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Commercial
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Quality Engineering for Commercial Environments
Sage
Client: Sage
Project value: £10 million
Refurbishment and remodeling of existing offices at 22 and 23 in Cobalt Business Park. Our works involved full structural assessment, the design of steel support frames to support 20 metre high art installations in each atrium, the forming of services risers and the installation of new drainage for the new cafeteria kitchens.
Enterprise House
Client: UK Land
Project value: £2 million
Enterprise provides range of commercial space over two floors totaling 13000 sq ft and has the ability to be used for retail at ground floor level. Portland designed extensive structural modifications to allow the building to be reconfigured to meet current market demands and to be a flexible to suit the needs of potential tenants.
Tanfield Lea
Client: Derwentside District Council
Project value: £6 million
This two-storey, high specification offices development currently on site, will provide long-term facility for over 35 new start and existing SMEs to enable their future development and prosperity.
The 2.2 acre site will boasts great credentials beingconstructed to BREEAM ‘Excellent’ standards.
Consett Business Park
Client: Derwentside District Council
Project value: £6 million
This 40,000 sq ft office and workshop scheme has an unusual fan shaped plan reflecting from the curved site boundaries. The building is 3 storeys high and the offices arrayed around a central top lit atrium. The project achieved BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standards.
Derwentside Homes Office
Client: Derwentside Homes
Project value: £5 million
This 2500m2 sustainable commercial building is designed around a central circular atrium with two wings branching from it. The central atrium is the heart of the building providing an administration area, cafe and conference rooms, as well as the main circulation area. Designed to BREEAM ‘Excellent’ standards.
Mammoet
Client: UK Land Estates
Project value: £6.5 million
- 4000m2 Workshop and administration areas
- 17000m2 storage forecourt/parking area
- Refueling area
- Vehicle washes
- VOSA MOT bay and maintenance pit
- Stores
- Overhead cranage
Sanofi Aventis Office
Client: Sanofi Aventis
Project value: £4.2 million
Extension to existing research facility. Including laboratories, administration areas, archiving facilities and secure corridor to restricted access spaces.
Bellway Office
Client: Bellway Homes
Project value: £0.5 million
Refurbishment of existing concrete and steel framed office building. To provide corporate headquarters.
Formica
Client: Formica
Project value: £1.8 million
Refurbishment of existing office into new European Headquarters. Modernising an old Art Deco style, two storey, brick building, built in 1945. Retaining original features in the reception building and showcasing Formica’s own products and to celebrate their industrial heritage.
South Tyneside Civic Offices
Client: South Tyneside Council
Project value: £9.5 million
The modernisation and refurbishment of three blocks which made up the town hall complex.
• Original Edwardian Grade II listed town hall
including council chambers.
• Annex constructed in the 1960s
• Annex constructed in the 1980s
AirView Park
Client Tynexe Commercial Ltd
Project Value £6.8m
Construction of 175,000 sq ft of office and industrial space. Second phase involves the construction of a further 20,000 sq ft of shared workplace and office accommodation
Pre-School, Primary & Secondary Education
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Delivering Sustainable Engineering to Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education
Dame Allen's School
Client: Dame Allen School
Project value: £3.2 million
New state-of -the-art sustainable Nursery and Junior School for 300 pupils to promote education, sport and play on the derelict Victorian Hunter’s Moor Hospital site in Spital Tongues, Newcastle. The design provides self contained classrooms with external break-out spaces over two floors within a mature six acre woodland site.
Brunton Nursery
Client: Brunton Nursery
Project value: £2 million
A new build childcare enterprise in Newcastle Great Park was designed to provide innovative childcare facilities to local community. The scheme achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’.
Benton Dene School Campus
Client: Benton Dene School Campus
Project value: £8 million
The campus is the only primary facility on Tyneside that brings together a mainstream and a special primary school under one roof.
The campus provides state-of-the-art facilities for learning, including specialist classrooms, outdoor play zones, music and IT suites and health areas.
Hermitage Academy
Client: Hermitage Academy
Project value: £1.3 million
Construction of an additional teaching block for Year 7 students. The new building formed part of the Academy’s on-going estate management and curriculum improvements and was designed for the youngest year group to ease their transition to the main school after moving from primary school.
Framwellgate School
Client: Framwellgate School
Project value: £0.75 million
New sports hall extension to secondary school in Durham .
Haydon Bridge High School
Client: Haydon Bridge High School
Project value: £4.5 million
Transformation of a 1960’s school into a modern new campus through the careful implementation of new materials, revised external spaces and amended internal workings. Creating a effective solution to this functioning school to provide a fresh look with upgraded facilities and performance specifications to serve the large catchment area in Northumberland.
New Delaval Primary School
Client: New Delaval Primary School
Project value: £1 million
An extension and redesign to fulfill the Council’s requirement for additional spaces, with the addition of three new classrooms increasing pupil capacity by 105. The design of the extension has successfully created a functional space for the increase in pupils, whilst also achieving the schools request that no loss in outdoor recreational space for students would incur.
St Wilfrid's RC College
Client: St Wilfrid's RC College
Project value: £3.4 million
Works to a secondary school in South Shields.
Consisting of refurbishment of an existing wing and a new build extension. All works were carried out in a ‘live’ school environment without disrupting the curriculum.
