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Client: Microsoft
BCO National and Regional Awards - Winner - Fit-Out of Workplace
Showcasing Microsoft’s innovative technologies, this British Council for Offices award-winning headquarters accommodates 700 staff in a flexible, contemporary working environment.
The building includes cellular and open-plan offices, an impressive central atrium, a 250-seat restaurant, kitchen, coffee shop, underground car park and health club.
To promote a positive environmental impact, sustainable and efficiency measures were central to the design. An external brise soleil was incorporated and glazing performance was optimised to provide high levels of daylight while controlling solar gain.
Client: Dyson Appliances
A 30 million project for Dyson comprising 7,000m2 of office space, laboratories, research facilities and 16,000m2, of high bay factory space.
A displacement ventilation system operating with chilled beams provides indoor climate control. This produces a high level of air quality and maximises energy efficiency throughout the office and laboratory areas.
The wave-shaped roof and exposed soffit required a design that integrated chilled beams within the structure and cladding. The result is an innovative building with a striking finish to the high-tech office area.
Client: Hammerson
Located in the heart of the financial district this 26-storey tower building is a redevelopment of the former London Stock Exchange. This exceptional speculative office development provides 30,000m² of modern, light-filled Grade A office space with panoramic views over London.
A striking landmark on London’s skyline, the first phase of the scheme saw the refurbishment of the 125 Old Broad Street tower building. The second phase is also located on the site previously occupied by The London Stock Exchange and comprises 60 Threadneedle Street, a 20,000m², nine-storey modern building.
The development achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and has attracted tenants from the legal, financial, insurance and banking sectors.
Client: Heathrow Airport Ltd
This major refurbishment and new build project for Terminal 3 consisted of new lighting design concepts for the extended public realm / forecourt area, the new 120mx18mx12m ETFE canopy and the new entrance Annex to Virgin's new check in area. The visual impression of each area and features had to work individually and as a whole, contributing to architecture and landscape as well as customer experience.
The extensive use of LED's in feature areas , coupled with sophisticated lighting controls, has meant a versatile, long lamps life/low maintenance solution.
The latest design outing in Virgin's desire for excellence, this purpose built new build, designed by Fosters and Partners, is lit to ensure that Virgin's Upper Class passengers feel that their arrival at Heathrow Is in style.
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Client: Kings College, London
Hoare Lea is providing MEP consulting engineering design input for the new four storey £45 million research facility, located on the Denmark Hill campus, which will incorporate the Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute.
The building will provide the latest tools for imaging physiology, genetics and cell biology. The facility will house research laboratories including a basement level with interstitial plant floor, write-up spaces, offices and a 100-seat flexible seminar space. Ground source heating and cooling and natural ventilation with active chilled beams are among many of the measures incorporated into the design resulting in considerable energy demand reduction and the achievement of a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Hoare Lea are also providing vertical transportation, virtual engineering and sustainability design input.
Client: Scarlet Hotel
Commercial Property Awards – Building of the Year 2010
The Scarlet is an award-winning 37 bedroom hotel, built to the highest eco standards.
A high-quality, energy efficient environment has been created through the inclusion of a number of low carbon design features. The luxury hotel incorporates: a 170kW biomass boiler, which uses Forest Stewardship Council waste wood chips to generate hot water for the hotel; a 54 panel solar thermal panel array; grey water and rainwater systems; high levels of insulation to reduce building heat loss; air handling units incorporating high efficiency air-to-air heat exchangers; green roofs; and solar shading.
Hoare Lea’s appointment comprised MEP engineering consultancy and post-occupancy evaluation
Client: Land Securities
Overall and Mixed Use Winner of the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards 2010
Designed by internationally-renowned Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, with Sidell Gibson as delivery architects, the award-winning One New Change covers eight floors, with high-grade offices, 60 shops and restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen and Jamie Oliver’s
Barbecoa.
The site is in the heart of the City and has a public roof terrace which provides spectacular views of St Paul’s Cathedral. The building has a pioneering renewable ground source energy system combining open loop bore holes and closed loop energy piles, delivering at peak 2.4 MW of renewable energy.
Client: Department for Education
Winner - BCSE Awards 2011 - 'Excellence in Design for Teaching and Learning' category
Sponsored by JCB, this new academy has been created to focus on engineering and business and will eventually accommodate 540 pupils from the Staffordshire and Derbyshire local authorities.
Hoare Lea acted as MEP consulting engineers and also provided specialist Acoustic and BREEAM Assessor services.
The project comprised the refurbishment of a Grade II listed Arkwright mill dating from 1781, a new three-storey teaching block, sports hall, multi-use games area, and powerhouse, which accommodates the boiler plant, sprinkler tanks and turbine controls.
The academy has been equipped with more than £1 million worth of modern engineering equipment and state-of-the-art facilities. Renewable technologies include a 47KW Archimedes screw water turbine which will generate approximately 60 per cent of the academy’s power; solar hot water generation; pellet biomass boiler plant; and a rainwater harvesting system.
The project has been subject to a bespoke BREEAM assessment with a pending very good rating
Client: ExCeL
LDSA Awards 2011 – Winner – Best Technical (fire safety) Innovation
Designed by Grimshaw architects, ExCel Phase 2 is the capital’s second largest Olympic venue and is situated adjacent to Canary Wharf in the Docklands area of London.
The project extended the heating, cooling, power, and specialist ELV systems to create a single building installation with primary supplies derived from the nearby energy centre. Ventilation is provided to the exhibition halls via high level units in the 80m roof truss spans.
The security solutions had to be designed to provide adequate security not only for the large numbers of visitors, but also for VIPs, the exhibition staff and third party contractors. The need for relatively free access by the public and the various security requirements of the back of house areas, not to mention the exhibition assets themselves, had to be seamlessly integrated with operational procedures to allow ease of management and minimum disruption to exhibitions.
A holistic fire strategy was used involving zone and field modelling (CFD), evacuation modelling and finite element structural analysis. ExCeL has been classed as a ‘beacon’ project which will allow the procedure developed by Hoare Lea Fire Engineering to be implemented in fire strategies and approval processes for other developments around the world.
Client: European Land & Property
Merchant Square in Paddington Basin is a large mixed-use development with residential, office and retail accommodation located in six buildings. The waterside development is an integral part of a new, vibrant public realm, which regenerates land previously used for warehousing and other light
industrial uses.
The landmark high-rise building incorporates a four star boutique hotel with a sky bar on the top floor offering spectacular views over London.
Client: Lancaster University
BREEAM Awards 2012 - Winner - Higher Education
This exciting development at Lancaster University combines academic groups (Art, Design, Music, Theatre Studies), public arts facilities (Peter Scott gallery, Nuffield Theatre, International Concert Series) and the centre of excellence, ImaginationLancaster.
The client’s project objectives included delivery of a highly sustainable building on a tight budget. The resulting design uses a prefabricated cross laminated timber structure which is sustainably sourced, with low CO2 levels and high levels of air tightness. The building is then wrapped in translucent cladding which filters varying degrees of light into the interior.
LICA achieved the first ever BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating for a higher education building under BREEAM Higher Education 2008. To make this achievable, Hoare Lea BREEAM Assessors worked closely with the client and the design and construction teams to target the majority of the credits across the nine BREEAM sections.
