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Alun Dolton MA Dip Arch ARB - Portfolio 2013
Profi le
Omrania and Associates 2011 - present.
Chief Architect
Dar Al Riyadh 2010 - 2011.
Senior Architect
• Lead Designer on all DAR Projects
Aedas 2002-2010.
Associate
• Lead Designer • Project Manager• R&D Coordinator• Sustainability Champion • Urban Design & Masterplanning team Leader • Training & CPD Coordinator
Birmingham at School of Architecture 2005-2008 (Part time whilst at Aedas)
• Visiting Tutor 2007-2008• Volunteer Critic 2005-2007
Geoffrey Reid Associates 1999-2002
Project Architect
Chetwood Associates 1999
Architectural Assistant
Introduction
When joining a practice, unless recruited for involvement on a specifi c project, there is no guarantee what you are going to be working on. Sometimes you can fi nd yourself in unfamiliar territory, and part of a larger entity than just the project, and as an Architect involvement stretches to cover areas such as programme management, project management, masterplanning, public consultation, and assuming roles such as lead designer, team leader, focal point.
This is more than a collection of images from projects that I have been associated with it is more of a journey through my career to date using the projects as examples, with a narrative giving an insight into the experience of involvement in the project.
The fi rst section comprises some of these projects under the title of Masterplanning, where involvement in projects goes a beyond skills related to knowing how buildings go together, and more about the big picture that the Architecture is part of.
Projects are grouped by purpose: Living, Offi ce and Workplace, Rail and so on to demonstrate all-round knowledge and expertise that is constantly growing as more and more varied projects move across my desk over time. Alongside working on projects is a preoccupation of mine, research, some of it is presented here as part of my involvement with Aedas R&D and some of the areas that continue to fascinate me.
Masterplanning
How do you plan a new 65 Hectare community in the desert at least 45 minutes outside Riyadh City Centre? Why would anybody wish to live there?
It is to be attractive to the expatriate population initially and to the local population in the future. The project is envisaged as fi rst component of a long term masterplan and will naturally form the centre of a new town that will grow in the coming decades.
The project is envisaged as a central park that is protected from the harsh environment by the urban environment that surrounds it. The urban plane is envisaged as a car free environment, with car parking below ground freeing up the ground plane for amenities, public space and walkable streets.Preliminary studies reviewed the existing compounds situated in and around Riyadh and challenged the traditional model that has been prevalent in Saudi Arabia since the oil rush of 1950s.
As part of the site analysis a study was undertaken to demonstrate the scale of the development compared with historic and modern cities throughout the world, including Arabian cities. The client was won over, the team was appointed and the departure from traditional compound model was established in favour of a compact city approach.
Al Rimal Desert Community - North Riyadh 2011
500,000 new homes will be built across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under secondment to Saudi Arabia Parsons Limited, I was involved in developing a model for a compact sustainable community that was part of the winning bid.
The intention was to create a set of core principles that could be applied across 11 sites ranging from 64 Hectares to 984 Hectares with an emphasis on creating communities.
The project was launched with a charrette, an intense collaborative process where a team of 50+ professionals from US, UAE and KSA including: urban designers, town planners, specialist neighbourhood planners, architects, landscape architects, infrastructure engineers, highway engineers, illustrators were working alongside representatives from the Ministry of Housing. Developing schemes that were constantly developing as more data became available, along with feedback from Ministers during the charette process.
Ministry of Housing: KSA Wide 2011
Masterplanning
Al Yasmine Riyadh. Dar Al Riyadh in Conjunction with HOK 2011
290,000m2 Mixed Use Development
• Masterplanning• Landscape• Massing Studies• Municipality Application• Full design package.
Al Yasmine Riyadh, KSA 2011
Program:
Serviced Apartments 214 Units on 17 Floors 2,600m2 Amenities
Residential Apartments 206 Units on 21 Floors 250 Units on 24 Floors 9,000m2 Amenities 292 Units on 30 Floors 3,900m2 Amenities
4 Star Hotel 352 Keys on 22 Floors4 Star Serviced Apartments 164 Units on 13 Floors4 Star Amenities 15825m2
5 Star Hotel 256 Keys on 16 Floors5 Star Amenities 13015m2
Offi ce 21,000m2 18 FloorsRetail 37,000m2 on 3 FloorsCar Parking 7,500 spaces on 4 basement levels
Alamah Mixed Use Development Al Khobar, KSA
Alalmah, Dar Al Riyadh 2011
147,000m2 Mixed Use DevelopmentMasterplanning, zoning strategy, phasing strategy, massing study. Feasibility Study
Program
Residential Apartments 506 Units on 8-10 fl oors
Serviced Apartments 288 Units on 11 Floors
Offi ce 18,000m2 on 15 fl oors
Retail 7000m2 on ground fl oor
Car Parking2176 cars in 1 basemernt and ground level.
Security Forces Hospital - Dar Al Riyadh
Masterplan for upgrade existing hospital:
Vehicular and pedestrian circulation strategy.Formation of new entry plaza with mosque as focal point. Introduction of parking structures to free up site area for upgrade of facilities.
Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh KSA - 2011
Masterplanning
Feasibility study for introduction of raised covered walkways to avoid confl icts with traffi c routes.
Development of landscape strategy for whole site.
Extensions and alterations to existing facilities.
Development of new 12 storey ward block,
Saudi Food and Drug Authority Dammam KSA - 2011
Saudi Food and Drug Authority - Dar Al Riyadh
Part of a Kingdom Wide strategy to develop a standardised approach to provision of regional, district and local offi ces.
Development of regional model centred on Masterplan for new headquarters campus at Dammam to serve the Eastern Province.
The strategy was to develop a fl exible campus to accommodate administrative offi ces for three sectors: along with Food, Drugs and Cosmetics, Medical Devices that could vary in size depending on population and regional requirements. Provide facilities for public access and consultation whilst maintaining security of staff offi ces, along with
potential future provision of lecture theatre, research facilities and laboratories.
The proposal comprised, a series of modules ‘plugged in’ to a central street that extends to form an external promenade that gave a unifi ed dialogue between interior and exterior, public and private, and the ability to address current and future requirements.
MasterplanningTraining Establishment UK 2006 - 2007.
Aedas - 2 years of my life.
Development of masterplan for Establishment comprising training, technical, administrative, living and recreational facilities on medical training campus for Army, Navy, Air force personnel. A project of National Strategic importance following Lyons Review, to relocate assets from South East, and was subject to Ministerial Approval
The masterplan included Environmental Impact Assessment, retention of historic assets along with feasibility studies for reuse of existing assets.
During the process the masterplan was used to redefi ne training programs, to enable th optimum solution to be achieved.
Sustainibility: application of DREAM (Defence Related Energy Assessment Methodology) process to allow military facilites to be assessed realistically, led to development of site wide energy strategy along with national renewables initiatives.
A large component of the masterplan dealt with the logististics of two prime contractors working side by side on the same site leading to some interesting phasing strategies.
Status: Enabling works undertaken 2010 Project SLAM on site 2012.
Client: Secretary of State for Defence
Project Team:
Defence EstatesDebut Services LimitedAedas - Architecture, LandscapeArup - StructuralRybka - M&ECarillion RPC CentralTPS - Architecture, Landscape, EngineeringHalcrow - Environmental Impact AssesmentCSJ Brooke Smith - Planning
Stakeholders:
CFT (Army, Navy, Airforce)
Lichfi eld City CouncilStaffordshire County Council
Role lead designer for SLAM
Project SLAM Living Zones UK - 2003-2010
Aedas: 7 years of my life.