Cardinal Hume
Client: Cardinal Hume
Project value: £2.5 million
A two storey extension to the existing building to provide gymnasium, changing areas and dance studios. A new reception area was created as part of the works which were executed while the school remained live.
Seaham Academy
Client: Seaham Academy
Project value: £2 million
A two-storey extension to a primary school in Seaham. The first floor includes a reception for the early years class.
St Thomas More
Client: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Project value: £1.5 million
A two-storey extension and refurbishment of St Thomas Academy's PE facilities.
Works included demolishing the sub-standard structure between the main hall and the gym, before rebuilding it as a two-storey facility.
This new building now accommodates a multi-functional dance/fitness space and retractable seating for up to 60 people. New additions also include a new and extended student changing facilities, a new PE staff office and storage space.
Retail
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Quality Engineering for Business Environments
Belvedere Retail Park
Client: Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
Project value: £1.5 million
New retail development within the existing car park located in Kingston Park, Newcastle. New outlets have been built for Costa, EE and Dominos. The scheme also included improvements to the existing TK Maxx and Sports Direct outlets.
Lidl
Client: Lidl
Project value: Various
New build retail superstores in various locations ie. Bedlington,Teesbay, Lemington, Hartlepook and Ingleby Barwick. Portland are part the Lidl Consultants Framework.
Teal Farm Retail
Client: Hellens Investments
Project value: £1 million
Sainsburys Supermarket and associated smaller retail units to form District Centre to Teal Farm Village.
McDonalds
Client: Aberdeen Asset Management
Project value: £1 million
Construction of a drive-thru restaurant as part of the first phase redevelopment of the existing retail area in Whessoe Road, Darlington.
Travis Perkins
Client: Travis Perkins
Project value: £2 million
Refurishment and remodielling of existing factory building to provide retail accommodation for Travis Perkins and their associated brands in South Shields.
Broadway
Client: Sansec Developments
Project value: £2 million
Retail project won via a Local Authority Design Competition. Includes, Sainsburys, Greggs, Vets4Pets and one speculative unit, located in Sunderland.
Fleck Way
Client: UK Land
Project value: £2.1 million
Conversion of existing industrial unit to provide a retail parade to serve the wider industrial estate in Thornaby
Wickes
Client: Wickes
Project value: £4 million
New build superstore in Pennywell, Sunderland. Project included compliance
with Wickes/Travis Perkins corporate design guides and criteria.
Pets at Home
Client: Pets at Home
Project value: £0.75 million
Construction of new retail unit on a disused service area of adjacent superstore located in Widnes.
Industrial Design and Build
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Quality Engineering for Manufacturing and Process Environments
Dukesway Central
Client: STP Construction
Project value: £5 million
Full structural design of three speculative industrial buildings in Gateshead. Designed to receive future crane installations. Topography of site demanded retaining walls to be incorporated into the building elevations to allow preparation of building plots for future phrases.
Queens Court
Client: Howard Russell
Project value: £6 million
Development of Simonside East Industrial Estate to provide speculative industrial space over two phases. A total of eight individual units ranging from 5000 sqft to 60000 sqft.
Earls Park
Client: Robertson
Project value: £2.5 million
Speculative development of trade park units on Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead
Baltic Park
Client: Langley Holdings
Project value: £8 million
A speculative industrial and trade park totaling approximately 100000 sq ft. The units are constructed on challenging contaminated ground requiring remediation works and investigation of mineshafts.
Unit sizes include clear spans up to 60m.
Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate
Client: STP Construction
Project value: £1.5 million
Refurbishment of existing distribution centre to provide industrial units for rent.
Simonside East
Client: Whelan Construction
Project value: £6 million
Development on industrial estate in Gateshead to provide speculative industrial space over two phases. A total of twelve individual units ranging from 5,000 sqft to 60,000 sq ft. The site required the treatment of Japanese Knotweed by excavation and extensive ground improvement.
Extra Care
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Collaborative Working for Extra Care Schemes
Dovecote Meadows
Client: Housing 21, Sunderland City Council, Keepmoat
Project value: £16 million
Dovecote Meadows is the largest extra care development in Sunderland. Consisting of 175 self-contained one and two bedroom apartments - built over 3 phases from 2013 to 2015. The scheme was a traditional build and all linked on a split level site. Designed to achieve BREEAM rating 'Very Good'.
The Elms
Client: Cestria Community Housing
Project value: £6.5 million
‘The elms’ assisted living flagship development consists of 52 apartments and six bungalows, for rent, sale and shared ownership, all designed specifically for people aged 55 and over who require support with their care or housing.
Delivered at BIM level 2 - The extra care building was designed to BREEAM Very Good and the bungalows to CSH Level 4.
The Dunes
Client: Coast & Country
Project value: £6 million
An innovative development in Redcar, consisting of 64 one and two bedroom apartments with communal facilities plus a dementia care centre for use by the wider community.
Eston Community Village
Client: Thirteen Group
Project value: £6.5 million
This community village scheme aims to extend the care and support offered from Barnaby House extra care to persons with dementia, mental health problems and learning difficulties. Consisting of 36 apartments and 13 bungalows on an adjacent 1.3 hectare site (2.9 acres). Extending supported housing choice and enabling partners to stay together should one develop the need for a higher level of care.