Client: Deryn Properties
BREEAM Courts Awards Winner 2011
Port Talbot Justice Centre is a new build Magistrates Court for Deryn Properties including offices, court, tribunal rooms, staff welfare, toilets, stores and car parking.
The Centre was awarded the BREEAM Courts Award at the BREEAM Wales Awards 2011. BREEAM ‘Excellent’ was a prerequisite of the brief from HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the building’s BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating supports the Ministry of Justice Climate Change Plan.
Hoare Lea acted as MEP consulting engineers and provided specialist BREEAM Assessor services for the Centre.
Client: The British Land Company
Designed by world renowned architect Piers Gough, partner CZWG architects, the £14.1m Canada Water Library in Southwark contains a state-of-the-art library and is part of a major regeneration project in Rotherhithe. Sitting at the centre of a new town plaza, the building, which is the shape of an inverted pyramid, is set to transform Canada Water into a major centre for South London.
Hoare Lea provided mechanical, electrical and public health design services for the Library, together with BREEAM assessment and communications, lighting design, security, sustainability and vertical transportation expertise.
The library houses an extensive 40,000 book collection; a 150 seat theatre and culture space; a café; learning spaces; 79 computers; and access to council services.
Client: Bristol Infracare LIFT
The £45 million South Bristol Community Hospital provides a range of primary healthcare facilities for South Bristol. Facilities include consulting rooms, treatment rooms, physiotherapy, phlebotomy and a Day Assessment Unit.
The building also includes state of the art diagnostic and treatment facilities, a Minor Injuries Unit, two operating theatres, endoscopy treatment and 60 inpatient bed spaces, as well as a new Dental Training School.
The hospital utilises renewable and sustainable technologies such as photovoltaic cells to power the feature lighting at the hospital’s main entrance and also a micro CHP which generates some of the hospital heating and electricity demands.
Hoare Lea had provided mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP), acoustics and lighting consultancy for the scheme.
Client: Private
This 31,590m² office building at King’s Cross Central is situated next to the historic St Pancras International Railway Station.
The scheme provides large, clear floor plates located around a central atrium, with scenic lifts and a high degree of flexibility for tenant fit-out. The building connects to the King’s Cross district heating network and is fed from the central energy centre, where power generated by the CHP plant is used to supplement supplies from the National Grid.
The building will be BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and will exceed the 2010 building regulations Part L for energy consumption.
Client: Arla Foods
Arla Foods is investing over £150 million in one of the world’s biggest fresh milk dairies at a site in Buckinghamshire. Arla is aiming for the site to be the first zero carbon milk processing facility delivering zero waste to landfill.
Throughout the design stage, the potential impact on the environment of each element of the dairy has been evaluated. The scheme employs the latest available construction techniques, advanced process technologies and leading renewable energy and water recovery opportunities. Work commenced on site in April with the new facility operational by the end of 2013
Hoare Lea has been appointed for the MEP, Lighting, R&D, Fire Engineering and Engineering Management design. The project has a high sustainability agenda with CHP/PV/AD.
Client: Parkwood Leisure
This £35m leisure complex boasts a 50 metre-long Olympic standard pool, a learner pool, a health and fitness suite and free weights area, three aerobics studios, a four-court sports hall, a cafe, crèche and community meeting rooms.
CHP and biomass heating were combined with low energy techniques which included use of natural ventilation, exposed mass, heat recovery and high efficiency lighting.
Hengrove Leisure Centre is a Part L 2006 compliant building with a ‘B’ EPC rating.
Client: Battersea Power Station Development Company
The Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station is one of the world’s most recognisable buildings. The 39 acre site masterplan retains the historic Power Station, and will develop the site to incorporate a mix of residential, retail, office, leisure and cultural space along with a 2,000 seat hall for events, concerts and conferences.
Phase I of the development comprises the mixed-use elements, including over 800 contemporary apartments, while phase II covers the regeneration of the Power Station, the largest brick building in Europe.
The scheme is part of the Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea VNEB development area in which Hoare Lea is appointed to several key sites.
Client: HM Courts Service
ACE Awards 2012 - Highly Commended - Building Services (Medium Firm)
Part of Technical Advisor Team delivering Stage E design for the new City of Westminster Magistrates' Courts replacing the exiting courts at Marylebone Road, Bow Street and Horseferry Road.
The design incorporates an embedded coil cooled slab linked to 2No. 130m deep boreholes for aquifer coupled free cooling. This solution, in conjunction with low energy design solutions throughout, allowed delivery of low zero carbon technologies exceeding the mandatory 10% provision.
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Client: Clear Channel Entertainment
Originally, the 1929 Grade II auditorium used 3500 GLS lamps in two colours, on two circuits that could be blended to give the illusion of an underwater palace.
This theme was retained but updated. Central to the design was the innovative use of LEDs. The features of these knit perfectly with the theatre requirements of long life, high output, low running cost and colour mixing capabilities using DMX control.
Not only is maintenance and energy consumption significantly improved, this pioneering new scheme can render whatever colour is desired at the touch of a button.
Client: HM Courts Service
Part of Technical Advisor Team delivering full design under traditional two-stage contract, re-providing the displaced Crown Courts from Middlesex Guildhall.
The significant new build extension to the existing court centre contains six new Crown Courts, and the project also involved partial refurbishment of the existing Custody, Advocates, Jury, and Office facilities.
Co-ordination with the existing M&E services was essential, as well as maintaining an operational court facility throughout.
Completed May 2009.
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Client: HM Courts Service
Part of Technical Advisor Team delivering Stage D/E design for these two new buildings, with designs running in parallel.
The Wolverhampton site is located on the edge of a conservation area and a busy ring road and is to consist of 15 court rooms.The West Bromwich site is located on the edge of an industrial estate and is to consist of 4 court rooms. Both buildings incorporate passive design solutions and low / zero carbon technologies.
Due for completion 2012.
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Client: Ministry of Defence
Providing high quality accommodation for 1,300 people, this 20,000m2, three-storey, open-plan office has an interconnecting covered street, a 150-seat lecture theatre and a caf area.
The implementation of low-energy, low-impact engineering systems included displacement ventilation using a floor void supply air plenum, a heat sink via the exposed concrete soffit and intelligent lighting using presence- and daylight-controlled luminaires. The building s orientation and fa ade are also designed to reduce solar heat gain, and good insulation values minimise heat loss.
Client: Ministry of Defence
Hoare Lea has been involved with Devonport Dockyard for more than 50 years working originally with the Property Services Agency and the Ministry of Defence and more recently for Devonport Management Ltd, the current private operators.
The work is wide ranging and incorporates many areas of advanced mechanical and electrical systems design. Many hundreds of projects have been undertaken including the complete refurbishment of a 10,000m2 fully air conditioned office building, the condition survey of 550 buildings and the design and implementation of diesel engine and other test facilities, industrial ventilation, specialist air conditioning and electrical systems.
Hoare Lea has worked both as Lead Consultant and also within teams appointed by the Client Consultant.
