by a modern metal clad envelope under a shallow mono-pitch roof. Internally high levels of hygienic finishes are provided to meet the BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standards for Food Safety. The new facility recycles waste heat emitted from refrigeration plant to heat ‘wash-down’ water and domestic hot water supply for production areas of the building.
Commercial
DSA Multi-Purpose Driving Test Centres Roll Out Programme A roll out programme across England, Scotland and Wales to provide the Driving Standards Agency with 69 off-road multi-purpose test centres. The test centres are based on a standard design that evolved to take into account the latest sustainability measures relating to low carbon footprint and minimal environmental impact. The design incorporates energy efficient light systems with daylight controls, sunpipes to provide natural daylight to internal areas, wind catchers facilitating natural ventilation, a solar hot water heating system, solar powered ventilation to WC’s and triple glazing throughout.
Commercial
Schuco International Kingston, Milton Keynes New UK headquarters for Schuco International. The new building created approximately 130,000 square feet of office, warehouse, and distribution space. The accommodation incorporated automated high bay storage to the warehouse. Externally, electric solar shading fully integrated into the building facade was installed to showcase the company’s latest envelope technology. PDD was appointed for further additions to showcase new technologies on a 3,500 square feet extension which linked to the main building and created an enclosed landscaped courtyard. The new building incorporporated solar shading and photovoltaic panels integrated into the glazing of the new office and distribution space.
Offices New offices located in Central Milton Keynes within walking distance of the town centre. The blocks are arranged around a private courtyard providing parking and soft landscape. The office accommodation provides 57,000 square feet of air conditioned office in two blocks over three to four stories. The new blocks are contemporary in style with a simple palette of materials including buff brick and grey aluminium window frames and metal roof.
Commercial
Central Milton Keynes
The Centre MK The Centre MK West Extention, Central Milton Keynes West Extension to The Centre MK including forty new and refurbished retail units, major new store for Marks and Spencer and landscape/urban realm improvements. The architectural style and detailing was driven by the form of the existing shopping building which is now listed.
Retail/Urban Realm
Calvert Trust Green Park, Buckinghamshire Outward bound centre for people with disabilities including new fully accessible accommodation block, hydrotherapy pool, external activity spaces and equestrian centre located within an existing outdoor education centre. The feasibility report included plans, 3D models and illustrations of the proposed buildings and site arrangement which incorporated key information from other consultants including QS, archaeologist, ecologist, geotechnical, planning and sustainability consultants. The scheme was sympathetic to the countryside and setting taking into account complex constraints and planning issues. The form and materials of the buildings took inspiration from the local vernacular but detailed in a contemporary manner.
City Church New Ecumenical Church with worship area for 500 people, centre for integrated living (a joint project with the NHS), cafe area, book shop, office, meeting areas, dedicated chapel and caretaker’s accommodation. A small guildhall was created at the rear of the building funded by the local Council. The form of the church was very simple with the focal point being the dome which housed the worship area. The dome of the church was prefabricated and craned into position. The materials were selected from a palette of brick, marble, stone and lead standing seam for the dome. Internally the finishes were much softer including timber flooring and panelling. This was one of PDD’s earlier projects but remains a favourite in the office and the Church has become an iconic landmark building in the centre of Milton Keynes.
Community
City Church, Milton Keynes
Team CVs
Team CVs
Peter Ellis Director
Peter Ellis joined PDD Architects in 1987, having been employed previously with Milton Keynes Development Corporation. Peter has over 30 years experience in the education, residential, industrial, retail and commercial sectors, the development of masterplans and development plans, and the co-ordination and management of design teams. He has a comprehensive understanding of planning and construction legislation. As Director for Architect Services he maintains a hands-on approach, overseeing the project from inception through to completion working closely with clients and stakeholders and internally with team members. Peter has taken the lead consultant role on numerous projects where PDD Architects has provided architect and lead consultant services involving multi-disciplinary teams. As part of his continuing professional development, he has gained a Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control.
Luxury Apartments, Park Road, London NW8 27 Luxury apartments including penthouses situated adjacent to Regent’s Canal and overlooking Regent’s Park. The new accommodation provides 65,800 square feet of floor space over 8 storeys and comprises 27 luxury apartments grouped around a large central glazed atrium. Individual dwellings range from 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartments of approximately 1,150 square feet to 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom penthouse suites with a 360 degree view across London, Regent’s Park and Regent’s Canal. Below street level an additional 23,400 square feet of floor space accommodates private basement parking, concierge facilities, storage and plant. External materials include a polished granite plinth, terracotta rainscreen cladding, polished stainless steel entrance screen with large areas of curved tinted glass. The building is contemporary in style and sensitive to its surroundings.