Working within an Establishment wide Masterplan and part of a national initiative to consolidate military assets.
Initial phases centred on developing a strategy for accommodating a signifi cant increase in numbers of service personnel living on the Establishment. From testing the feasibility of developing a combined Offi cer and Sergeant’s campus with co-located mess facilities to masterplanning Offi cer, SNCO and Junior Ranks living zones working within existing campus and operational constraints.
The masterplanning process for Living zones alone prompted a revision to the project brief which comprised changes to national programme, delivery strategy and funding streams which required buy in from the topmost level.
The Sergeants’ Campus was delivered in 2005, with attention shifting to Offi cers and Junior Ranks in 2008.
Junior Ranks Campus was developed in conjunction with Station command, strategic programmes,
Extensive Negotiations with Local Authorities to secure planning consent involved the development of strategic frameworks for station-wide sustainability, landscape and traffi c management, surface water drainage (SUDS) and foul drainage management strategies.
Offi cers’ Accommodation delivered 2010Junior Ranks Accommodation Phases 1 & 2 commenced in 2010 along with extensive enabling works to facilitate delivery of phases 3 & 4. Delivery anticipated 2012 all using off site fabrication to maintain continuity.
Project Team:
Defence EstatesDebut Services LimitedAedas - Architecture, LandscapeScott Wilson - StructiralHulley and Kirkwood - M&ECaledonian Building Systems - Module FabricatorInterserve. Prime ContractorEntec - Establishment Wide Masterplan
Role Lead Designer
MasterplanningMadina Gate Design Competition 2012
Omrania 2012
The Gate is conceived as a landmark, announcing arrival at Al Madinah. First read from a distance as a marker on the horizon. As the gate is approached the calligraphy becomes visible descending from the tip of the sculpture and forming a canopy that casts strong shadows on the ground as the visitor passes through the checkpoint. The calligraphy and the casting of shadows is a unifying element to the scheme.
The Village is accommodated beneath a shade structure, a continuous canopy that fulfi ls a dual function.
Firstly, creating covered squares where it is possible to sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere without the constant hum of air-conditioning units; and secondly the canopy casts shadows on the ground and the roofs of the pavilions, this minimises the heat island effect, reducing the amount of solar radiation that is refl ected back into the air off of the hard surfaces.
Where the canopy directly oversails the pavilions solar photovoltaic cells increase the amount of shade offered whilst generating electricity that will contribute to the energy demands of the village.
The village makes use of shade from the regular grid of date palms that are a constant feature of the site, along with planted beds that further reduce the heat island effect, in addition, water features contribute to the natural cooling of the environment, minimising the load placed on any cooling plant.
The Gate straddles both sides of the road, but as it enters the Village, thestructure diminishes to become a ribbon that fl ows through the site, a gently curving Shaded Promenade, connecting all the vehicular entrances and exits, park, amenities of the Village, central plaza and the Mosque.
The Village is designed as a sustainable urban quarter following thecompact city approach that is prevalent in the traditional Arabic village; narrow spaces and shaded walkways that make browsing around shops and stalls a pleasurable experience.
The village is comprised of standardised glass pavilions that are slotted in beneath the canopy, heat gains are dealt with by the canopy, meaning that the glass facades can maximise the use of fi ltered natural light reducing reliance on artifi cial lighting.
Date palms have recently become a feature of new highway construction as the central median is planted as part of the process.
Here the palms are concentrated to provide a naturally shaded environment wherefruit and vegetables can thrive in a managed environment.
Palm Groves are synonymous with the landscape surrounding Al Madinah, oases naturally occurring in the volcanic landscape are a sharp contrast with the arid climate of the region.
Dates grown around Al Madinah are widely rated as the fi nest in Saudi Arabia and are exported all over the world.
Leamington Spa station is a prime example of decline following the Beeching plan. The station building itself is a classic example of the grandeur of the Regency Period, and the spirit of the age in the era of rail travel being superseded by late twentieth century priorities of cost cutting and neglect.
The station setting is occupied by disused goods depot and yards, occupied by a collection of portakabins, spoil heaps, rusting metal and forest of weed growth.
The entrance to Leamington Town Centre is by walking through a dark uninviting subway, a far cry from the sense of arrival that would have been intended at the time of its construction. The ‘gentry’
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Role: Project Architect
The Chiltern Line, the 112 mile route linking London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street, the route of the ‘Western Pullman’ a fl agship service for the newly nationalised British Rail from Wolverhampton to London Paddington launched in 1960, only to be largely closed down and downgraded following the Beeching report and neglected throughout the British Rail years. In the era of Post-privatisation operators are undertaking initiatives to attract commuters back to the trains.
Chiltern Line MasterplanAedas 2005-2006
Examples of Aedas’ work internationally in the transport sector, from Hong Kong, China and the UK. demonstrated the use of expertise gained through the global organisation.
A signifi cant factor in winning the bid was the use of a demonstration project: A design strategy for Leamington Spa.
Part of the initiative involved Chiltern Railways with Laing Rail in a bid to upgrade the stations on the route to provide a viable alternative to the M40, with a mission to take cars off the road.
Aedas were invited to bid on the design of the new facilities that were being implemented along the line, on the premise ‘what added value do we get appointing Architects as opposed to Engineers?’ Aedas’ presentation to Laing Rail centred on Demonstration of capability to work on large scale programs based on knowledge of procurement including value management strategies, standardization of components, lean working practices, and collaborative working.
Stage 1: Leamington Spa
would have travelled to the town from the station by hackney carriage so would not have experienced the subway, that would have been more like the tradesmen’s entrance to the town. Today, a greater cross section of society use the subway.
Development Strategy:
Taking the entrance to the subway as the start of the arrival sequence, a new illuminated feature wall, a light box with passive information displays, public art and advertising provide an animated backdrop to the journey into the station. The subway roof is treated with a continuous element, part soffi t, part canopy that protects and defi nes the route.
On arrival at the station entrance, the existing car park is redefi ned as a public plaza, framed by two new investment blocks, comprising bars and restaurants on the ground fl oor and offi ces on the upper fl oors. The railway companies have the option of moving into the new offi ces, whilst other fl oors are available to let.
The areas occupied by the portakabins, allow for consolidation of the maintenance depot and potentially freeing up areas for future development: car parking, reinstatement of railway facilities, provision of industrial units.
The strategy for the Regency station building involves the provision of new facilities in new contemporary
additions, glass lift and stair towers, with escalators, entry control travel offi ces and concourse facilities are accommodated in a new glass volume where state of the art facilities can be easily accommodated. The new additions relieve pressure on the existing station building facilities in the and need to erode the historic fabric.
The holistic approach allows historic fabric and new facilities to coexist, thinking beyond the immediate functional and engineering priorities, suggesting methods that can re-establish the Railway Station as a lively transport hub to the town centre.
The use of a simple 3D model to demonstrate the journey though the new elements of the arrival sequence was well received, Aedas were appointed and invited to undertake a feasibility study for Birmingham Snow Hill.
Former GWR Station closed in 1968 during cuts following Beeching report of 1963. Great Western Hotel Demolished 1969. Station used as car park during 1970s, station building demolished in 1977.