Client: Adnams
Finalist Project of the Year, Building Services Awards
Highly Commended - Sustainable Building of the Year, The Sustainable Building Services Awards
A groundbreaking 4,400m2 distribution centre for Adnams, the Suffolk-based brewer.
Innovation is evident throughout from the green roof to the vehicle wash and rainwater harvesting system. The distribution centre is also the largest building in the UK to use lime hemp construction. This was selected for its sustainable nature and insulating properties. As a result of using the fabric as a climate modifier, there is no requirement for cooling, minimal requirement for heating, and substantially reduced potable water usage.
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Client: Gazeley
This development for Gazeley in Worksop provides a 400,000ft² building, 12m high, to accommodate a range of potential tenants.The facility includes operational offices and gatehouses.
Hoare Lea provided fire engineering advice in addition to mechanical & electrical services with the main building being designed to accommodate the future installation of sprinklers.
Client: Lex Autologistics
The 194,000ft² refurbishment of an existing warehouse for Lex Auto Logistics in Crick included 1,700ft² of air conditioned office refurbishment and was completed in 2004. Following that a new 300,000ft² distribution centre with headquarters office was commissioned in Chorley.
The facility will store and distribute all manner of automotive parts to the industry and retail outlets. The new build included full fitting out to the users requirements with a combination of wide aisle racking, mezzanine and automated picking systems.
Hoare Lea provided fire engineering advice in addition to mechanical & electrical services with the main building being protected with sprinklers, and aspirated smoke detection including in-rack protection.
Client: Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce wanted good value and the very best in a quiet, clean and safe environment for manufacture of its high-pressure turbine blades. The structure houses equipment including advanced computer controlled, electrode erosion machine tools and centralised aqueous cutting fluid processing plant with a capital cost nearly four times that of the building alone.
The heat gain from the manufacturing equipment was of the order of 2-3 MW. A high level displacement ventilation system was used to offset this gain. Creating the right environment for the equipment and its operators has enabled manufacturing to be stepped up to a 22 hour a day, 364 days a year operation. The output is components with a value measured in many millions of pounds a week. Reject rate for the precision critical hollow blades machined there, has shrunk from 25% in the previous Derby factory, to less than 1%.
The project was awarded a high commendation in the British Construction Industry Awards.
Client: Dawn Foods
A 19500m² flagship meat processing plant, Dawn Pack serves leading high street retailers, manufacturers and food service customers including ASDA, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer.
Constructed in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire in 2004. The key business activities include retail packer of fresh and added value meat products, both raw and cooked for major multiples and food service customers in the UK.
The factory processes pork, beef and poultry products. This includes cooking, slicing, packing and cold storage plus adding value (i.e. roasting, smoking or crumbing).
Client: Pearce Group
Phase 2 of a large soft drinks production, packaging and warehouse facility. Hoare Lea were commissioned by the design and build contractor to review and complete the detailed design for the construction stage of this project as well as monitor site installation.
The project included 7 MW of ice water process cooling using absorption chillers, treated water systems, steam distribution, ventilation systems , domestic water systems, HV/LV infrastructure etc.
Client: Roach Foods
The 20,500m² facility contains five food production factories. These incorporate packing, freezing and storing facilities, a distribution centre, head office accommodation, a staff restaurant and company vehicle maintenance workshops.
Key services include HV and LV distribution systems, low-, medium- and high-temperature refrigeration, compressed air, chilled water, domestic water services, high-pressure wash-down, steam and condensate and specialist food packaging, gas services and waste recovery.
A flexible approach was essential to the successful design of the extremely large systems required for this production environment, as well as to service highly complex automated equipment new to the UK.
Client: United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust
The 20 million, 140-bed Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is the first purpose-built children s hospital constructed in the UK since the Second World War. The building design is cheerful and child-friendly and received a special commendation for Art and Architecture at the 2002 NHS Building Better Healthcare Awards.
Acute paediatric facilities include two general operating theatres, cardiac theatre, ultra-clean theatre, intensive care unit, accident and emergency, radiology, physiotherapy including hydrotherapy pool, and sterile bone marrow transplant ward.
Hoare Lea s involvement was extended to provide the additional design of a 20-bed extension.
Client: Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust
The first phase of the 20 million scheme comprises a new main entrance, atrium and reception for children s services; two medical wards with parents bedside accommodation; a children s cancer unit; and a family room, parent lounges and playrooms.
The brief was to design systems that provided a warm, welcoming environment. Attractive lighting and good security were high priorities. Art, technology and lighting combine to create interesting, child-friendly spaces. An art project was commissioned to help children feel relaxed and at home, in the hope of aiding the healing process.
The project was funded by leading charities and was delivered two months ahead of programme.
Client: Peninsula Medical School
The three sites each incorporate teaching space, lecture theatres, administrative accommodation and 24-hour computer and IT facilities. Research laboratories and clinical teaching facilities are also situated at the Plymouth and Truro sites.
Hoare Lea provided detailed guidance regarding the sustainable brief. This had a large influence on the buildings form and design. Innovative fenestration and brise soleil designed to allow both user and automatic operation of high- and low-level glazing gives efficient natural ventilation. An exposed concrete mass aids night-time cooling and provides damping of extraneous heat gain. Displacement ventilation provides improved air quality and energy efficiency.
Client: University of Plymouth
The 36 million, 13,000m² building houses the university's Faculty of Arts, with design studios, cinema, theatres, cafe , galleries and teaching spaces for 2,300 students.
A glazed south facade, high occupant density and a city centre location presented significant challenges in respect of noise, pollution, energy, materials and waste. These challenges were addressed using rainwater harvesting, leak detection, low-flush toilets, water meters, photovoltaics, low-energy lighting and daylight dimming together with a low-energy displacement ventilation system and a perimeter trench heating system. Hoare Lea successfully delivered a sustainable design, with adaptable engineering services for future flexibility.
Client: University of Warwick
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards 2010
Winner - Building Services (Medium Firm)
The 13 million four-storey building (designed for the Universities Manufacturing Group) is designed around a central first floor concourse where staff, students and visitors can gather in informal meeting areas. Facilities include research labs, visualisation and demonstration rooms, meeting and presentation rooms, open-plan office accommodation and a lecture theatre.
Hoare Lea acted as environmental design, mechanical and electrical engineer. Hoare Lea Acoustics also assessed the performance requirements of the sound booth, lecture theatre and atrium space.
Environmental issues have been at the forefront of the design. A holistic approach ensured energy use and carbon emissions were considered in all areas of the building's operation. The building achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Client: Capital & Provident Management Ltd
This project, in the heart of Canary Wharf, consists of a 270-bedroom hotel to be operated by Hilton. The hotel will comprise a banqueting suite, health and fitness centre (including a swimming pool), and back-of-house areas.
There are two other buildings within the development site: a 90,000 m2 speculative office development and a block of 120 high-specification apartments overlooking the South Quay dock.
Hoare Lea acted as Mechanical and Electrical consultants for the concept design on behalf of the client, and as detailed designers under separate appointments with the contractor and installers.
Client: Heritage London Hanover
Rezidor's 3 star business Park Inn brand are being developed by HLH. The hotels are between 120 and 200 bed with a range of ancillary are to suit the location including bar and restaurant, meeting and conference rooms and health and fitness gym and back-of-house areas.