St Dominics Sixth Form College, Harrow on the Hill
New commercial office, retail space and distribution/ warehouse facilities.
New sports building and further accommodation for a sixth form college located in a mature woodland setting within the Conservation Area of Harrow on the Hill.
The new building was designed to perform a variety of functions. The public/retail area was designed to maximise daylight and create significant areas for window displays. The curtain walling is shaded by intelligently designed brise soleil to reduce glare and overheating. The central entrance doors, protected by a raised entrance canopy, open onto three floors of fully accessible showroom space. To the side, service bays are incorporated for the undercover, professional fitting of child and baby car seats. Commercial offices and staff facilities are provided at upper levels and additional office space has been created for call centre staff dealing with online purchases and customer enquiries. The building also accommodates a large warehouse and distribution facility of approximately 100,000 square feet where products are stored, packed and dispatched for delivery. Externally there are in excess of 200 parking spaces and a large delivery and service yard.
The brief included a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’ with a particular emphasis on the environmental and ecological factors. The form of the new sports hall addresses the nature of the site sitting low to the ground and incorporates a living green wall and sedum roof which blends well into the natural surroundings. The building accommodates three badminton courts with viewing gallery, a fitness suite, three teaching classrooms, changing and ancillary spaces. The building incorporates natural ventilation techniques in addition to sunpipes and roof lights to maximise natural daylight. Rainwater harvesting provides grey water recycling to WCs. Ecological measures include additional woodland planting and bee boxes.
Team CVs
Kiddicare, Cynet Park, Peterborough
Steve Owen
Misbourne School
Architectural Director
New Teaching Block infill extension for Misbourne School and Buckinghamshire County Council to replace three life expired double modular classroom units. Misbourne School is set on a steeply sloping stepped site within the green belt and on the boundary of Missenden Abbey. The project brief was for a new build teaching block to replace three life expired double modular classroom units and additional dining accommodation. PDD’s design response for the new development is a stepped two / three storey infill situated between the existing main school hall and dining hall / school kitchen. This provided the most efficient use of the site whilst responding to the local environment and built form. The new building contains 8No classrooms, staff offices and workspaces, an extension to the existing dining hall and a multi-purpose space. The building incorporates lower and upper floor accessible entrances with a central transition lift and internal staircases, whilst reconfigured external works provide an external transition between levels.
Steve Owen joined PDD Architects in 2012. He has extensive experience in the education sector and has worked on a number of Primary, Secondary and Post 16 projects. Steve has expertise in all areas of running a project from strategic planning, initial feasibilities to detail design and contract administration, and also of the various procurement methods including Traditional, Design and Build and Partnering. As Architectural Director, Steve maintains a hands-on approach, overseeing projects from inception through to completion working closely with clients and stakeholders.
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Heathfield Academy, Aberdeen Road, Croydon
Canterbury Mills School, Canterbury Road, Croydon
Demolition of a four storey industrial/commercial building and construction of a two form entry Primary School in South Croydon.
Demolition of a three storey industrial / commercial building and construction of a new two form entry Primary School in Croydon.
The building is a part two and part three storey building with external learning deck at roof level which responds to the constraints of the site and close proximity of the neighbouring buildings and locally listed church. Externally the design incorporates a playground and multi-use games area (MUGA).
The main building is designed over four storeys with an external learning deck at roof level. The form of the building responds to the constrained urban site and the deep plan incorporates a central atrium space to provide natural light and ventilation into the centre of the building. A linked single storey annexe which incorporates the main pupil entrance, school hall and staff facilities is located to the rear, away from the busy environment of Canterbury Road.
Team CVs
Croydon Schools Expansion
Alistair McIntyre Associate Director
Alistair recently joined PDD after running his own practice for the past 10 years. Alistair has many years of experience in the housing sector; having worked in different size practices he has experience of working at various scales from individual houses, through small developments to larger residential projects. Alistair has worked on and overseen new build and conservation projects, including designated heritage assets, for private and social housing sectors. In addition he has experience of different forms of construction from traditional masonry through to modern methods of construction like thin joint masonry and insulated concrete formwork. His experience includes all stages of a project, from feasibility through design and technical information to contract administration, and alternative procurement methods including traditional and design and build.
Private House, Hulcote, Bedfordshire Detailed design and construction information for a new contemporary house in open countryside. The house replaces redundant agricultural buildings and is built over two floors, basement and ground floor with insulated concrete formwork and built to Passivhaus standard. The design includes a number of energy efficient features including a water source heat pump with heat recovery, solar photovoltaic panels that will provide the house with up to 16,000 kWh of electricity per annum, a non-electrical sewage treatment plant for the domestic waste water utilising a three stage biological process and rainwater harvesting.