The station was reopened in 1987 as part of an initiative to reinstate of passenger services on the ‘Jewellery Line’ linking Birmingham with Worcester, reopening of the Snow Hill Tunnel completing the link to London Marylebone.
The fi rst phase of the light rail system the Midland Metro was introduced in 1999 using reinstated lines to Wolverhampton and tramway through West Bromwich.
As part of the strategy to reinstate rail services, a multi-storey car park built over the tracks leaving the railway station to be accommodated between a forest of concrete columns beneath. The current situation is that station is not effective as a public transport node, unable to cope with peak demands at rush hour.
The brief for the Study of Snow Hill was part of a feasibility Study for Chiltern Railways to expand franchise and create new focal point to terminate Chiltern line from London in Birmingham’s business district.
Key challenges:
Car parking structure limiting passenger circulation on platform levels and through entrances to station.
Midland Metro expansion to serve Birmingham City Centre.
New developments on Colmore Circus and Snow Hill increasing demand on existing infrastructure.
Entrance from Colmore Row: Visibility compromised by heavy canopy and poorly maintained dense planting. Leading to narrow low entrance beneath offi ce block
Entrance to concourse and link to car park: Poor circulation, confl icting fl ows.
Limited Access to ticket offi ce, queuing causing obstruction to fl ows:
Access onto platforms via stairs. Arriving Into relatively small space to wait for train. Waiting passengers causing obstruction to those alighting from the train.
Railway station and Metro Station separate entities.
Stage 2: Birmingham Snow Hill
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Design strategy:
Entrances: Colmore Row Entrance: Remove canopies and planting beds to create open Plaza. New canopy to defi ne entrance. Open up entrance by removing some offi ces to plaza level.
Bridge Link: The existing bridge overheats in summer and is treacherous when it is raining as the roof is not continuous with adjoining buildings. The application of solar shading devices to glazed sides of bridge to will reduce overheating and maximise natural daylight by refl ecting onto ceiling. The roof is extended to become continuous with the entrance canopy and the main concourse.
Main Concourse: Removal of car parking above existing ticket hall to create full height atrium surrounded by station offi ces and retail opportunities, freeing up concourse space for circulation: Double row escalators down to platforms that can be individually tasked to deal with rush hour peaks. Feature lifts to link platforms with concourse and car park.
Integration of Metro: The metro line is accessible directly from the concourse, via lifts and escalators. The new metro line is accommodated outside the existing structure in curved enclosure that is both canopy and screen that forms a positive dialogue with the new plaza that occupies the space between the new offi ces and the existing station.
Platform level: The platforms and cleared of buildings that contain offi ces, waiting rooms that impedes circulation. Offi ces and facilities are removed to concourse level where a greater degree of comfort can be achieved.
Cladding of columns with curvilinear casings to minimise feeling of hard edges, the casings contain lighting and provide information, advertising and public art opportunities.
Sculptural shells hung from the existing structure provide a new roof to the platforms, a surface that refl ects natural light from the exterior and is up lit from the interior to create a light environment.
The new interventions share a common design language that brings the disparate parts together as a whole. The use of curved forms contrasts with the rigidity of the existing structure and gives a freedom and movement the evokes a sense of arrival.
High Wycombe, a major station on the route, with a requirement to upgrade to integrated public transport interchange, and a pressing requirement to be address access issues to comply with Building Regulations part M and SRA operating requirements. In attracting commuters out of their cars and onto the train Chiltern Railways identifi ed the need to accommodate 900 cars to cope with future demand.
The Local Authority accepted the requirement but were not prepared to accept an off-the-shelf car park solution, and were concerned about the impact that mass of the car park would have on the landscape.
A site model was constructed early on to test strategies the for dealing with the mass of the car park, preliminary studies revealed that the 900 spaces could be accommodated without adversely impacting the landscape.
Development strategies considered options for creating transport interchange facilities and public open space along with integrating offi ce and food and drink uses into the scheme.
A major constraint to much of the development is a building opposite the station entrance, that originated as a GWR Goods Shed, parts of which are listed. Therefore any options proposing demolition were quickly discounted.
The proposal uses the former goods shed as a backdrop to a public promenade that could be converted to accommodate food and drink uses to animate the space. The promenade is terminated by the concourse building, that integrates new car park with existing station, and links both sides of the station by means of a concourse footbridge, lifts and escalators. The introduction of the bridge facilitates the removal of the existing subway, that in turn allows for extension of the platforms to increase train capacity.
Stage 3: High Wycombe
Car Park
Goods Shed
Lond
on
Birmingham
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Facilities for bus interchange, short stay car parking, pick-up and drop-off are accommodated between the promenade and the existing Edwardian station building that could be retained and restored following removal of facilities to new concourse. The concourse roof uses elliptical trusses and EFTE air fi lled cushions to achieve a lightweight structure and high thermal performance.
Station facilities along with commercial outlets are accommodated on the ground fl oor of the car park along with facilities for cycles, and facilities associated with car parking.
Project team:
Aedas :Architecture, Landscape, R&D. Atkins: Infrastructure.White Young and Green: Traffi c Engineers
Stakeholders:
Laing Rail: Client.Chiltern Railways.Wycombe District Council.Buckinghamshire County Council.Strategic Rail Authority.
Stage 4: Design Language for Chiltern Line
The Chiltern Line comprises 62 Stations, 11 of those are Major Stations, it was clear from the start that any design elements created for a particular situation could be applied to the others. Many of the stations along the route date back to 1910 and still comprise original components such as footbridges, canopies, benches and station buildings, all in various stages of decay though years of neglect during the British Rail era.
Chiltern railways have been steadily introducing park and ride facilities either through the construction of new stations, i.e: Warwick Parkway, or the upgrade of surface car parking facilities that have historically occupied former goods yards.
In some cases ‘off-the-shelf’ multi-storey parking structures appear at stations to expand parking facilities as part the mission is to get cars off the road. With functional requirements being addressed by the Atkins Engineering team Aedas were tasked with devising a strategy to address the image of the stations.
As the name of the line suggests the route passed through towns, villages and rural areas that Local Planning Authorities like to refer to as AONB’s (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty). So the strictly functional engineered approach would not be acceptable.
The design strategy for the stations is to create safe and easy access to the trains. No two stations are the same, many from Leamington to Birmingham are elevated whilst some between High Wycombe and London are set in cuttings meaning that achieving level access will have challenges.
A unifi ed approach to elements such as lift towers, stairs and bridges meant that would be possible to generate a language that applied to all stations. The aim is to create a lightweight sculptural feel to the elements to avoid bulkiness particularly where there is a need to make elements unobtrusive in the landscape.
The standardisation of components facilitates the creation of a rolling programme where members of
the supply chain can achieve cost and energy savings through a continual fl ow of identical components.
The free-standing canopies with integral lighting , PA, and internal rainwater system, with the ability to accommodate benches, signage or information/advertising/public art, is based on a system of identical modules that are added together to make a continuous element.
The modules are separated with clear infi ll panels to permit maximum standardisation when dealing with curves.
The fl exible system works with existing buildings should the need arise to retain any historic station buildings.
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Birmingham New Street - 2008Dubai Metro UAE - 2006-2009
The Chiltern Line Masterplan was not adopted at the time and the team moved on to other projects. At Aedas the body of work generated throughout 2005 and 2006 led to Birmingham becoming one of the fi ve Aedas offi ces employed on the Dubai Metro, along with London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai on the design of 43 metro stations and related depot buildings.