The hotels are comfort cooled and have sprinklers throughout. Hoare Lea acted as Mechanical and Electrical consultants for the planning submission providing strategic advice on Energy and Renewables and developed the MEP Scheme design for tender with the hotels being procured on D&B basis.
Client: MAC Hotels Ltd
Conde Nast Top 50 Hot Hotels Worldwide 2004.
A Grade II listed Cotswold manor house refurbished to the highest standards to create one of the world s most exclusive hotels and spas.
The 20 million project incorporated extensive new basement facilities to house underground kitchens, plantrooms and a spa. The spa boasts a hydrotherapy pool, sauna, steam rooms and associated specialist treatment suites. Other facilities include restaurants, a private cinema and full conferencing facilities.
The design demanded detail and finishes of the highest standard, including audio systems, underfloor heating and IT systems to each room, together with an architectural lighting solution. The services combine to provide luxury accommodation while respecting the historic nature of the hotel.
Client: Rooya Group
Rooya Group has appointed Hoare Lea to provide mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering services for Stone Towers, a 525,000m2, office, retail and hotel scheme located in the Stone Park district of Cairo, Egypt.
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the development comprises 18 buildings and will include a five-star hotel, retail units with food and beverage facilities, and a main plaza and sunken landscaped gardens called 'the Delta'.
In addition to providing MEP services Hoare Lea's specialist groups will provide CFD modelling expertise and advice regarding acoustics, communications, facade access, fire engineering, infrastructure, security, specialist lighting, sustainability and energy, vertical transportation and waste management.
Hoare Lea, with its comprehensive range of in-house specialists, will provide a holistic approach to the design of this major project. Central to the design are the site infrastructure and sustainability strategies. It is anticipated that energy centres and district heating and cooling will be used in order to optimise energy efficiency and complement the quality of Zaha Hadid's architecture.
Image courtesy of Zaha Hadid architects.
Client: National Marine Aquarium (NMA)
The UK's National Aquarium takes visitors on a journey from Dartmoor to the coast and across the Atlantic Ocean to the tropical waters of South America.
Close environmental control was key to providing for the different exhibit environments, with innovative energy-recovery features incorporated for low energy use. Life support systems that condition the water in the main exhibit tanks are served by the centralised heating and cooling plant and the building s environmental systems. These are critical to the welfare of the aquatic life.
The dramatic south-facing glazed fa ade entrance foyer uses low-level supply air ventilation. This allows air to rise naturally across the fa ade, reducing the thermal impact of solar gain.
Client: Rank Holiday and Leisure
Oasis Holiday Village (Penrith, Cumbria) is a complete self-contained holiday destination situated in a 10-acre woodland setting.
The main building comprises a leisure pool with water features and a wave machine, a retail mall, supermarket, conference facilities, restaurants, ten-pin bowling and amusement arcades. Other facilities include a sports hall, health suite, administration, pub and lodge type accommodation for 4,500 guests.
The site energy strategy comprised low energy building design, heat pumps for swimming pools, on site generation and conventional utility supplies. In addition to the mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering systems Hoare Lea were also responsible for fire engineering, acoustics, pool filtration and daylight modelling.
Client: Swansea Leisure Centre
The new facility is a refurbishment and upgrade of 12,000 m² leisure centre within an existing building shell. It incorporates a water-park the envy of most holiday destinations and has the world s first deep water standing wave machine the SurfRider. It also has the largest health and fitness gym in Wales, the first interactive audio visual playzone structure, climbing wall, health spa, dance studios, various catering outlets and a large events sports hall.
Hoare Lea was appointed to carry out the M&E design, abridged duties, with additional appointments for Hoare Lea Acoustics and Hoare Lea Lighting. The project incorporated CHP, biomass boilers, grey water recycling, heat reclamation systems and daylight lighting controls.
Client: Rolls Royce
Highly commended - British Construction Industry Awards.
The Rolls Royce factory and office space was created for the manufacture of high-pressure turbine blades. The 9 million facility houses equipment with a capital cost of nearly four times that amount.
A quiet, clean and safe production environment has been created with a high-level displacement ventilation system to offset the heat gain from the manufacturing equipment. Productivity has improved, with the output of components increasing considerably and the reject rate for precision critical hollow blades shrinking to less than 1%.
Client: Integra
A European roll-out of internet data centres located in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Oslo and Stockholm.
As lead consultant, Hoare Lea determined the corporate requirements, developed a pan-European brief with the client and prepared enhanced performance specifications for each project. Hoare Lea arranged the site acquisition and the appointment of local architects and engineers to develop the designs to suit local requirements and guide the projects through the planning process.
Power density at 500W/m² is provided in the 500 1,000m² main equipment halls. This is supported by 100% generator coverage, N+1 resilience within UPS and close controlled air-conditioning systems.
Client: 3
The conversion of an industrial unit into a major data centre for the 3G network was undertaken on a fast-track basis and was completed in 28 weeks.
The unit was developed to accommodate three data halls of 750m², 750m² and 600m², with power and cooling distribution within the halls to provide 3,000W/m², 1,000W/m² and 1,000W/m² respectively.
Reliability of the systems was essential and was therefore designed on the basis of 2N resilience for both electrical and mechanical systems. A dual 6000A DC system, diesel rotary UPS, cooling towers, inergen gas fire suppression and high-pressure water mist systems provided the supporting infrastructure.
Client: Orange SA
This project involved increasing the data hall's footprint by 35%, while increasing the overall cooling and power handling capability by 270%.
The site remained live and operational while the power and cooling distribution within the data hall, and the infrastructure supporting it, was upgraded to 1,000W/m². Two new data rooms were created, with a combined area of 180m² and 1,000W/m².
This approach of rejuvenating and upgrading represented the most economical use of human and material resources. Hoare Lea delivered the fast-track project without disruption to the existing data hall operation. This allowed Saturn to continue to run at maximum efficiency.
Client: Chelsea Building Society
BCO Regional Awards - Winner - Corporate Workplace
This award-winning 4,000m² headquarters is located on a five acre brownfield site in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The building accommodates 350 staff in a working environment that enjoys optimum daylight, displacement ventilation and views.
The headquarters includes cellular and open-plan offices, a call centre, a training suite, a restaurant, coffee lounge, break-out rooms and a gym.
Client: Westmark
BCO Regional Awards - Winner - Corporate Workplace
BREEAM Offices Award Winner 2010
The Environment Agency’s National Office, the 6,590m² Horizon House in Bristol, is one of the greenest office buildings in the UK. It won the 2010 Best BREEAM Office Award with a rating of 85.06% - the highest awarded to an office building under the 2006 criteria.
The building represents the coming together of several technologies into a single low energy design. Ground source heat pumps, with 25 boreholes drilled 55 metres deep assist heating and cooling, and with solar panels and photovoltaics meet 17.5% of the building’s energy needs. The result is a commercially viable building, built to the highest environmental standards, within a city centre location.
Client: Targetfollow
BCO Regional awards - Winner - Recycled/Refurbished Workplace
Located in the city centre, the awardwinning, Grade II listed Baskerville House is one of Birmingham’s most prominent landmark buildings. Two floors were added, almost doubling the net area to 20,000m2. With open, light interiors and superb views, the floor plates created are among the largest available in Birmingham.
