Work has started on the new Blaydon Primary Care / Leisure Centre.

P+HS Architects are responsible for the design of the Primary Care Centre, while S&P Architects are responsible for the Leisure Centre.
The Primary Care Centre concrete driven piles and pile caps are now complete and erection of the steel frame is underway [approx 20% complete], the Leisure Centre steel frame is due for erection on 24th August, Week 22.
These photographs were taken from the raised viewing platform between the Willmott Dixon site offices.

The project is being delivered under the scape procurement method.

Contractor: Willmott Dixon Limited

Contract Value: £17.5m approx [AMP]

Completion Date: September 2010

Week 6 of 78

Week 8 of 78

Week 13 of 78

Sedum Roof at Yorkshire Agricultural Centre

Following Ben’s post on green roofs, here’s the sedum one at the Yorkshire Agricultural Centre.  The intrepid Heather Parry is pictured with Stuart Falshaw giving the roof some TLC.  This piece was in the Yorkshire Post on 14th March.

After an entertaining planning committee panel yesterday, P+HS gained planning permission for Tinshill Medical Centre. Approval of the exact design details have been deferred for the case officer to approve, but we have already been working closely with the planning team to ensure that the crispness of the design is followed through thoroughly.

The medical centre, on Old Otley Road in north Leeds, is approximately 1700m2, and includes pharmacy and GP facilities.

Nuffield Healthcare Warwickshire Hospitals

Stage one recovery.

Photograph shows the recently refurbished Recovery area. The previously open recovery area has been enclosed inline with the requirements of HBN26.  Tormax glass sliding doors have been introduced, with split sandblasting, to provide privacy for patients and still maintain an visual link between Theatre staff.

Nuffield Healthcare Warwickshire Hospital - Theatre Two.

Photograph shows Theatre two recently refurbished including new doors and nurse workstations.

Stage One Recovery

Due for handover 3rd November, the photogrpah shows the internal view of the recently refurbished and enclosed Stage one recovery area.  All M&E including medical gases have been upgraded. We’ve introduced a central Nurse workstation. The flooring has been setout to mirror the curtain tracks, as previously seen at Nuffield Newcastle.  Also as Newcastle we have utilised Reglit glass screens, through out the Theatre department, to break up and provide interest into what would otherwise be large areas of blank walls.

Progress photos taken on 25th August (week 63).

Building is due for occupation on Monday 8th September.

The newly constructed Primary Care Centre in Washington incorporates 10No solar pre-heating panels located on the flat roof. The solar panels face due south and will provide up to 85% of the hot water for this new facility, thus reducing the carbon footprint.

The building also incorporates windcatchers to promote natural ventilation and large areas of brise soliel to reduce solar gain.

Washington PCC is due for completion in August.

Week 40 of the programme, due for completion in June 2008. Scaffold down the photograph shows the rear of the building. This will be the main staff and out of hours entrance. The galvanised pipes running parallel up the gable end are the supply and air extract for the fuel to the biomass bolier. The pellets are pumped upto the hopper room on the first floor, and then gravity feed the boiler on the ground floor.
 

Photograph shows the curtain wall bays, which will be the main pedestrian entrance to the Centre. There are some additional finishing works to be carried out to the externals, including a perimeter powder coated steel channel.

Photograph shows a sample of the palette of materials utilised at Royston, Sandtoft interlocking clay Cassius tiles, Weber  Pral H system through coloured render and Finforest thermowood.

Photograph shows the first floor main corridor. The natural light is being provided through the Xtralite triple skin barrel vault skylights.