The kit of parts approach was taken to another level as the Advanced Modelling Group (AMG) at Aedas London developed the model that was to become the iconic family of stations, conic shells that feature sweeping cantilevers which soar to over 30m. The geometric design not only helped create an iconic form but allowed considerable savings in time and material through streamlined cross-disciplinary coordination leading to substantial reductions in cost and embodied energy.
Phase 1 opened on schedule in 2009.
The project comprises the 47km long Red Line, which runs from Rashidiya Port to Jebel Ali Port, and the 10km long Green Line, which runs from Health care City to the Airport Free Zone. The client’s brief called for distinctive, landmark designs with a consistent design language capable of responding to the particular requirements of individual stations.
“We want to re-capture that spirit of place. Transport interchanges are for people, not trains. It’s not the transport that’s interchanging but the people that use it. A design approach should address spaces both within and around the station footprint to defi ne a proper sense of place – a simple and effective organisation of space through clear design to create a reassuring passenger experience, it should be an effortless pleasure to use.” Aedas 2008.
On the back of working on the Dubai Metro, Aedas entered the International competition for the upgrade of New Street Station, the entry was spearheaded by AedasStudio in London.
New Street Station 2033 a 25 Year Masterplan - Aedas R&D 2008
New Street Station. Centre of Birmingham. Global Gateway. 1 hour from London, 10 minutes from Birmingham International Airport. Rebuilt 1964, now an overcrowded channel that thousands of travellers pass through every day.
This is a project proposing a 25 year masterplan that can facilitate the large scale changes required to address the needs of people in the 21st century.
The railway occupies the bottom layer of a complex structure that was constructed in 1964 as part of the modernisation of the West Coast Mail line.
The station at the time was closed and rebuilt from the tracks up following current thinking of the time: integrating with needs for shopping, parking, low cost housing and maximising the return on investment of developing such a megastructure.
Historically holes were left in the urban fabric to allow steam locomotives to exhaust smoke to the air whilst standing idle. These holes were lined by buildings maintaining the street frontage whilst turning their backs on the station.
In the reorganisation of 1964 the holes were lined by 2m high concrete walls, divorcing the station from the city life.
(1) 2008 - Analysis (2) 2008 - Analysis (3) 2008 - Analysis
At street level the concourse accounts for one third of the fl oor plate, effectively bridge spanning North-South with no direct relationship with the city. It contains the booking offi ce, access control and convenience retail and is accessible from the taxi drop off and short stay car park at the West end and via escalators from the shopping centre above.
(4) 2008 - Analysis
Improvements were made in 1989 following the King’s Cross fi re where a second bridge and entrance on Navigation Street was added to relieve some of the congestion.
Above the station, the car park and shopping centre form a podium that accommodates Ladywood house a high rise offi ce block, typical of an approach favoured by the city planners in the 1960s and 1970s.
(7) 2008 - Analysis (8) 2008 - Analysis
The bulk of the fl oor plate is fi lled with car parking following the philosophy of the 1960s where as much emphasis was placed on the convenience of parking in the shopping centre as providing convenient access to trains.
Sitting above the concourse and car park is the retail podium known as the Pallasades Shopping Centre, conceived as part of the Bull Ring Centre with its ‘Grand Parade’ a series of air-conditioned corridors lined with shops providing a complete indoor experience away from the dust and noise of traffi c and the British weather. The ‘experience’ defi nes a tortuous route from the City centre to the Station below.
(5) 2008 - Analysis (6) 2008 - Analysis
The podium also accommodates a further six levels of car parking, much of which is in a poor state of repair and under-used.
(9) 2008 - Analysis
The servicing of the retail units in the podium takes place above. A sizeable loading and storage warehouse along with service road render much of the top of the podium a major constraint in terms of facilitating future development.
(10) 2008 - Analysis
A scheme is currently under-way to reorganise the main concourse, and over clad the retail podium to give the station a face lift, but with the existing constraints the scheme is limited to dealing with superfi cial issues. Wholesale redevelopment like that of the 1960s is no longer possible the use of the station is a vital lifeline to the city.
(11) 2012 - Facelift (12) 2015 - Urban Repair
The latest generation of underground stations constructed in London around the year 2000 have demonstrated that good quality environments can be created without the need for large holes open to the sky. The fi rst phase of a gradual reorganisation is to repair the urban fabric opening up new opportunities to address access issues.
New Street Station 2033 - Aedas R&D 2008
At the edges of the new urban plane, new interfaces are formed with the existing infrastructure: the concourse can be accessed from all boundaries, reducing reliance on 2-3 entrances.
(13) 2020 Interfaces (14) 2021 Access
Access to the station below the concourse is controlled via access pods: 2 to each platform island. The north edge along Stephenson forms public transport interchange with buses and possible future Metro line. Queen’s Drive still runs along South edge, forming a Taxi corridor.
Drop-offs are situated at East and West ends reducing congestion at any single point.
(15) 2022 Pocket Park
Part of the southern edge of the site is below concourse level, currently presenting a blank facade to Hill Street and Station Street rendering them one-sided streets at the edge of entertainment quarter. A pocket park is formed to create a new mediating space, where change in level can be addressed to form southern access to concourse.
(16) 2025 Housing Renewal
Stephenson Tower: A 22 storey residential tower, built with the remainder of the megastructure, currently sitting over a disused parcel depot is refurbished to extend its life, the development pocket park gives a new neigbourhood environment to the tower and allows it to meet the ground and be part of the street scene.
As demand for accommodation in the city grows, city centre land is at a premium. To facilitate the formation of new urban plane part of the area is allocated for tower development. Programs are built into the towers to comprehend future needs. Towers designed to accommodate multiple programs form new gateway to the city.
The Gateway Tower is a landmark, at the base it defi nes a new public square is a mediating space between New Street Station and the Civic Quarter. Pick-up and drop-off at the edge of the square, travellers make the short walk across the square to the concourse.
(19) 2033 Urban Gateways (20) 2033 Western Gateway
With the pocket park dealing with the two transition between concourse and street, new low rise blocks are erected to address Queen’s Drive at the higher level and Hill Street and Station Street at the lower level, vibrant mix of uses gives life to both frontages.
Development concentrated around the perimeter with street orientated uses reduce demand for retail in the podium. Shopping centre can be vacated freeing up the storage depot above, along with the car parks, allowing for their removal. Ladywood house upgraded.
(17) 2027 Urban Frontage (18) 2030 Podium Reorganisaton
New Street Station 2033 a 25 Year Masterplan - Aedas R&D 2008
The erosion of the podium creates a public thoroughfare. station offi ces and retail are accommodated in the remaining elements of the podium to the north and south, leaving the east west route free forming an open diologue with the public travelling along the concourse, the use of circulation pods allows concourse to be an extension of the urban plane.
(21) 2033 Open Concourse
Circulation pods punctuate the space giving clear way fi nding and incidental gathering areas, dealing with the mix of people arriving, departing, awaiting arrivals. People with time to spare before departure can spend time in retail environment, cafes, bars all in sight of main concourse.
Eastern Gateway: Pick-up and drop-off at the edge of the square. A new mediating space between New Street Station, Bull Ring Centre and markets quarter, making all the activities integrated at street level.