The design has created an efficient and sustainable work environment, which marries modern facilities with beautifully restored original features.
Client: Land Securities
Overall and Mixed Use Winner of the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards 2010
Designed by internationally-renowned Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, with Sidell Gibson as delivery architects, One New Change comprises 31,000 square metres commercial and 21,000 square metres retail space. The development overlooking St Paul's Cathedral, is set to lead the transformation of the City into a seven-day shopping and leisure destination.
Hoare Lea designed the office and retail MEP systems for One New Change and provided specialist advice regarding vertical transportation, together with sustainability and energy systems expertise.
Client: Hammerson
The Bishops Square development provides a major public space for London, larger than the Piazza at Covent Garden. The office led scheme includes 100,000m² of office accommodation and features extensive landscaping to the public realm.
With high-efficiency energy systems, the scheme includes water-cooled chillers incorporating heat recovery from the condenser water system, a substantial standby power generation facility, photovoltaic cells and extensive green roofs.
Client: HMPS Property Services Group
The purpose-built ten-bed Mother and Baby Unit at Askham Grange incorporates a nursery, a crèche and domestic catering and laundering facilities.
An environmentally sensitive approach was adopted for the services design in line with current Prison Service greening policies. Features include solar hot water heating using evacuated tube collectors, gas-fired condensing boilers serving low surface temperature radiators and underfloor embedded heating, together with sophisticated energy management controls.
The building design achieved a 'Very Good' rating under a bespoke EcoHomes assessment.
Client: Isle of Man Government: Department of Home Affairs
Built within one quadrant of a disused RAF airfield, on semi-improved neutral grassland, the 16,000m2, 144-inmate, category B prison on the Isle of Man replaces the existing overcrowded Victorian prison.
The main prison building comprises two floors of custody, catering, education, visiting and sports areas, with the roof void area for plant and services. The prison also incorporates associated health, welfare and administration facilities, a visitors centre and parking areas.
An upgrade to the local infrastructure was necessary to accommodate the many extra requirements. This included the upgrade of 33kV network, a new substation, upgraded mains water supplies, a new liquid propane gas tank farm, road modifications, and the upgrade of the existing telecoms copper network to fibre.
Client: George Wimpey, Central London
Winner - Apartment Block of the Year, The Mail on Sunday British Homes Awards
A landmark 19-storey development incorporating retail, office and restaurant areas, 145 residential apartments, and car parking.
Its location 120 metres from West London Heliport together with significant road traffic noise meant that environmental noise was a key factor in the design. Hoare Lea overcame this by delivering comfort-cooled apartments incorporating a winter garden to minimise heating and cooling loads. These enclosed balconies provide a semi-external area that is protected from the environment and which gives protection against external noise intrusion. The arrangement allows the configuration of passive background ventilation systems.
Client: Ballymore
The riverside development located next to Canary Wharf features one of Europe s highest apartment buildings under construction. It comprises two interlinked towers of 50 and 40 storeys, incorporating more than 700 luxury apartments, retail units, restaurants and a health club and spa.
The apartments are expected to deliver a BRE EcoHomes rating of Very Good . To ensure operating costs are minimised the district heating systems will incorporate Combined Heat and Power (CHP). Facades will also exceed current Building Regulation requirements.
Client: The Bristol Alliance (Hammerson and Land Securities)
Building Services Awards 2009
Winner - Best Use of IT
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards 2010
Winner - Infrastructure (Medium Firm)
The 500 million Cabot Circus scheme in Bristol is a mixed-use, retail led urban regeneration scheme which completed in September 2008. It is 139,353m2 occupying a 36-acre site. It is a leading example of a comprehensively mixed-use scheme with nine different uses: retail, catering, leisure, offices, market housing, affordable housing, student housing, hotel and car parking. The site comprises 92,900m2 of shopping and leisure, with 140 shops and 15 flagship stores, including Harvey Nichols, House of Fraser and Apple.
The project was funded by The Bristol Alliance, a JV between Land Securities and Hammerson and is the first retail project of its kind to achieve the highest BREEAM rating of Excellent .
Client: LandSecurities
Winner of the British Council of Shopping Centres In-Town Retail Scheme & BCSC Supreme Gold Winner
The 225 million development provides 37,160m² of retail and 12,077m² of residential accommodation, all planned around a series of pedestrian streets and public spaces in Exeter city centre. The main focal point of the scheme is the new European-style square, home to the striking pavilion building.
Central to the design was the careful integration of services to ensure that the solution for the apartments did not impact on the retail spaces below. Energy use has been minimised by the inclusion of naturally ventilated streets rather than climate-controlled malls, while the external lighting solution has succeeded in creating a stimulating night-time experience that will encourage pedestrian traffic.
Client: Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd
A redevelopment and extension to the existing Eagle Centre shopping centre, including 600,000m2 of new mall and a 2,300 space roof top, multi-storey car park.
Two department stores and a food court anchor the two-storey malls. These operate under a mixed mode air conditioning system, which, in the event of fire, will naturally ventilate smoke via purpose designed 20m high chimneys. The project entailed complex existing building interfacing, diversions of utility services associated with road closures and realignments, and the expansion of the site s electrical capacity by the installation of an East Midlands electricity company 33kV primary substation to service the development.
Client: Haringey LEA
The project comprised the creation of additional teaching accommodation within an existing school. This included a sixth-form facility and music and drama, ICT, and science teaching buildings.
New technology, including the provision of ground coupling systems to the ICT rooms, was incorporated to maximise energy efficiency. Ground coupling uses the relatively constant temperature of the ground below the surface compared to ambient air conditions to provide a heat source or sink as required. Further energy efficient features include natural ventilation within the general teaching areas, photovoltaic cells, rainwater harvesting and automatic lighting controls.
Client: London Town
Golden Lane is a 14 million new build, low energy primary school campus development for the London Borough of Islington. The scheme makes extensive use of natural ventilation and exposed thermal mass to provide internal environmental conditions which surpass the requirements of BB 101.
The design of the school adopts passive design techniques to minimise the buildings heating and cooling loads. The school also features a hydrotherapy/spa pool for treatment of pupils within the school environment.
Client: Blaenau Gwent County Council
The scheme comprises a new primary school accommodating 300 pupils, the refurbishment of a Miners Institute, and six new business units.
Special attention was paid to the classroom design so that good levels of daylight enter without overheating the spaces. This was achieved by careful façade design and the interface of opening windows and stack ventilation.
Liaising with the architect, Hoare Lea ensured that passive control was achieved by integrating the building and services design. Full security and ICT systems were also provided to address the needs of modern schools.
Client: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull Schools BSF (Building Schools for the Future) comprises four new schools, three of which are large high schools together with a specialist needs SEN school. The project aimed to renew existing aged building stock with new state of the art schools.
Several of the schools on this project have required particular attention to ventilation design as opening windows and natural ventilation have not been possible.
The project has a value of 70 million. We have undertaken key strategic engineering design, dynamic simulation to review DFES Building Bulletin compliance, Part L building regulation analysis and fire engineering. This work enabled the passive building design to be defined from an early stage.