Barnaby House
Client: Tees Valley Housing Group
Project value: £4.9 million
This extra care scheme consists of 40 one and two bedroom self- contained apartments in the heart of Eston, Middlesbrough. All apartments are wheelchair accessible and two have been specially designed for wheelchair users. With extensive communal facilities including a guest room, restaurant, as well as a beautifully furnished communal lounge, convenience shop, hairdressing facilities and landscaped garden.
Beresford Crescent
Client: Thirteen Group
Project value: £8.6 million
A mixed tenure extra care development located in Middlesbrough, consisting of 13 one-bed and 52 two-bed apartments and 22 bungalows available for rent or shared ownership.
Sowerby Gateway
Client: Thirteen Group
Project value: £10 million
This development includes an impressive three storey building containing 64 extra care apartments surrounded by 26 bungalows. With an innovative addition to the scheme of 4 retail units, as well as a cafe and bistro.
Winford House
Client: Thirteen Group
Project value: £4 million
Comprising of 38 self-contained one and two bedroom apartments of mixed tenure. This extra care scheme for over 55's is located in the heart of Billingham with amenities on its doorstep, as well as a communal lounge and garden, assisted bathroom, car park, a storage area for mobility aids and offices for members of support staff.
Boxtree Court, Boston Spa
Client: Housing & Care 21
Project Value: £6m
This new development was supported by Homes England and Right to Buy funding from Leeds City Council offering 44 one and two bed apartments for affordable rent and shared ownership. Designed to promote independent living in a community setting with 24/7 onside care.
Oxenholme
Client: Housing 21
Project Value: £15.2m
Currently on site, this new extra care development will offer independent living with access to on-site care for people over the age of 65, with 80 one and two bed apartments available for rent and shared ownership, and 24 two bedroom bungalows.
Social Housing
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Regenerating and Transforming Communities
Queens Avenue
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2.4 million
A development consisting of 21 high specification affordable 2- and 3-bedroom homes. Constructed on a former car park of Thornaby Aerodrome Club.
Station Road: West Auckland
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2.7 million
Built on the former site of the East Green Care Home in West Auckland, this development provided 25 much needed new build affordable homes. These comprised of a mixture of 2- and 3-bedroom two-storey houses and bungalows.
Grangetown Autos Housing: Ryhope
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £5.2million
This development, located on the site of the former Grangetown Autos MOT Centre is now host to 46 new build affordable homes. Consisting of a mixture of 3- and 4-bedroom homes.
Middleton St George
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £4.6million
Exciting development in the village of Middleton St George consisting of 44 high specification new-build homes. These homes are a mixture of 3-and 4-bedroom properties either for sale or at an affordable level of rent
Hookergate Lane: High Spen
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2million
A needed new affordable housing development consisting of 13 homes, a mixture of three-storey townhouses and two-storey houses, all containing integral garages.
Brierton Lane: Hartlepool
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2.3million
An exciting and needed development of affordable social housing located near the Brierton Sports Centre and the Summerhill Country Park. This development consists of 23 high-specification 3-and 4-bedroom homes.
Caroline Street Healthcare Centre
Client: North Star Housing Group
Project value: £1.8million
Constructed on the vacant site of the former healthcare centre, this development contains 18 needed affordable properties. This development contains a mixture of 7 bungalows and 11 high specification 2-and 3-bedroom homes.
Gordon House New Housing
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £1.5 million
A new residential development replacing disused Municipal Offices in South Shields with 18 No affordable homes consisting of 5 No 3-bed 2 storey semi/terrace homes and 13 No 3-bed 2.5 storey semi-detached homes.
Willow Court
Client: North Star Housing Group
Project value: £0.59 million
This much needed affordable housing scheme in Stockton consists of 5 No two bedroom bungalows.
Designed specifically for over 55’s near to local shops and facilities and close to North Tees General Hospital in Stockton.
Coxhoe Pottery
Client: Prince Bishop Homes
Project value: £3.1 million
Re-named Majolica Mews - this development of 30 No three and four bedroom homes in County Durham was developed in partnership with Prince Bishops Homes.
Gardner House
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2.3 million
22 new homes on the former Gardner House elderly care home site in Hartlepool. Consisting of 15 No 3-bed homes and 7 No 4-bed homes.
Sheriff Gardens
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £2 million
This new development of 18 homes on Springfield Road in Blakelaw, Newcastle was delivered by a partnership of Karbon Homes, Newcastle City Council and Homes England.
Featuring 10 No one and two bedroom bungalows for older residents and 8 No two bedroom flats to suit local housing needs.
Mickely Square
Client: Riverside Housing
Project value: £2 million
This 22 plot housing scheme in Stocksfield, consisted of a mixture of rented and shared ownership units. Situated on a slope the scheme required an extensive amount of retention, although minimised where possible through a ground modelling exercise.
Alma Street
Client: Thirteen
Project value: £2.8 million
Delivered by Thirteen in partnership with Stockton Borough Council and Esh Construction this scheme is supported by funding from Homes England. The development includes 34 homes, all for affordable rent including 20 two-bedroom apartments, 10 two-bedroom houses and 4 two-bedroom bungalows.
St James Court
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £3.5 million
New homes built on the site of the former Belle Vue Swim Centre site in Consett for Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA).
Transforming the site of a former public swimming pool into 24 affordable homes for older people and helping to regenerate former coalfield communities in the region.
The Firs
Client: Gus Robinson Developments
Project value: £1.1 million
10 No high quality new 4-bed homes in Wingate, County Durham. Carried out on behalf of Prince Bishop Homes on the former site of The Fir Trees Public House.