In an ever changing context a 25 year plan sets up a framework where incremental change can take place gradually transforming a neglected megastructure into a lively transport node, where transport is an integral part of the urban fabric.
(22) 2033 Open Concourse (23) 2033 Eastern Gateway (24) 2033 City Centre
Project SLAM: 2002 - 2012The objective of Project SLAM is to upgrade progressively the worst Single Living Accommodation to Grade 1 physical condition by 2012 in order to provide service men and women with the living environment to make them feel valued.
Client: Secretary of State for Defence
Project SLAM - 10 Year Programme
Model Standard Solution:
Managing Standards: Maintaining Model Standard Solution, a ‘Model’ building that is bench marked in terms of quality and cost which evolves over time as a continuous improvement process in conjunction with supply chain.
Maintaining Solutions Library, a comprehensive catalogue of design solutions for different ranks, situations and locations.
Development of new Model Standard Solution 2004. Delivered by CRGP 2006-2009
Development of new model Standard solution for Hotel type accommodation 2007.
Roles:
Lead Designer, Project Manager.
Leading a team of 25 Architects, Landscape Architects, Architectural Technologists from 4 Aedas Offi ces: Birmingham, London, Bristol and Shrewsbury.
Responsible for 23 accommodation projects delivering 3,400 bed spaces from inception to completion including landscape design. along with development and management of model solutions for use on all projects.
Team:
Prime Contractor: Debut, Bovis Lend Lease and Babcock Services, working in partnership with Defence Estates: Design, Construct and Manage, with 7 year compliance period.
Programme Value £1 BillionDelivery: 19000 Bed Spaces
Awards:
Considerate Contractors Gold/Silver/Bronze
Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice and Sustainable Development.
APM Programme of the year 2007
Sustainability:
All projects are designed to BRE standards using BREEAM Eco Homes and DREAM, working collaboratively to achieve ‘excellent’ rating. Projects are assessed on design, energy performance, site factors and construction processes
Development in Campus setting using 2002 model, 2005.
Integration with parallel programmes:
Aquatrine: Upgrade of all water services throughout the Defence estate.
Regional Prime Contracts:
Central Prime. Carillion, TPS Consult.HalcrowPRIDE : InterserveSouth West Prime, Debut, Stride Treglown.
Collaboration:
Design of individual projects, in conjunction with client teams, customer focus groups and end user groups, management of whole process from inception to completion.
Collaborative working with consultants, Supply chain, client organisation. Collaborating with Architects from Parr, Aukett, CRGP, HLM.
Leading project teams: Scott Wilson, Arup, Rybka, Hulley & Kirkwood.
Project Delivery:
The application of ‘model standard’ solutions maximise the use of off site fabrication, each individual project utilises elements from a kit of components to ensure quality across the whole project.
Development of urban courtyard solution for multiple blocks 2005. Courtyard model later applied by Aukett and HLM on other sites.
Prefabricated en suite pod being lifted into steel framed building
Prefabricated module being lifted into position
DEEP:
Projects are assessed using DEEP. (Design Excellence Evaluation Process), to ensure that the best value solution is developed.
All projects are evaluated by Designers, Debut, Defence Estates, Client Focus Team and End User Representatives.
Value Management:
Projects are developed though a collaborative process in workshops at key stages:
Value Planning, Value Management, Value Engineering.
Exemplar:
SLAM is the model for prime contracting and has been the exemplar for procurement of subsequent Government projects:
Traditional/Modular:
Projects are delivered through methods:
Modular Solution: volumetric modules that are manufactured in factory conditions and transported to site and lifted into position in stacks up to 5 stories.
Traditional Solution: Steel frame, precast planks and prefabricated bathroom pods.
All are designed to 60 year life, and exceed building regulations in terms of thermal performance.
LivingMason Hall - Birmingham UK
Aedas 2002-2008:
Application of procurement knowledge from SLAM to student accommodation. Scheme developed in conjunction with Aedas London offi ce.
“Mason is situated in a listed historic landscaped setting, close to the Centre of Birmingham and the main university campus. The concept for the 35m development refl ects its topography by creating a series of ripples emanating from the lake. Accommodation blocks are arranged in a series of stepped terraces, providing an attractive visual backdrop to the existing mature landscaping whilst creating vistas and framed vies of the surrounding area.
The internal arrangement is based on a series of self-contained fl ats with 6 en-suite rooms and a common room located on the end of each block to maximize views of the lake and sheltered gardens. Shared stairwells provide high levels of passive supervision together with visual and physical permeability through each crescent.
The 849 bed-space project provides contemporary high quality accommodation which embraces the original Casson and Condor masterplan and enhances the design concept of the original ‘classic’ campus layout whilst creating attractive views of the lake.
Mason was recently short listed for the Times Higher Education Awards under the category ‘Outstanding New Student Residence’”. Aedas 2012.
Sustainability Assessment using ‘Aedas Green Tool’ evaluating actual energy usage against projected. Role Sustainability Champion for Aedas Birmingham 2010.
Aedas 2005:
Mixed Use Development regeneration scheme in Birmingham City Centre providing 245 residential apartments on a canal frontage for Taylor Woodrow Developments.
This £39m mixed use scheme has planning consent, developed in conjunction with HOK masterplan for Eastside.
Role Project Architect.
Curzon Gateway - Birmingham UKAberystwyth University UK
Aedas 2009:
Aedas in technical advisory role as part of team assembled by Drivers Jonas, working in conjunction with Scott Wilson to appoint modular fabricator, and later working modular fabricator with view to delivering fast track solution.
Development of facade solution and site planning solutions to facilitate project delivery, negotiations with Local Planning Authority.Preparation of feasibility report to University outlining alternative development strategies.
Offi ce & WorkplaceAl Wafa Tower Riyadh KSA
Omrania 2011-2012:
30 Storey Offi ce Tower on King Fahd Road, Riyadh, including the fi rst above ground parking podium in the city.
Deputy of National Security Cases Offi ceDepartment of National Security Cases Department of Retrieval Cases
Administrative Communication Center Management of Human Resources Women Division
Department of Public Relations
Break out & Cafe
Mosque
Deputy of Prison Control and Enforcement Offi ce Department of Prison Control Department of Penalty Enforcement Control Department of Self Abuse Cases Department of Drug Abuse Cases Department of Ethics Abuse Cases Department of Money Abuse Cases Research and Studies Center Committee of Bureau ManagementLibrary
Administrative Development Offi cesGrand Hall Training Halls
Deputy of Administrative and Financial Aff airs Offi ce Management of Administrative and Financial Aff airs
Management of Financial Aff airsFund Secretariat Internal Audit Management
Warehouse ManagementInventory Control ManagementEngineering Project Management Purchasing ManagementIT Document and Archive CenterManagement of Public Services
The Head of Bureau Offi ce Grand Meeting Hall + Pre-Function Space Honoree Hall + Prayer Room Deputy of Bureau Offi ce
Deputy of Inspections and Follow up Offi ce Department of Inspections and Follow up
Deputy of Investigation and Prosecution Offi ce Department of Prosecution
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Outer security wall protecting main circulation corridor and service spine
Night view from southe
Circulation Spine Staff Break-out and CafeAtrium
Department Offi ces
Service Tunnel
Skylight
Offi ces
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Skylight
Support Facilities
Solar screen
Bureau of Investigation Riyadh KSA
Omrania 2012:
Proposal for Headquarters offi ces for Bureau of Investigation & Public Prosecution.