Client: University of Lancaster
Winner of the BCO Best Corporate Workplace 2005
InfoLab21, Lancaster University research centre for excellence in ICT (Information Communications and Technology) features state-of-the-art computer facilities, offices, teaching space, a glass atrium and a caf with roof terrace.
Hoare Lea acted as building services consultants for Lancaster University ensuring thermal environmental performance, engineering systems design and energy efficiency were integral considerations of the building philosophy. Hoare Lea also supplied specialist acoustic and fire engineering support.
Natural ventilation to the office space provides a low energy, low maintenance installation. The lighting solution incorporates suspended direct/indirect luminaires to achieve compliance with the principles of LG3. Underfloor busbar trunking and wired/wireless LAN technology give flexibility to the electrical and data servicing in both the office and laboratory areas.
The development achieved BREEAM Excellent.
Client: The Science and Technology Facilities Council
Named after Lord Ernest Rutherford and Sir Edward Victor Appleton, the 5500m² laboratory research facility for life, physical and biochemistry scientists uses the UK's new synchrotron, the Diamond Light Source. It also uses other Government funded world class scientific resources, including ISIS, the neutron spallation source and the Central Laser Facility, both operated by the STFC. The new facility will be run by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Hoare Lea acted as MEP engineers for the project. Key design features include exposed concrete soffits in office areas, a direct ground coupled fresh air ventilation system, solar hot water (laboratory and domestic) and fume extract heat recovery systems.
Image courtesy of Nightingale Associates.
Client: University of Warwick
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) Awards 2010
Winner - Building Services (Medium Firm)
The 13 million four-storey building (designed for the Universities Manufacturing Group) is designed around a central first floor concourse where staff, students and visitors can gather in informal meeting areas. Facilities include research labs, visualisation and demonstration rooms, meeting and presentation rooms, open-plan office accommodation and a lecture theatre.
Hoare Lea acted as environmental design, mechanical and electrical engineer. Hoare Lea Acoustics also assessed the performance requirements of the sound booth, lecture theatre and atrium space.
Environmental issues have been at the forefront of the design. A holistic approach ensured energy use and carbon emissions were considered in all areas of the building's operation. The building achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Client: The Steeplechase Co (Cheltenham)
An extension to the existing grandstand, the five-storey stand comprises 750 seats in the stand, 220 seats in private boxes and a cantilevered 250-seat restaurant with panoramic views. The scheme also features bars and private dining areas.
Displacement ventilation systems were essential in providing fresh air to all the main areas of the facility. All engineering systems were designed to accommodate varying occupancy levels to ensure energy conservation.
Client: Welsh Rugby Union
The 130 million stadium seats 73,500 spectators and was the first in the UK to have a retractable roof. The stadium required the development of ground-breaking engineering systems as, at the time of the design, it was the highest single populated space in Europe.
Hoare Lea investigated daylight levels required for turf growth by modelling the stadium in an artificial sky. The fire strategy was also developed using computer modelling.
Acoustic modelling was vital to limit noise breakout and to ensure that the internal acoustic environment could cater for events ranging from rugby matches to classical concerts. The moving roof system ensures weather protection and control of noise breakout.
Client: Surrey Cricket Club
Hoare Lea was appointed up to planning application stage. The aim was to design a concept providing flexibility for alternative fit-out solutions for the hospitality suites, while maintaining the integrity of the architectural design.
The need for flexible servicing drove a solution that relied on temporary power generation for broadcasting and concessions. Hoare Lea Acoustics designed noise level reduction techniques for local power generators. A large roof provided opportunities for rainwater harvesting for pitch irrigation and other greywater uses.
A modular design solution with maximum offsite prefabrication was implemented. This maximised the speed of construction in the time between the playing seasons.
Client: British Airports Authority plc
The 50,000m² concourse provides 14 aircraft stands for the new generation of Airbus 380 passenger jets.
The building comprises an open gate departures lounge, an arrivals concourse, retail outlets, a commercially important passenger lounge, and vertical circulation cores to the underground track transit system that connects to the main terminal. The departures lounge uses displacement ventilation coupled with a chilled ceiling to offset peak summertime cooling loads. Highly glazed solar loads and direct sun penetration will be controlled by efficient fa ade design with the use of an external shading vale.
Extensive daylighting and thermal dynamic modelling was used to analyse the internal environment.
Client: Manchester Airport Developments Ltd
This 45 million transport hub facility interfaces the existing rail station with a new metrolink, a new coach and bus station and existing airport terminals. The facility also includes a new 8000m², eight-storey office development.
The Interchange is the first integrated facility in the UK to include passenger check-in facilities. It is also intended for non-air-passenger users, who will find the airport a convenient place to connect with rail, bus and coach services. The scheme was designed to achieve an excellent BREEAM rating. This reflects the airport s policy of sustainable development.
Client: Manchester Airport Developments Ltd
The 5 million Terminal 1 refurbishment involved the upgrade of both landside and airside concourses, including a major overhaul of the numerous retail units. Complex engineering logistics were required to maintain terminal operation and satisfy over 40 independent retailers. This ensured that Manchester Airport maintained their retail revenue throughout the duration of the works.
The project was undertaken as an 'Integrated Supply Chain' with co-located design teams working successfully on an extremely fast track programme.
Hoare Lea's 'hands on' mechanical and electrical design role enabled quick responses to engineering issues ensuring the project was handed over in time, to budget and to strict quality standards.
Client: Birmingham City Council
• Civic Trust Awards 2009 – Commended
• Europa Nostra Awards (European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage) 2009 – Highly Commended
Acclaimed as the finest concert hall in the country when it opened in 1834, Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade 1 listed venue in Victoria Square. After years of neglect, the hall closed in 1996, for a major refurbishment.
Hoare Lea Acoustics was involved in restoring the neo-classical landmark building to its former glory and bringing it to the standard expected by a modern audience. A translucent, moveable canopy system was developed to enhance the acoustic qualities of the space without spoiling the view of the hall. The acoustics have been further enhanced by programmable acoustic blinds located in the window reveals and by a secondary glazing system that screens traffic noise while allowing the form of the 1834 windows to be visible.
Image courtesy of Mike Gutteridge.
Client: Oxford University Estates Department
The Radcliffe Infirmary, designed by the architect Stiff Leadbetter, opened in 1770. In 2003 the infirmary was acquired by Oxford University for redevelopment as an academic campus. It closed as a hospital in 2007.
Hoare Lea has acted as mechanical and electrical consulting engineer for the Grade II* listed main infirmary building and St Luke’s Chapel (the infirmary chapel). It is anticipated that the main infirmary will accommodate office and seminar space, with services that will provide modern facilities while respecting the historic importance of the structure. Hoare Lea Lighting has also provided specialist lighting design services to create an elegant and energy-efficient scheme.
The infirmary building and chapel are both located in the heart of the proposed Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. This redevelopment will provide more student accommodation and additional teaching and library facilities for Somerville College and a variety of Humanities Department Buildings.
Image courtesy of Purcell Miller Tritton.
Client: Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College was established in 1509 and has a fine legacy of historic, Grade I listed buildings.
Hoare Lea is acting as mechanical and electrical consulting engineer during the modernisation of the social, dining and catering facilities.