Bishopton Road
Client: Thirteen
Project value: £10 million
A former housing site that was demolished several years ago as part of a huge regeneration programme, has now been transformed into the first phase of a new housing development. The new housing scheme on Grove Hill in Middlesbrough consists of 92 affordable homes ranging from two, three and four-bedroomed properites.
Tennis World
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £3.4 million
The former Tennis World site on Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough was transformed into 23 modern new homes consisting of a wonderful range of 3 and 4 bedrooms.
Former East Green Care Home
Client: North Star Housing Group
Project Value: £2.7 million
The development of the former East Green Care Home in West Auckland comprises of 8 bungalows and 17 houses.
Historical
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Modern Engineering for Historical Buildings
Claremont Place
Client: Ziggurat
Project value: £5 million
Conversion of properties 19-26 Claremont Place in Newcastle creating 89 self-contained luxury residential studios for students.
The ramshackle collection of historic add-ons will be stripped back opening up the interior of the buildings to create functional light and airy spaces.
Cluny II
Client: The Bruvver's Theatre Company
Project value: £3 million
The Grade II Listed Building on Lime street in the Ouseburn was formally a mill and was subsequently converted into an arts space and theatre. The auditorium is constructed within a fully enclosed circular courtyard which required buildability considerations throughout out the project.
Jesmond Synagogue
Client: Jesmond Synagogue
Project value: £3 million
Byzantine House, a former synagogue in Jesmond has been refurbished and transformed into 10 luxury flats.
Portland undertook extensive structural surveys in order to establish that the building was able to be converted. Extensive structural modifications were undertaken as part of the conversion.
This scheme was commended in the 2019 Lord Mayors Design Awards for retaining the buildings' original features such as mosaic flooring and stained glass
Alston Arches
Client: North Pennines Trust
Project value: £0.5 million
The restoration of the 5 span Grade II Listed viaduct on the disused Haltwhistle to Alston Railway. Live willow retaining walls were used along with linear drains in the position of the rails.
Stewart Park : Central Lodge
Client: Askham Bryan College
Project value: £4 million
The central lodge and stable block of Stewart Park in Middlesbrough is a Grade II Listed lodge with stables and dairy dating back to Victorian times and was associated with Marton Hall. The building was previously occupied by Middlesbrough Social services. A predominant feature of our work was the investigations and subsequent proving of the floor structures to receive the additional loads associated with educational uses.
South Tyneside Town Hall & Civic Buildings
Client: South Tyneside Council
Project value: £13 million
Modernisation and complete refurbishment of the 3 main council buildings:-
• 1910 “Edwardian Baroque” Grade II Listed Building (Old Town Hall),
• 1960s Block (Beach Road Annex),
• 1980s 4 Storey Block (Broughton Road Annex) with in a sensitive urban environment at the heart of the town centre.
North Tyneside Council : Block A
Client: North Tyneside Council
Project value: £5 million
As part of an extensive depot re-organisation, North Tyneside Council is converting the listed British Gas Research Station into an administration centre. Portland’s work included extensive concrete testing and repair schedules as well as numerical assessments of the structure to prove its capacity to receive the conversion loads and additional renewable technologies.
Beddell House
Client: Sherburn House Trust
Project value: £4.3 million
Renovation of former Leper Hospital in Durham opened in 1181. This rich historic building, now a Care Home for the elderly, consisting of 60 beds was sympathetically upgraded to improve the building and facilities.
Dryburn Hall
Client: Durham County Council & Darlington Foundation NHS Trust
Project value: N/A
We were commissioned by our clients to a provide structural survey of the Grade II Listed doctors residence construction in 1824 and now within the complex of the University Hospital of North Durham.
Further Education
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Delivering Sustainable Engineering to Further Education Schemes
Askham Bryan College
Client: Askham Bryan College
Project value: £34 million
The college is undertaking a 15 year masterplan to cater for a forecasted rapid increase in student numbers. This includes a range of facilities including teaching space, student accommodation, engineering facilities, sports facilities and entertainment facilities.
Gateshead College
Client: Gateshead College
Project value: £6 million
The new development, consists of 4,592 m2 (49,428 sq ft) state-of-the-art training facility which included new build and refurbishment of existing blocks. The Skills Academy for Sustainable Manufacturing and Innovation consists of a two storey learning facility accommodating The use of renewable energy was also key with air cooled heat pumps central to the environmental design strategy.
STEM Building
Client: Northumberland College
Project value: £2.5 million
The striking new build, which opened at the College's Ashington campus in September 2017, is home to specialist science and technology workshops with dedicated facilities that include a class 10,000 clean room, Digital 3D imagery equipment, nanotechnology, microscopes, specialist chemicals and fab labs where budding product designers and entrepreneurs can access the latest in digital fabrication equipment for prototyping.
Stewart Park : Central Lodge
Client: Askham Bryon College
Project value: £3 million
Conversion and refurbishment of Grade II Listed - Central Lodge into a new teaching facility. Returning the building to its former glory, encouraging greater public access and creating an educational hub for young people.
Community
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Regenerating and Transforming to Benefit the Community
Places of Change: Redheugh
Client: Four Housing Group, Gatehead Council, Redheugh Boys Club, Cyrenians
Project value: £2.7 million
This new sports and social integration academy was built for young and vulnerable people in Gateshead. With funding from HCA the project was design to build a multi-functional facility in Gateshead to promote physical heath, mental wellbeing and social inclusion of diverse local community groups.