Balancing security requirements with Environmentally conscious design.
Offi ce & WorkplaceSFDA Branch Offi ces Dammam KSA
Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) Dar-Al-Riyadh 2010-2011
Regional Offi ces Dammam, Stage 2 Submission. Presentation of three options to Client team. Iconic building form selected over fl exibility and future expansion.
Temple Point Aedas 2003 -2008
£12m mixed use scheme: New Penthouse offi ces and refurbishment of existing block along with retail on two fl oors with public arcades.
Colmore Plaza Aedas 2008
45,000 sq m 14 storey offi ce development was completed in January 2008 and represents Birmingham’s single largest speculative offi ce development to date.
Winner of the BCO Commercial Workplace Award 2009.
Newhall Street Aedas 2007
£8m redevelopment of existing 5-storey offi ce building. The main structure was retained with the fl oor plates extended and an entirely new façade added.
7,432 sq m offi ces.
Pentavia Aedas 2008
Mixed use scheme: Regeneration of Five Ways Commercial District comprising Hotel, Serviced Apartments, Student Accommodation. and Grade A Offi ces.
Dar-Al-Riyadh 2010
Offi ces, Amenities, Laboratories in development of campus as part of industrial facility for Alcoa Aluminium.
Alcoa: Ras Az Zawr KSA
Sir Harry Ricardo Sustainable Transport CentreShoreham-by-Sea West Sussex UK
Ricardo Engineering - Aedas 2005 - 2008
Sustainable Transport Centre carrying out research into advanced fuels and lubricants, low carbon and clean technologies.
Creation of new Reception pavilion attached to existing of offi ces along with replacement of technical offi ces attached to existing testing workshops. The second phase comprises a scheme for reorganisation of workshop zones, including removal of collection of portakabins, brick built structures re-routing of fuel lines.
Planning approval was granted for new Reception Pavilion, Offi ces and Workshops.
Phase 1 Delivery of £6.5m Reception Pavilion and Offi ces completed 2008. Facility opened by HRH The Duke of York 23rd October 2008.
Roles: Project Architect 2005 Project Manager 2008
Offi ce & Workplace
Princes Way - Solihull. Geoffrey Reid Associates 2000
£12M Offi ce and multi-storey car park scheme for Taylor Woodrow, won at competition.
Role Part II Architectural Assistant:
Preparation Planning Application package. Development of thermal strategy. Preparation of construction information.
Princes Way Solihull UK Beaufort Court, Birmingham UK
123-127 Hagley Road Birmingham Geoffrey Reid Associates 1999
Phased development for refurbishment of 1970s of-fi ce campus.
Role Part II Architectural Assistant:
Phase 1: Entrance canopies and interior fi t-out of cores and associated external works to 123 com-pleted 2002.
123-127 Hagley Road Birmingham Geoffrey Reid Associates 2002
Phased development for refurbishment of 1970’s of-fi ce campus.
Role Project Architect: Phase 2: New entrance tower and interior fi t-ot of core to 127 and landscape scheme for whole campus.
Sir William Stanier School - Crewe UK
Education
Aedas 2008 Leading team at Aedas Birmingham Offi ce to develop concept design prepared by team at Aedas Leeds offi ce.
Preparation of tender package development of design from Planning stage, for combination of new build and part demolition and refurbishment of existing.
Cheshire East Council LABC Built in Quality Awards 2010 - Best Community Project
Role: Team Leader for Birmingham Offi ce.
Kingswood School - Northamptonshire UK
Aedas 2008 Revit Implementation:
The team at Aedas Birmingham had been using Revit on Project SLAM for two years, this project enabled the team to take it to the next level, working with Structure and M&E. Experience was shared with other Aedas offi ces throughout a series of Revit Workshops.
Public Consultation:
Prepartation of presentation documents for the scheme to be displayed in a public consultation as part of the planning process. Part of the presentation was handled by our visualisation team where the what was then the typical ‘fl ythrough’ was transformed into a movie showing a day in the life of the school following a pupil in her day at school, from arrival in the morning, lunch in the atrium cafe, through to an evening function. Some of teh stills are shown above.
Mosque - Dammam KSA
Civic and Community
Dar Al Riyadh 2011
Proposal for Mosque as part of design package for Dammam Commercial Centre.
Conference Centre Ryton UK
Aedas 2008
Initial concept design for conference centre as part of masterplan proposals.
Environmentally conscious design usingEngineered timber structural components, scheme devised as a pavilion in the park in response to ancient woodland setting for the site.
Birmingham Library UK
Aedas 2009
For Aedas, a new library for Birmingham is far more than a building - it is a living place where the city’s people meet, exchange ideas, learn about the city in which they live and feel that they belong. It is a facility that engages and grows with the population building a sense of civic pride that will endure for generations.
Retail & Leisure
Geoffrey Reid Associates 1999-2002
The ‘Gate’ Development as part of the regeneration of the Grainger Town area of the city centre.
The scheme comprises. Internal street-style bars and restaurants, a Sky Bar, casino and 12-screen multiplex cinema.
The Newgate Street elevation features an 18-metre high structural glazing system giving unobstructed views through the front elevation.
The scheme won Best Mixed Use Development: Leisure Property Awards 2003
Role: Part II Architectural Assistant.
The Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne UK - 2002
Assembling presentation packages and preparation of planning drawings, tender package, and construction drawings, schedules, specifi cations, fi re strategy.
Detailed design and coordination of internal street and atrium elements including shopfronts, feature stairs and balustrades, excalators, elevators and sculptural elements such as ‘the rig’, and atrium.
Coordination with structure and mechanical, exposed ducts, smoke curtains, specialist lighting installation.
Design of Internal street furniture.
Project Team:
Sir Robert McAlpineWaterman BBTWaterman GoreRyderBDP Lighting
HospitalityRadisson Blu Diplomatic Quarter Riyadh KSA - 2013
Omrania 2013
Hotel and Serviced Apartments for Prince Salman Foundation operated by Radisson Blu.
115 Keys with Business Centre, Leisure facilities including Pool. gym, living room beneath green roof, with external dining terraces.
Below ground car parking
Dar Al Riyadh 2011
Second phase of development to upgrade former ‘Holiday Inn’ to 5 Star Hotel.
New conference centre, including Ballroom for 1,000 people, bridal suite, banqueting hall and meeting suites.
Six storey atrium linking new and existing with all day restaurant, speciality restaurant and kitchens.
New guest wing including suites, guest rooms, club lounge and rooftop health and fi tness club. Reorganisation of back of house facilities to existing hotel.
Minhal Crowne Plaza Riyadh KSA - 2011
Collaboration with IHG team.
Negotiations with Municipality
Full design package.Status: On site.
Conservation
‘Chi’ Newhall Street - BirminghamGeoffrey Reid Associates 2002
Restoration and extension to derelict Arts & Crafts (Grade II Listed) building to Bar and Restaurant.
Negotiations with Birmingham City Council Planning Department and conservation offi cer to develop scheme and secure planning and listed building consent.
Development of detailed design and conservation strategy including reinstatement of original elements.
Role: Project Architect.
Chi Birmingham UK - 2002
Build completed 2005.