(work undertaken under previous employment)
Small works
Often projects involve designated or undesignated heritage assets, within Conservation Areas or other historic contexts. These projects can be for private houses, schools, offices and places of worship.
Not every project is large and often smaller projects can be an interesting challenge, whether an infill development in an urban area, the renovation of an old house or a small extension to a school. Each requires a skill set to resolve a number of problems, particularly with the constraint of a small budget. These projects still require design skills, technical competence and a professional approach to succeed.
Over the past ten years Alistair has developed an understanding and a practical design based approach to the care of old buildings, with first-hand experience of the repair, restoration, conversion and extension of a number of historic buildings, including an old farmhouse with a hidden cruck frame that has subsequently become a designated heritage asset and listed Grade II.
(work undertaken under previous employment)
(work undertaken under previous employment)
Team CVs
Conservation projects
Lindsey McIlvaney Associate Architect
Clay Farm, Cambridge Development of masterplan and design of Scandinavian inspired dwellings to provide 310 dwellings including apartments and innovative house typologies for Skanska Residential at Clay Farm in Cambridge. Lindsey was involved from concept stage and played a key role developing innovation in relation to the house typologies based on the Scandinavian way of life, elevational design and overall masterplan.
Lindsey recently joined PDD Architects in July 2015 after being with a large housing based architectural practice for the past 11 years bringing a wealth of experience in the housing sector. Lindsey has considerable experience in most housing sectors including new build, refurbishment, regeneration, elderly housing and extra care. Lindsey has been project architect on a number of significant projects as well as working on award-wining projects such as Portobello Square and St Bede’s Extra Care. She has led a number of complicated projects from conception to completion and worked with many developers leading the detailed design of large sites. In her previous post Lindsey was part of the housing standards steering group and has extensive knowledge of current housing standards. Her passion is working through the design process looking for new innovations to achieve the best solutions at all scales from re-thinking housing design to creating the best masterplan.
The project involved numerous review panels and consultations for which Lindsey prepared presentation material. The project was shortlisted for a Housing Design Award in 2013.
(work undertaken under previous employment)
St Bedes Extra Care, Bromham Road, Bedford
Masterplan for Wornington Green Estate for Catalyst. Detail design for Phase 1 of 328 units including apartments, mews houses and town houses. Lindsey was involved with the project from Stage D to work as part of a team to develop a response to the planning conditions and to take the scheme forward to stage E in tandem with meeting the requirements of Kensington & Chelsea planning department. The conditions involved extensive redesign to the elevations and block layouts.
Detailed design to convert a disused Victorian Catholic school into a100+ bed extra care scheme, associated communal facilities and communal gardens in the Bedford Conservation Area. The design involved refurbishing the existing two Victorian villas and a more modest two storey house on the site which were previously used as a Roman Catholic School and the integration of the new extra care scheme with the existing buildings on the site and in the context of the conservation area. The scheme also proposed the demolition of post war extensions added to the villas over the last 70 years. Lindsey was involved from concept stage through to the planning submission. The success of the project also came from working closely with the conservation officer and planning officer at an early stage to put forward more contemporary ideas and concepts whilst respecting the existing street grain, pattern and material palette. Winner - HAPPI Completed Award Housing Design Awards 2015 Winner - Housing Project of the Year Building Awards 2015 Winner - Best Development CIH Midlands Awards 2014 Shortlisted - Best Design House Builder Awards 2012 Winner - HAPPI Project Award Housing Design Awards 2011
Lindsey was primarily involved with the redesign of Blocks 2 and 3 of the scheme which consisted of duplexes, flats, penthouses, town houses and commercial units fronting Portobello Road. The residential units were a mix of tenure and included 10% wheelchair compliant units. The resubmission also included production of detailed bay studies to show the quality of the development and detailed facade design. Silver Award - Best Apartment Scheme What House Awards 2014 Winner - Project Award Housing Design Awards 2011 (work undertaken under previous employment)
(work undertaken under previous employment)
Team CVs
Portobello Square, Wornington Green, North Kensington
Cathy Bailey Senior Architect
Cathy Bailey joined PDD Architects in 1995. She is a talented designer and experienced Project Architect, with work exhibited at the RIBA and published in Building Design. She has extensive experience in the education, residential, industrial and commercial sectors and is currently acting as a design team leader and project architect on the Buckinghamshire County Council framework agreement involved in the development and extension of a number of school projects.
Wendover Campus, Chiltern Way Federation, Wendover, Buckinghamshire Development of a new teaching block, vocational block, sports hall and a new MUGA at an existing school for children with Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD). The secondary school is set within the grounds of a Grade II listed manor house. The site area is approximately 16 acres (6.6ha) and falls within the Wendover Conservation Area and Metropolitan Green Belt. The sensitive nature of the site in close proximity to listed buildings and mature trees contributed to a challenging brief. The new accommodation includes a single storey teaching block incorporating a living sedum roof blending into the natural surroundings. The sports hall and vocational block are positioned centrally and are designed as contemporary and considered responses to the neighbouring existing buildings.