Birtley Young People's Club
Client: Birtley Young People’s Club
Project value: £1.1 million
This new purpose-built multi-sports facility in Gateshead was awarded the winner of the Community Benefit category at the RICS North East Renaissance Awards 2012 and RICS Grand Final. The facility includes two gyms, three boxing rings, two junior grass pitches, a conference room, office and classroom space.
The Stages
Client: Riverside Housing Group / English Churches Housing Group
Project value: £4.5 million
A ‘Places of Change’ hostel located in Middlesbrough, providing spacious, comfortable homely accommodation, access to medical and welfare facilities , support and opportunities for homeless people.
The Crossings
Client: Riverside Housing Group / English Churches Housing Group
Project value: £2 million
The Crossings is a “Places of Change” hostel providing spacious,comfortable, homely accommodation, access to medical and welfare facilities, support and opportunities for homeless persons. The facility provides 46 en-suite bedsitting rooms, (including 1 double room) arranged in clusters of 5 or 6 rooms with shared cooking and lounge facilities that encourage residents to live together.
New Warlands Farm
Client: North East Autism Society
Project value: £0.5 million
Set within 77 acres of farmland and countryside within County Durham. Offering six spacious lodges which are modern and comfortable with bespoke facilities.
Offering residential short breaks with education activities to facilities. The bespoke lodges have been designed with autism in mind – built to carefully consider sensory needs as well as the ideal environment to also help develop skills for life and independence. Some of the lodges have been designed to meet the needs of individuals who have physical disabilities.
St Martin's Church
Client: St Martins Partnership
Project value: £1.35 million
The purpose built centre provides 5 multi-purpose rooms, a Chapel, Kitchen, Toilets, Lounge, Offices, Activity Room and Nursery Wing. The multi-functional building makes use of folding/sliding partitions in the Halls and Chapel adjacent to create flexibility in use. This scheme was awarded Winner of the RIC North East Renaissance Awards 2007, in the Communiity Benefit Category.
The Beacon
Client: Riverside Housing Group / Ministry of Defence
Project value: £4 million
This flagship development provides a new purpose built supported housing scheme comprising of The Beacon, offering 31 self contained flats and office accommodation along with Merlin Close - 12 No 3-bedroom homes for rent. This facility is located on the edge of Catterick Garrison within easy distance of Richmond.
Percy Hedley
Client: Percy Hedley
Project value: £9 million
Portland have undertaken a number of projects for the charity. Bradbury View forms part of a specialist care and education facility and the project comprised a twenty-four bed children’s home with a hydrotherapy pool and ancillary facilities located over two floors within the existing Upper School Campus. Portland have also undertaken design works for the refurbishment and extension of the main school building.
The Fish Tank
Client: Northern Bear Building Services
Project value: £2 million
The Fish Tank family centre accommodates circa 540 sq m of leisure, education and business hub facilities in the heart of Newton Aycliffe. Designed to get children active and support family related businesses. The fully serviced venue comprises of activity rooms, office accommodation, coffee shop, a hydrotherapy swimming pool, suitable for babies from birth.
Sowerby Sports Village
Client: Hambleton District Council
Project value: Undisclosed
An exciting development aimed to provide facilities for sport and recreation to the area. Following substantial consultation with local residents and the wider community a 11.1 hectare site was secured and developed as the Sowerby Sports Village Masterplan - consisting of 11 grass pitches varying in sizes for football and rugby, extending an artifical pitch for hockey and install a new full size artificial pitch, creation of a 1 km track for running, walking and cycling and also provide a new clubhouse as a community facility.
Northeast Disabilities Resource Centre
Client Sunderland City Council
Project Value £1.4m
Construction of a specially built centre designed to accommodate residents with disabilities. Includes flexible rooms for activities alongside treatment rooms and adaptations to support those with physical disabilities
Dealerships
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Dealerships
Mercedes-Benz
Client: Inchcape
Project value: £7 million
The glitzy new outlet sees the dealership move across the city from its base of 20 years onto a former brownfield site in Coventry.
The design of the new building reflects the latest requirements from Mercedes-Benz UK, in addition to offering the customer new and used cars, an MOT/service facility, valeting and customer parking.
Designed to deliver the ultimate Mercedes-Benz customer experience.
Harley Davidson
Client: S Jennings
Project value: £0.75 million
Refurbishment of existing of showroom and construction of new build workshop area, in accordance with Harley Davidson guidelines. Installation of specialist signs.
Jaguar Land Rover
Client: Inchcape
Project value: £7.5 million
Impressive new amalgamated dealership featuring state-of-the-art facilities in York. York was the first of three dealerships completed with others in Derby and Norwich.
Stoneacre
Client: Hodgson Newcastle Ltd
Project value: £4.5 million
New build showroom and workshop on a live forecourt of an adjacent dealership.
Pulman Skoda
Client: Mike Pulman Holdings
Project value: £3 million
New build car dealership and workshop with ancillary cafe and hospitality areas located in Belmont, County Durham. Designed in strict accordance with Skoda requirements and design guidelines. Including installation of specialist internal and external logo signage.
Ford Transit Centre
Client: Jennings Ford
Project value: £0.5 million
New build construction of dedicated commercial vehicle showroom located in Dunston, Gateshead.