CMA Tower: King Adullah Financial District Riyadh KSA
Omrania 2011-2013:
Ongoing construction of 75 Storey Offi ce Tower, Centrepiece of the King Abdullah Financial District.
Marketing
ExhibitionsCityscape Riyadh,December 2011
Omrania and Associates 2011
Design of stand for Cityscape Riyadh:
Background graphics and fl yers, showcasing Omrania’s projects and conribution to the city of Riyadh.
Competitions
Aedas internal competition 2004.
Design of the livery for Aedas sponsored Formula Palmer Audi race car for Jonathan Kennard.
The Competition win resulted in attending a race weekend at Monza. My wife and I arrived just in time to watch Jonathan fi nishing in Pole position in the fi rst qualifying session, saw him do the same in the second session, viewed from the pit wall. Settled in at Ascari for the fi rst race on the Saturday, a resounding win. Arrived at the track on Sunday morning, a good time to be wearing an Aedas shirt as the car was completely surrounded by the great and good that frequent the paddock.
Formula Palmer Audi - 2004
Second race viewed from the main grandstand a hard fought win rounding off a great weekend for Mr Kennard, and a great weekend for Team Dolton, not bad for ten minutes work on Photoshop, happy days!
Jonathan went on to win 2004 FPA Championship
Credenhill House: Aedas Internal Design Competition 2008
How do you plan a sustainable build comprising a large house in heart of rural Herefordshire, comprising fi ve bedrooms a guest room and study/offi ce working room along with living room, dining and kitchen all pointing to a sizeable volume built on a hillside in the ‘green belt’?
House Project - 2008
The project is a demonstration of how the design of the house can support a sustainable lifestyle and at the same time make a positive contribution to the landscape. The design is conceived as a self consciously engineered timber and glass pavilion emerging from the hillside; something that is cutting edge design in terms of technology and performance that sits comfortably with its rural context.
In promoting a sustainable lifestyle the house comprises three distinct elements: living space, working space and garden. The working space minimises the need to travel, the garden offers opportunities to grow vegetables on site and minimise the need for transport, contributing to big picture low carbon reduction.
The work environment is situated on the lower level, cut into the hillside, comprising a reception space for visitors and main open plan working space centred around an open courtyard with a refl ective pool to maximise natural daylight penetration into the spaces, whilst creating a tranquil setting that is both separated from and connected with the outside world.
The upper level accommodates sleeping rooms on east end, living spaces south facing onto the courtyard, with entertaining spaces on the west end giving dramatic views over the landscape whilst maximising solar exposure using both active and passive solar design principles, to harness solar
radiation. The construction system uses a combination of engineering, prefabrication and sustainable materials. The wall construction is an engineered timber panel system, based on a 2.4m module to maximise use of standard components. The panel is made up of a softwood frame harvested from sustainable plantations with ply on both sides. The wall construction totals 600mm thick, with its internal void packed full of insulation, shredded newspaper, wool, straw, whatever is most readily available, with ventilated timber rain screen on the external leaf, its outer surface made up of Oak boards which will provide a surface that is robust against the elements and will weather down naturally over time.
Mount Rahmah To Mina Covered Pedestrian Walkway Dar Al Riyadh - August 2011
Drawing inspiration from a parasol, sculptural ribs spread out to support a high canopy that casts intense shadows onto the promenade below, protecting pilgrims from the harsh heat and occasional heavy rains along the Hajj. The individual canopies combine to form a dramatic spine to a linear park whilst remaining sensitive to the landscape.
Competitions
Bab Al Bahrain Ideas Competition January 2012
The site is a ‘Living Archive’ where Bahrain’s memory is manifested through a new urban plane where the shoreline changes over the past 110 years defi ne zones of activity where citizens, local or visiting can discover events that have shaped the past, events that are happening in the present, and events that are planned for the future co-exist in the same place.
‘Memory Of The Sea’
Project SLAM (Single Living Accommodation Modernisation): Managing Aedas output from four offi ces on– £1.3Bn Prime Contract. Maintaining Model Standard Solutions: ‘Model’ building that is bench marked in terms of quality and cost which evolves over time as a continuous improvement process in conjunction with supply chain. Coordination of SLAM Phase II Bid.
RAF Brize Norton (SLAM): Masterplanning of Living Zones for Junior Ranks, SNCO and Offi cer. 2003-2005.
216 Beds SNCO – £12M completion 200566 Beds Offi cer £4M On site completion 2010742 Beds Junior Ranks £40M On site: completion 2011.
Hyperion 81 Offi cers (SLAM): – On site Completion 2011.
Imjin Barracks (SLAM): Planning of living zones for 216 Junior Ranks, 36 SNCO £15M on site completion 2010
RAF High Wycombe (SLAM): 78 Senior Offi cer - £8M completed April 2010.
Alexander Barracks (SLAM): 60 SNCO - £4M completed December 2009
Aedas Architects Ltd. 2002 – 2010
Clients: Bovis Lend LeaseRicardo EngineeringLaing RailGoodrich ProjectsWinvic ConstructionNOMS
List of Projects
RM CTC Lympstone (SLAM): 54 SNCO - £4M completed July 2009Ricardo Engineering £6.5m Design of new reception and technical offi ces completed 2009.
NPIA Ryton Initial design of conference centre and initial concept for development of masterplan for entire campus. 2008. Status Planning application submitted.
Kingswood Specialist Arts College. Presentation package for Public Consultation 2007.
Sir William Stanier School, Crewe Detailed design for preparation of tender packages 2007
MMA Lichfi eld, Whittington Barracks (SLAM): : Masterplanning of Living Zones 2006-2008 £75M, and input into administration, technical and education zones. Project on site 2012
Ricardo Engineering Feasibility study and planning approval for overall site development at Shoreham Technical centre. Sussex. 2006.
Crosspoint 7000. Distribution Warehouse Coventry 2006
Alexander Barracks (SLAM): 72 Offi cer - £4M completed 2008
RM CTC Lympstone (SLAM): 230 Beds Junior Ranks completed 2007
RAF High Wycombe (SLAM): 100 SNCO £8M Completed 2007
Central PATA (SLAM): 90 Junior ranks and 32 SNCO completed 2007.
RAF Shawbury (SLAM): 72 SNCO completed 2007.
South Cerney (SLAM): 104 Junior ranks and 36 SNCO completed 2008
St Davids Barracks (SLAM): 36 SNCO completed 2007
Combermere Barracks (SLAM): 280 Junior Ranks, 45 Training £17M completed 2006.
High Wycombe Station: Feasibility Study for remodelling of station and development of transport interchange 2006.
Denham Station: New platform and footbridge 2005.
Birmingham Snow Hill Station: Feasibility study for £10M remodelling of station and concourse 2005.
Leamington Spa Station: remodelling of station demonstration project showing regeneration
opportunities for station and immediate urban context April 2005.
St Davids Barracks (SLAM) 390 Junior ranks £19M completed 2006.
Fulwood Barracks (SLAM) 72 Junior Ranks completed 2006
RAF Cranwell (SLAM): 96 Junior Ranks and 36 training. Completed 2006.
Fulwood Barracks (SLAM) Masterplanning of living zones within Listed barracks setting. Feasibility for combined Offi cers and Sergeants’ Mess including SLA. 2003-2004
Bovis Lend Lease/Debut Managing and assembling Aedas component of bid documentation for Regional Prime Contract (RPC) - Central September 2004
HMP Wellingborough Preparation of feasibility study and briefi ng documents for masterplanning of upgrade of ancillary facilities to accommodate new houseblock. 2004-2005
RAF Shawbury (SLAM) 104 Offi cer completed 2005.