The Downley School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Extension and refurbishment of existing pre-school and after school accommodation for a one form entry primary school.
New joint facility pre-school and after school club for an existing two form entry primary school and a community special school for students with profound learning difficulties.
The proposal encloses an overgrown external courtyard adjacent to the pre-school and after school club at the rear of the building. Access was limited and the school had to remain in full operation throughout presenting a challenge to the logistics of the build. A temporary road was constructed around the site enabling the works to be undertaken with minimum disruption to the school.
The brief required an environmentally friendly building ensuring high degrees of natural daylighting, natural ventilation and thermal comfort, the use of environmentally friendly materials, rainwater harvesting and water management. Economic factors were also a main concern. The new building incorporates a fully inclusive pre-school, multi-purpose after school club, and dining room, a satellite kitchen and associated storage facilities, and an external soft play surface and soft landscaping. Natural passive stack ventilation was incorporated along with sunpipes and rooflights to maximise natural daylighting and create a welcoming, user friendly and low maintenance environment.
Team CVs
Long Crendon School, Aylesbury
Chris Selley Architect
Chris Selley joined PDD Architects in 2000 and has acted as design team leader on a number of exciting educational, commercial and industrial projects. He has a broad range of architectural experience from assisting clients in the development of project briefs, to the management and co-ordination of sub-consultants, the completion of production information and contract administration under a variety of different forms of procurement.
Lantmannen Unibake UK Ltd, Bedford, Bedfordshire New production and storage facility. Lantmannen Unibake is a Swedish company and is one of the world’s leading bakery groups. The development provided over 80,000 square feet of production, storage and office accommodation together with car parking, service yard and landscaping proposals. The facility is enclosed by a modern metal clad envelope under a shallow mono-pitch roof. Internally high levels of hygienic finishes are provided to meet the BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standards for Food Safety. The new facility recycles waste heat emitted from refrigeration plant to heat ‘wash-down’ water and domestic hot water supply for production areas of the building.
Middleton Combined School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
New secondary BESD special school. The existing school experienced poor attendance and required a new facility which would create a safe and welcoming environment for its students.
New primary school for Milton Keynes Council to meet Foundation KS1 and KS2 requirements. Due to expansion of Milton Keynes a new primary school for Milton Keynes Council was required to service the requirements of the entire Middleton community. Delivered through a Partnering agreement the school was designed to be a warm and welcoming environment. The form, detailing and materials were carefully chosen to create a low maintenance yet distinctly modern building.
The new building is arranged in three low lying curved wings with the school located at their intersection. Two of these wings create secure play areas for KS3 and KS4 age groups. The third wing embraces an all-weather pitch to the rear of the school. Materials and detailing were carefully considered to create a calm and tranquil environment that is also extremely robust. The new accommodation provides classrooms for 56 pupils, music rooms, an ICT suite, design and technology and science labs, commercial kitchen and dining room and related ancillary areas.
The symbolic heart of the new school is the hall and this is reflected in both plan and built form. The single storey building is arranged in two concave classroom wings linked by the taller drum of the central school hall, library and ICT suite. The classroom wings wrap around an internal courtyard which is partially covered and provides a safe and secure external play area for the younger children. Accessibility and inclusion were achieved throughout with generous clear circulation routes. The internal layout is carefully design to maximise natural daylight with ancillary rooms sited internally. Awards: Runner up in the SCALA Best Building Awards 2005
Team CVs
The Gateway School, Tiffield Northampton
Client List Abbeygate Developments Limited
Jarvis Contracting Limited
Orbit Housing Group
Amazon Investment Group Limited
John Sisk & son Limited
Palmer Capital
The APIA Regional Office Fund
Kier
Prologis Developments Limited
Bellway PLC
Kiddicare Limited
Ravenscourt House Limited
BG PLC
Kingsley School
Redrow Homes Limited
Buckingham County Council
Kingston University
Schuco International UK
The Cornerstone Trust
Lantmannan Unibake UK Limited
Subseaexplorer Limited
Cranfield University
Leadbitter Construction Limited
Turner and Townsends PLC
Driving Standards Agency
Mace
The Wellingborough Arts Association
Elliot Charles Developments
Milton Keynes Development Partnership
Wincanton Logistics
Grand Union Housing Association
Milton Keynes Muslim Association
Guinness Partnership
Marks and Spencer
Hermes Property Limited
Northamptonshire County Council