BMW
Client: Pendragon PLC
Project value: £5 million
Refurbishment of 2 No Stratstone BMW showrooms in Derby and Doncaster. Including compliance of updated corporate design guides.
Supported Living Accommodation
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Supported Living Accommodation
The Cheviots
Client: Bernicia Group
Project value: £7.5 million
Winners of the 2017 LABC Northern Excellence Award for the Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development - The Cheviots is a mixed tenure housing scheme in Ashington on the former Ashington Hospital site. Comprisng of 40 No apartments for Over 55’s and 60 No 2-bed bungalows. Built to BREEAM "Very Good" standards with communal living facilities and 26 sheltered living bungalows. built to Code for Sustainable Homes level 3, complete with road and car parking infrastructure, private gardens and soft landscaping.
Spencerbeck
Client: Coast & Country
Project value: £1.6 million
Supported Living apartment scheme comprising 12 No apartments specifically designed to assist young adults with learning difficulties in Ormesby, Yorkshire.
Rackley Way
Client: Housing and Care 21
Project value: £7 million
New housing development in Whitburn consisted of 20 two-bed bungalows for older people and a sheltered housing development with 30 two-bedroom flats and 27 two and three-bedroom affordable family homes. The scheme was built using timber frame with second steel frame support.
Sunhill Court
Client: Vela
Project value: £3 million
New sheltered accommodation in Sunniside, consisting of 28 2-bed apartments with two storey high street frontage and two-and-a-half storey rear wing, for over 55's.
The Mayfields
Client: Northstar Projects
Project value: £5 million
The 60 bed home is a adjacent to a doctor’s surgery in Long Stratton, Norfolk. The modern look is designed to reflect the inspirations of the generation now coming into The Mayfields; albeit the design utilities traditional materials to achieve this look.
Woodland Grove
Client: Northstar Projects
Project value: £3.5 million
This 72 bed care home with nursing in Loughton, Essex is built across three floors and with exceptional communal spaces that are large. light and welcoming. The traditional style care home reflects its location in the heart of a leafy residential neighbourhood, on the fringes of Epping Forest.
The Beacon
Client: The Beacon
Project value: £4 million
This flagship development provides a new purpose-built supported housing scheme comprising of The Beacon - offering 31 self-contained flats and office accommodation along with Merlin Court - 12 No 3-bed homes for rent. This facility is located on the edge of Catterick Garrison within easy distance of Richmond.
Burnfoot Court
Client: Your Homes Newcastle
Project value: £2 million
This supported housing development comprises of 16 No flats and 6 No bungalows for people with autism/learning disabilities.
Providing a high standard of accommodation in a safe and enabling environment.
This purpose-build scheme is domestic in style and enables staff to run and manage the buildings efficiently and to meet the care and support needs of the residents.
Percy Hedley
Client: Percy Hedley
Project value: £9 million
Portland have undertaken a number of projects for the charity. Bradbury View forms part of a specialist care and education facility and the project comprised a twenty-four bed children’s home with a hydrotherapy pool and ancillary facilities located over two floors within the existing Upper School Campus. Portland have also undertaken design works for the refurbishment and extension of the main school building.
Commercial Vehicle Workshops
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Commercial Vehicle Workshops
MAN Truck
Client: UK Land
Project value: £5.3 million
Commercial vehicles giant MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd invested in a new dealership in Gateshead as part of an ongoing nationwide investment programme.
Located in Team Valley the 3.3 acre site is now host to a state-of-the-art dealership and maintenance facility providing support for the complete range of MAN vans, trucks, buses and coaches.
Go-Ahead Bus Depot
Client: UK Land
Project value: £7.7 million
New bus depot at Metro Riverside covering 2.38 ha and consisting of 4.150m2 of workshops, storage, mess room and training facilities with external testing and bus fleet parking areas.
Mammoet
Client: UK Land
Project value: £6.5 million
I• 4000m2 Workshop and administration areas
• 17000m2 storage forecourt/parking area
• Refueling area
• Vehicle washes
• VOSA MOT bay and maintenance pit
• Stores
• Overhead cranage
Petit Forestier
Client: Meldrum Construction Services
Project value: £0.9 million
This project comprised of the design and construction of a new-build maintenance and administration centre with extensive hard-standing areas. The development includes VOSA MOT bay, wash facilities and commercial vehicle lifting equipment.
Private Housing
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Delivering Sustainable Engineering to Private Housing Developments
City Edge
Client: Barratt Homes
Project value: £33 million
Delivering a balanced and inclusive community development. The new 19 acre housing scheme consists of 264 private homes, 31 affordable properties and a 14 apartment-supported housing unit on the site of the former Springfield Centre in Blakelaw.
Hardwick Grange
Client: Tolent Living
Project value: £10 million
100 new homes built on the former Sedgefield Community Hospital site. Providing 90 new high quality executive homes for sale and 10 affordable homes for the Sedgefield Community. The homes will be marketed under the development name of Hardwick Grange, taking inspiration from the local natural beauty and history of Hardwick Hall and Park.
Bedewell Court
Client: Barratt Homes
Project value: £30 million
This housing development in Hebburn consists of 333 homes ranging from two, three and four bedrooms on the former Bedewell Industrial Estate.