RAF Waddington (SLAM) 69 Offi cer completed 2005.
Holmes Place Clements Hall, development of
‘Chi’ Birmingham, £300k restoration and extension of Grade II listed building in conversion to bar and restaurant. 2002
The Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne: £30m Leisure development in town centre. Management and detailed design of construction design packages for internal street elements including 20m high glass wall, co-ordination of consultants’ packages in accordance with fi re strategy: 2002.
Princes Way, Solihull £10m Development of planning and construction packages for Offi ces and Multi storey car park: 2001
Bolton Town Centre: Urban redevelopment scheme at feasibility stage: including retail, residential and restoration of Victorian Methodist hall: 1999-2002.
Hanley, Stoke on Trent: Urban redevelopment scheme at feasibility stage retail and transport interchange: 1999-2002
Crown House, Birmingham. Offi ce refurbishment including new entrance canopies, entrance gateway and external works Interior design elements within circulation cores: 1999-2000.
Geoffrey Reid Associates 1999-2002
Clients: Land SecuritiesSir Robert McAlpineTaylor WoodrowDunedin Property
detailed design and tender packages for extension and refurbishment of former council-run Leisure centre, Basildon, Essex. 2003
Holmes Place Mill Hall refurbishment of community centre, Rayleigh, Essex 2003.
Solihull College Feasibility study for conversion of former bingo hall to form satellite campus at Chelmsley Wood. 2003
Chetwood Associates Ltd. 1999
Clients: Gazeley QVCBurton Group
Disney Store Distribution Warehouse, Magna Park, Leicestershire.
Braehead Park Glasgow: Fit out for 5 stores.
QVC Knowsley, Distribution Warehouse, Merseyside
Anuradhapura - Sri Lanka 2010
Research
Sigiriya - Sri Lanka 2010
Colombo - Sri Lanka 2010
Dubai - UAE 2010
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia 2010
KAFD, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia 2011
Research
London Docklands 2011
Bahrain 2012
R & D coordinator Aedas Birmingham.
The Aedas R&D community was established in 2005 as an initiative to share knowledge and expertise between the 11 recently merged offi ces. The fi rst stage was to establish a focal point in each offi ce that would channel research activities to align with activities nationally and increase the sense of collaboration between offi ces.
Aedas Aim: To create an internal R+D Community to:
• Develop strategic policies • Initiate cutting edge research • Collaborate with external bodies • Produce design and technical guidance • Transfer Tacit knowledge • Develop and promote expertise
Aedas R&D Community - Focus Groups • Sustainability• Advanced Modelling Group• Urban Design and Masterplanning• Tall Buildings• New materials• Partnering & procurement• Integrated Internal Environments• Post occupancy evaluation• Cultural and Vernacular Architecture
Urban Design and Masterplanning Group - Team Leader.
Collating and disseminating information relating to Urban Design and Masterplanning Issues:
• Urban Design Group• RUDI• CABE
Establishing links with Birmingham School of Architecture.
• Volunteer Critic 2005 -2007 • Visiting Tutor 2007-2008
Research and DevelopmentAedas R&D Community 2005-2010
Attending conferences:
• Cityscape• Regional Sustainability Forum
Writing research papers for internal publication. through Aedas’ intranet, (WikiAedas)
• Transformation of the Bull Ring• Birmingham New Street
Development of design guides, checklists to give unifi ed approach to masterplanning projects, site analysis.
Working alongside Sustainability Group, Advanced Modelling Group
• Ecotect• Revit
Collating project information throughout the Global Aedas organisation for use in competitions and bids along with ongoing masterplanning projects.
Training Coordinator.
Mentoring of individuals in establishing training requirements, working with other Aedas offi ces in implementing national training programme.
CPD Coordinator
Arranging seminars with suppliers, training providers, local authority.Coordinating with external CPD events:
• RIBA• Birmingham Architectural Association.• BirminghamSchool of Architecture
Sustainability Champion 2009-2010
As part of evolution of the R&D community Sustainability and Advanced Modelling became an established R&D team in the London Offi ce, The Aedas Green Book was published as a comprehensive design guide, that dealt with not only
design but also developed guidance on company processes, from travel to volume of paper used down to turning off computer monitors at the end of the day.
Alongside the Green Book came the Green tool, a comprehensive method of evaluating building energy performance and comparing with design, with a very real opportunity to feed back into the design process for future projects.
The work undertaken as the Urban design and Masterplanning fed into the establishment of Masterplanning Focus Group in 2010 as shared experience from Aedas’ global offi ces shifted the focus onto becoming more than an R&D activity.
Research and Development
Expression of interest for Eastside City Park Competition 2006
Eastside City Park: a 21st Century Park
Role: Team Leader. The exercise was one of demonstrating that we (Aedas) could assemble a team of professionals and work across continents to bring the best expertise to the table from the collective knowledge of individuals throughout the practice, including input from Landscape and Environment in the UK, Urban design input from Hong Kong and New York offi ces.
Aedas R&D Community 2005-2010
Event - Experience - Memory
Events that have happened are part of the collective memory of the city. Current events, sometimes ephemeral, sometimes recorded to become part of the future collective memory both forming part of the city’s Identity.
Part of the Birmingham experience is captured through anthropological study of current events/activities occurring in the city, along with analysis of programs for future events.
Through this process current trends and future aspirations are mapped and gauged for the city. The park begins to interact with progressive heritage, by hosting ongoing events that will be recorded as history.
The design is an Intervention into this process and is an essential component of shaping future events. and defi ning the notion of ‘park’ in the 21st Century.
The park forms a stage, backdrop, framework, the infrastructure that supports events, whether organised or spontanaous, intended or unintended, the use of media and technology to network activities with the rest of the city.
Bull Ring Study 2006
The New Bull Ring – ‘Europes new shopping capital’Advertisement 2003
This is essentially a shopping centre that claims to be a new part of Birmingham but does it display any evidence of Urban Design?
Research Paper on transformation of Birmingham’s Bull Ring Centre of the 1963s to new Bull Ring opened in 2003.
From the walk down High Street towards a glass façade with a bronze bull in front of it. The street is populated with solid sculptural granite blocks set into the new topography, that act as benches or seats.
The street slopes up towards the entrance to the west mall then down towards the anchor store which is Debenhams on this side.
The Central Mall is a 3 storey void surrounded by shops with wide bridges and massively overcrowded escalators, transporting people down into the mall.
A walk along the Mall at low level passes food outlets with street style seating outside, with glimpses through to the outside where St Martins Church sits in its new surroundings.
On the middle level of the Central Mall, the internal environment meets the external as the mall is bisected by the new artifi cial street dominated by the newly restored statue of Lord Nelson.
At the edge of what is now called Nelson Square, a balustrade defi nes perimeter of the sunken plaza reading as an archaeological dig where the newly restored 11th century church has been unearthed in an excavation.
The plaza forms a small space for events, temporary pavilions, craft fairs, market stalls; the main market nowdisplaced to the south away from its historic setting.
Selfridges is a building conceived as a department store without windows has a positive relationship with its surroundings with multiple walkways penetrating the façade at different levels. The gently curving volume encompassing St Martins.