The first phase of work has opened up a warren of cellular spaces to create a student bar and snack servery. The second phase will comprise the conversion of the former medieval kitchen to provide dining facilities. This will include the integration of a major new kitchen and associated cold rooms into the heart of the Grade I listed College complex. Both phases also include the refurbishment of front-of-house areas.
Maintaining the integrity of the original design is paramount and therefore, as far as possible, the electrical and mechanical services will be concealed. Within the highly serviced kitchen areas the existing structure and ceiling heights have provided significant challenges in designing the required supply and extract ventilation, heating and comfort cooling for this historic setting – these have been solved by the use of an innovative variable refrigerant volume (VRV) system.
Image courtesy of BGS architects.
Client: Ballymore
RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2010
Winner - Best Overseas Award 2010
Evening Standard New Homes Awards 2010
Winner - Best New Development in the Affordable Homes sector
This award-winning development comprises two residential towers of 20 and 17 storeys and four low-rise blocks located over a basement car park. It includes 199 mixed-tenure homes, gardens, communal courtyard areas, and a community centre with a football pitch and a café retail unit. The development is connected to an existing off-site energy centre, the Barkantine CHP District Heating Centre.
Hoare Lea carried out MEP (Stages C, D and E design), fire engineering and vertical transportation duties.
Client: Qatar Foundation
Located in Doha on Qatar Foundation's 2,500 acre Education City campus, Sidra will be a world class, ultra modern, all-digital academic medical center, designed and planned to the best international standards in health sciences. It will offer specialist care for women and children, in addition to select medical and surgical services for adult men and women.
Hoare Lea has been appointed to umndertake the MEP detailed design, fire engineering, acoustics and specialist lighting for the QR 8 billion project.
Client: University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Hoare Lea was appointed to the £53 million specialist cardiac hospital in Bristol by University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (formally United Bristol Healthcare Trust). Hoare Lea’s role included mechanical, electrical and public health engineering consultancy and specialist fire engineering services. The building was designed to NHS EnCode standards and achieved a B in its Energy Performance Certificate rating.
The project, delivered under the NHS ProCure21 framework, was recognised for making use of excellent existing clinical services on a very demanding and congested 45 degree sloping site, in order to produce a world-class model of care. The scheme comprises two blocks connected by a central atrium with underfloor heating. It incorporates 14,000m2 of acute medical facilities over five levels and included four state-of-the-art catheter labs and a hybrid catheter/cardiac surgery theatre.
Client: Oxford University Estates Directorate
This new £28 million departmental building is arranged in two separate wings around a common open atrium. The office wing has five floors of cellular/open plan mixed mode academic offices, teaching rooms and common room with panoramic views over the City. The laboratory wing has four floors plus a single level of basement and comprises bespoke teaching and research laboratories, general teaching spaces and support spaces such as workshops and rock cutting facilities in the basement.
Key design features include a metal free geochemistry laboratory suite, extensive services diversions over existing site and a ground source heat pump installation providing 38% of the annual energy requirements of the building.
Hoare Lea acted as MEP consulting engineers for the project and also provided acoustics, lighting and fire engineering input.
Client: Oxford University Estates Directorate
The new reserach and teaching facility for the Department of Chemistry will provide more than 20,000 square metres of new floor space and, with the existing Chemistry Research Laboratory, will create a world-class facility to be named "Chemistry Oxford".
Hoare Lea has provided mechanical, electrical and public health services design, together with specialist acoustics, fire and sustainability advice and BREEAM assessment.
Client: Rayadah Investment Company
Hoare Lea has been appointed to act as MEP consulting engineers on Crystal Towers, The Gem Building and Villas in the Sky in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hoare Lea will also provide specialist advice on fire engineering lighting, vertical transportation and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Crystal Towers comprises two towers that include office and retail facilities. The towers are located between the Financial Plaza and the Wadi (a pedestration walkway landscaped area that interleaves through the district).
The Gem Building is a unique mixed-use building comprising a residential block, an office block and a multi-purpose podium with a terrace overlooking the garden.
Villas in the Sky is a mixed-use 160m high tower and will become a visible landmark in the area. The building includes podium retail areas, office and high specification residential units, including a sky gym at level 22 and swimming pool at level 33.
Each project incorporates 5 levels of below ground car parking and plant room areas, bespoke fire engineering requirements including fully sprinkler protected buildings and all buildings on the site are linked by conditioned skywalks.
Each building is served from a district cooling system, central mains water distribution, 13.8KV medium voltage network and IT distribution network.
Client: Landlife
The £5.4 million National Wildflower Centre was won as part of an international RIBA competition by a team led by Ian Simpson architects.
The Centre exists to raise awareness of wildflowers and the new 1,800m2 complex will create a flexible facility in a wildflower landscaped walled garden that will integrate learning, operational and sustainability functions under one roof. This visitor attraction will include an educational facility and conference venue.
The building is targeting BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ and its low carbon strategy is designed to achieve a CO2 index of 8 (EPC rating of A).
Hoare Lea will provide BREEAM Accredited Professional services to steer the design team towards best practice environmental design. The appointment also includes M&E, lighting and sustainability services.
Client: Ceredigion County Council
BREEAM Wales Award winner (Offices) 2010
CIBSE Awards 2010 - winner – Integrated Project Team of the Year
The award-winning Canolfan Rheidol building provides a high quality, sustainable work environment for more than 410 employees.
The design provides two mixed-mode wings located either side of a full height central atrium. The steel structural frame supports exposed flat pre-cast concrete soffits, providing passive environmental control. The offices are serviced by a district biomass heating system and also have on-site solar hot water and wind turbine power generation. The scheme won the BREEAM Offices Award at the BREEAM Awards Wales 2010, with a BREEAM score of 73.7%.
Client: European Land and Properties Ltd (ELP)
Merchant Square combines residential, office and retail accommodation in a stunning waterside location next to Paddington Basin in Central London.
The 1.8 million sq ft development comprises a variety of shops and restaurants, two office buildings and four residential/boutique hotel buildings, including a 45 storey tower.
Hoare Lea has been appointed to provide mechanical and electrical design services, together with fire engineering, sustainability and vertical transportation duties.
Client: BAM / Lendlease
Hoare Lea has been appointed by BAM to provide mechanical, electrical and public health services to assist with the completion of the design and construction of the £32 million Chobham Academy in Stratford.
Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris architects, the 15,000m2 Chobham Academy will be used as an education campus for children from three to eighteen years. The Academy will specialise in literature and the performing arts. Community music and drama facilities will also be located on the new public square.
The project is targeting a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating. Key features include natural ventilation, site-wide energy integration and earth ducts.
Client: Burges Salmon
BCO Awards - Winner - Commercial Workplace
Located within the Temple Quay waterside development in Bristol, this award-winning office has a striking interior.
Facilities include a reception area, a restaurant, communication rooms, seminar and training rooms, a fifth floor client meeting suite and high specification office space.
Measures to reduce energy use include the use of harbour water from Bristol’s floating harbour for cooling.
The building achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
Client: OUED
Steeped in history and architectural significance, the Sheldonian Theatre is a great example of our experience within the heritage sector.