Eden Field
Client: Chaper Homes
Project value: £12 million
Eden Field is an impressive development offering a range of well-designed homes in Newton Aycliffe. The development consists of 125 quality homes ranging from 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms with a choice of 8 styles.
The Fairways
Client: Galliford Try
Project value: £6 million
The transformation of the former Morpeth Cottage Hospital 3.2 acre brownefield site into a housing development . The erection of 39 No residential dwelling units - comprising of 24 houses, 1 flat and 14, 2-bed apartments in Morpeth.
Oakfield Gardens
Client: Chapter Homes
Project value: £8 million
Following on from the success of the Eden Field development, Portland were again appointed to carry out work on the new housing development in Peterlee.
Oakfield Gardens is a development of 67 high quality 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes.
Thill Stone Mews
Client: Glenrose Developments Ltd
Project value: £1.2 million
A bespoke development of 9 executive houses, close to Whitburn with views over the North Sea.
The stylish mix of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes are built over 3 storeys.
Runnymede Road
Client: Mr and Mrs Snaith
Project value: £1 million
A bespoke private residence on a greenfield site in Darras Hall. Challenges included a sloping site and a need for a pumping station to elevate drainage flows to the level of the main sewer in Runnymede Road.
Manorside Wynyard
Client: Mr and Mrs Groom
Project value: £0.75 million
A bespoke private residence on the Wynard Park self-build development in Teesside. The first floor of the bedroom wing is cantilevered by 1 metre over the ground floor.
High Urpeth
Client: Mr & Mrs Wake
Project value:
A bespoke private residence located in High Urpeth
Manufacturing & Process
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Quality Engineering for Manufacturing and Process Environments
Teesside Advanced Manufacturing Park
Client: Chaloner Group
Project value: £16 million
Teesside Advanced Manufacturing Park provides 250000 sq ft of high specification production space.
The riverside site required extensive ground improvement works and detailed studies were undertaken in order to allow the piling requirement to be removed. Funding is from a variety of sources including Tees Valley Combined Authority and Middlesbrough Council.
Formica
Client: Formica
Project value: £5 million
Portland have works with Formica since 2016 and have undertaken projects ranging from extensions of production facilities, foundations for machinery, pipe bridges, discharge stacks and condition surveys of existing buildings.
Faltec
Client: Faltec
Project value: £8 million
The scheme provides a new manufacturing plant on the International Advanced Manufacturing Park adjacent to Nissan in Washington. Set on a site area totalling 6.5ha the phase one development totals 140000ft2 with the ability to be extended as a phase 2 project.
SCA Hygiene Products
Client: SCA Hygiene Products
Project value: Various
Portland have been undertaking projects at the Prudhoe Mill since 2004. Projects range from plant bases to building extensions.
Darchem
Client: Esterline Darchem Engineered Materials
Project value: £8 million
Nuclear Business Unit : 7000m2 manufacturing facility with 18m eaves height and overhead cranes.
Derwenthaugh Ecoparc
Client: Graphite Resources
Project value: £30 million
Full design of waste treatment plant including steam autoclaves totaling 300t. Further appointments include various plant bases, upgrades and modifications.
S & B EPS Ltd
Client: J Dalby & Son
Project value: £2 million
Expansion of an existing facility in Cramlington, to install the latest machinery and the construction of 2 new additional warehousing and manufacturing buildings. The 10 acre site now has a further 40,000 sq ft of buildings including additional loading areas.
Harlow Printing
Client: Harlow Printing
Project value: £5 million
Development of bespoke printing and warehouse facility in South Shields - totalling 50,000 sq ft
Gestamp Tallent Automotive
Client: Gestamp Tallent Automotive
Project value: £8 million
15,000m2 production facility for the manufacture of chassis components including 17m high paint plant, dispatch area, of ces, conveyor tunnel and security gatehouse. RICS North East Renaissance 2013 Winner of Commericial Category.
Refurbishments
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Refurbishments
Claremont Place
Client: Ziggurat
Project value: £5 million
Conversion of properties 19-26 Claremont Place in Newcastle creating 89 self-contained luxury residential studios for students.
The ramshackle collection of historic add-ons will be stripped back opening up the interior of the buildings to create functional light and airy spaces.
South Tyneside Town Hall & Civic Buildings
Client: South Tyneside Council
Project value: £8.5 million
Modernisation and complete refurbishment of the 3 main council buildings:-
• 1910 “Edwardian Baroque” Grade II Listed Building (Old Town Hall),
• 1960's Block (Beach Road Annex),
• 1980's 4 Storey Block (Broughton Road Annex) with in a sensitive urban environment at the heart of the town centre.
Stewart Park : Central Lodge
Client: Askham Bryan College
Project value: £4 million
The central lodge and stable block of Stewart Park in Middlesbrough is a Grade II listed lodge with stables and dairy dating back to Victorian times and was associated with Marton Hall. The building was acquired for further education use and Portland Consulting Engineers were appointed to undertake the structural engineering works on behalf of Askham Bryan College as part of our fifth commission with them. A predominant feature of our work was the investigations and subsequent proving of the floor structures to receive the additional loads associated with educational uses.
Enterprise House
Client: UK Land
Project value: £2 million
Enterprise provides range of commercial space over two floors totaling 13000 sq ft and has the ability to be used for retail at ground floor level. Portland designed extensive structural modifications to allow the building to be reconfigured to meet current market demands and to be a flexible to suit the needs of potential tenants.
St Francis of Assisi
Client: Anthony of Padua Community Association
Project value: £1.3 million
The conversion of St Francis of Assisi church in Walker is now home to 16 one bedroom
flats, providing tenants with the ability to live independently in their own homes much longer than they may have ordinarily due to the extra support available on site.
Formica
Client: Formica
Project value: £1.8 million
Refurbishment of existing office into new European Headquarters. Modernising an old Art Deco style, two storey, brick building, built in 1945. Retaining original features in the reception building and showcasing Formica’s own products and to celebrate their industrial
heritage.
Castle Court
Client: Derwentside Homes
Project value: £3.5 million
Located in Annfield Plain, this extra care scheme included the extension, refurbishment and remodeling of the existing buildings to create 42 independent living apartments plus new build bungalows and extensive communal landscaping works.
This newly remodeled scheme also includes an IT Suite and state-of-the-art leisure facilities.
Shield Court
Client: Your Homes Newcastle
Project value: £3 million
Extension, refurbishment and remodellng of Sheltered Housing complex near Newcastle city centre. The scheme consists of 6 No one-bed flats : some adapted for disabled
use and 34 No single person apartments. All sharing two communal lounges and a large communal kitchen.
Jesmond Synagogue
Client: Provenance Property
Project value: £3 million
Byzantine House, a former synagogue in Jesmond has been refurbished and transformed into 10 luxury flats.
Portland undertook extensive structural surveys in order to establish that the building was able to be converted. Considerable structural modifications were undertaken as part of the conversion.
This project was Commended in the 2019 Lord Mayor's Design Awards for retaining the buildings' original features including stained glass and mosaic floors.
North Tyneside Council : Block A
Client: North Tyneside Council
Project value: £5 million
As part of an extensive depot re-organisation, North Tyneside Council is converting the listed British Gas Research Station into an administration centre.
Portland's work included extensive concrete testing and repair schedules, as well as numerical assessments of the structure to prove its capacity to receive the conversion loads and additional renewable technologies.
Beddell House
Client: Sherburn House Trust
Project value: £4.3 million
Renovation of former Leper Hospital in Durham opened in 1181. This rich historic building, now a Care Home for the elderly, consisting of 60 beds was sympathetically upgraded to improve the building and facilities.
Boardwalk
Client: High Street Group
Project value: £2.5 million
The redevelopment and transformation of an existing hotel on Collingwood Street, Newcastle into a boutique hotel with 18 themed rooms and a 1920’s themed Boardwalk Brasserie restaurant.
Sea Hotel
Client: High Street Group
Project value: £1.15 million
This newly refurbished hotel on the sea-front in South Shields consisted of 34 en-suite bedrooms, an American sports bar, cocktail bar, function room and traditional Maritime restaurant.
Parkmore Hotel
Client: High Street Group
Project value: £2 million
As a new acquisition to the High Street Hospitality, this Yarm hotel was renovated with improvements to the function and spa facilities and an upgrade to all 55 bedrooms, including a new bar and restaurant.
Leisure
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Quality Engineering in the Leisure Industry
Hotel 52
Client: The High Street Group
Project value: Various
The construction of three hotels in varying construction methods including light gauge steel and steel podiums.
The Fish Tank
Client: Northern Bear Building Services
Project value: £2 million
The Fish Tank family centre accommodates circa 540 sq m of leisure, education and business hub facilities in the heart of Newton Ayclffe. Designed to get children active and support family related businesses. The fully serviced venue comprises of activity rooms, office accommodation, coffee shop and a hydrotherapy swimming pool suitable for babies from birth.
Sowerby Sports Village
Client: Hambleton District Council
Project value: Undisclosed
An exciting development aimed to provide facilities for sport and recreation to the area. The 11.1 hectare site masterplan consists of 11 No grass pitches varying in sizes for football and rugby, extending an artificial pitch for hockey and the installation of a new full-size artificial pitch. Along with the creation of of a 1 km track for running, walking and cycling and also a new clubhouse as a community facility.
Bannatyne Hotel
Client: Esh Group
Project value: £5 million
Portland were selected by the Contractor to undertake the design of civil and structural elements of the hotel. Our commercially viable foundation design contributed to the Contractor securing the contract in a competitive tender situation The superstructure is constructed from light gauge steel.
Newcastle Blue Star
Client: Newcastle Blue Star
Project value: Undisclosed
The ground developments were commissioned to bring the Club into compliance with the FA legislation. This included the redevelopment of the main football pitch at Scotswood Road, along with two new stands with a combined seating capacity of 480 to accommodate the increased crowds.
Tyneside Badminton Centre
Client: Tyneside Badminton Centre
Project value: £0.9 million
The scheme consisted of 9 badminton courts, including an extension housing 6 courts and the refurbishment of the existing facility. The project was supported by Sport England and Badminton England to form a Regional Centre of Excellence.
Birtley Young People's Club
Client: Birtley Young People's Club
Project value: £1.1 million
This new purpose-built multi-sports facility in Gateshead was awarded the winner of the Community Benefit category at the RICS North East Renaissance Awards. The facility includes two gyms, three boxing rings, two junior grass pitches, a conference room, office and classroom space.
Travelodge : Cobalt
Client: Union Property
Project value: TBC
The project involves the repurposing of an existing office building and reconfiguration to meet Travelodge standards.