Located in Oxford, the Sheldonian Theatre is one of the earlier examples of Christopher Wren’s work on a public building. Completed in 1669, the Theatre is still used in its original capacity as a venue for ceremonial functions at the University of Oxford.
Hoare Lea was commissioned to complete a design that was both sympathetic with the architecture and practical for variety of events that take place in the space. The new lighting design has significantly improved the interior and made it a far more flexible space to use. A new lighting control system allows the theatre staff far more control, and simple scene sets ensure each event type has an appropriate ambience.
Client: Bristol Old Vic Trust
Hoare Lea is working on the historic Bristol Old Vic theatre, providing MEP design, lighting, acoustics and virtual engineering advice on its refurbishment.
The Bristol Old Vic theatre company and its Grade I listed home includes the unique Theatre Royal in King Street, Bristol. Built in 1766, the theatre is considered to be the oldest existing theatrical auditorium in the UK and many believe the most beautiful. It was last refurbished and extended in the early 1970’s and most of the mechanical and electrical systems from that period are at the end of their economic life and not suitable for the modern theatrical experience.
The Theatre Royal closed in February 2011 to allow work to commence and an enabling work contract has taken place to allow the front of house and the small studio theatre to continue performances during the construction works.
Hoare Lea Lighting has also been involved in developing the design using LED lighting to empathise the structure and relief of the Georgian auditorium.
Client: Chalegrove Properties
The Landmark includes 853 residential apartments and commercial spaces, including a 42-storey tower. The complex includes extensive underground car parking, a health and fitness club and ground floor retail spaces. All heating and cooling systems are centralised and metered.
Client: De Vere Gardens
De Vere Gardens is located within a conservation area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, overlooking
Hyde Park.
The development comprises 97 luxury apartments with a concierge entrance lobby, health club, spa, swimming pool and a basement car park served by vehicle lifts.
Client: AMRL
The development comprises 15 high quality apartments, two luxury town houses and eight affordable units.
As part of the integrated energy efficient approach, each dwelling is provided with small scale CHP units.
Basement parking and leisure facilities are included and complemented by a private landscaped courtyard.
Client: Lancaster University
RIBA Awards 2011 – Winner – North West Region
The Charles Carter Building (named in honour of the University’s founding Vice Chancellor) provides versatile learning and teaching environments within a sustainable, four-storey structure that reflects the university's modernist heritage.
The 4000m2 building is based on commercial office design principles and has received a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. The new building acts as the university’s impressive 6* Management School.
Client: Yell
BCO Regional Awards – Winner – Fit-out of Workplace
This award-winning scheme comprises the fit-out design of the new 14,000m² corporate headquarters of Yell at One Reading Central.
The accommodation includes a call centre, the main equipment room, a gym, a restaurant and cafe, a meeting suite, training rooms, a welcome centre and office space.
The development won the Fit-out of Workplace category at the British Council for Offices Regional Awards.
Client: Zaya
The Nurai Island development is on the Emirates’ most sought after private island in Abu Dhabi with 28 beach front villas, each with their own private beach and stunning sea views, as well as 12 water villas. Owners also have access to other private amenities such as pools and docks as well as a public beach.
Hoare Lea has been appointed as Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP) Assessors to support the project in attaining a 1 Pearl Rating under the Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System. We are also carrying out ASHRAE energy modelling and independent system and envelope verification checks.
Client: Imperial College
The L Block development will provide a six storey scientific research facility for Imperial's Academic Health Science Centre, including one of the largest cardiovascular research facilities in Europe.
Hoare Lea has provided mechanical and electrical design services and specialist advice including fire engineering, acoustics, thermal modelling, vertical transportation, facade access and BREEAM assessment.
Client: University of Oxford Estates Directorate (OUED)
Hoare Lea has been appointed to the new faculty building for the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford. The building includes office accommodation, teaching space, lecture theatres, two levels of basement (including car parking) and a series of atria space within link bridges.
The building has been designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and is a new landmark for the University and the world of mathematics. It will bring together researchers from three separate buildings into a single dedicated faculty.
Key features include a ground source energy installation with over 100 boreholes, displacement ventilation to all lecture theatres and seminar rooms and a passive cooling strategy to all office spaces.
For more information go to: http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/new-building
Client: Birmingham City Council
Upon its opening in 1834, visitors to Birmingham Town Hall were awestruck not only by the building’s impressive Roman Revival civic architecture, but also by the magnificent interior. Henry Lea (Hoare Lea's founder) supervised one of the first electrical lighting systems installed in a public building at Birmingham Town Hall in 1882.
The reopening of the town hall saw the Grade 1 listed landmark restored to its former glory. Hoare Lea undertook all of the initial surveys and feasibility studies to consider the most appropriate environmental engineering options and plan the electrical infrastructure. An innovative translucent canopy system was also developed to enhance the acoustic qualities of the space without spoiling the views of the historic hall. The introduction of programmable acoustic blinds and a large secondary glazing system also improved the building's acoustics.
Client: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre is a new build maternity unit of 8,500m2 at the existing Burnley General Hospital site.
It opened in 2010 and comprises:
-Outpatients department for ante-natal, fertility, termination and gynaecology
-Delivery suite with 26 No. delivery rooms.
-2No. obstetric theatres and 3No. gynaecological theatres with associated recovery rooms and support functions. Two of these theatres include ultra clean ventilation to allow maximum flexibility of use.
-Neonatal ICU unit of 38 cots including SCBU, HDU and isolation rooms.
The building is targeting a BREEAM Healthcare 2008 ‘Excellent’ rating and includes provision for CHP.
Client: University of Cambridge
Hoare Lea has been appointed to undertake the mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) design and energy strategy for the new Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) research and teaching building at the University of Cambridge.
The new building, to be located on the West Cambridge site, will accommodate a broad range of research activities and will be designed to meet challenging carbon reduction targets.
The appointment follows Hoare Lea’s completion of the MEP design for the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy (MSM) building and the Alison Richard Building at 7 West Road for the University.
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Client: University of Oxford
ACE Awards 2012 - Winner - Building Services (Medium Firm)
Located across several buildings, the Bodleian Library forms the largest library system in the UK. As part of a strategic masterplan, the Underground Book Store beneath Radcliffe Square has been converted into two floors of open-access library space containing the highest-use reading material.
The Book Store was built between 1909 and 1912 as an overflow book storage facility. The refurbished space, known as the Gladstone Link, can now house 240,000 books and offers study areas and facilities such as reader terminals and photocopiers.
The scheme retains a number of the historic 'Gladstone' bookcases which have been sensitively re lit, and a new staircase and lift access into the base of the Grade I listed Radcliffe Camera.
Client: Microsoft
BCO National and Regional Awards - Winner - Fit-Out of Workplace
Showcasing Microsoft’s innovative technologies, this British Council for Offices award-winning headquarters accommodates 700 staff in a flexible, contemporary working environment.
The building includes cellular and open-plan offices, an impressive central atrium, a 250-seat restaurant, kitchen, coffee shop, underground car park and health club.
To promote a positive environmental impact, sustainable and efficiency measures were central to the design. An external brise soleil was incorporated and glazing performance was optimised to provide high levels of daylight while controlling solar gain.
