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Commercial
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Quality Engineering for Business Environments
Mammoet
Client: UK Land
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
Consett Business Park
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.
Tanfield Lea
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 stories high and the offices arrayed around a central top lit atrium. The project achieved BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standards.
Darchem
Client: Esterline Darchem Engineered Materials
Project value: £8 million
Nuclear Business Unit : 7000m2 manufacturing facility with 18m eaves height and overhead cranes.
Simonside Industrial Estate
Client: City and Northern
Project value: £10m over three phases
Portland were appointed to undertake the design of the civil and structural elements of the speculative industrial and trade park units totalling approximately 10 000 square metres. There was also a bespoke development providing a printing facility. Initially appointed for the first phase development, Portland was retained for the second and third phases. Remediation works were required for the brownfield site which included the removal of Japanese Knotweed.
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.
Education
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Delivering Sustainable Engineering To All Generations
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.
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 with approximately 150 staff and students from both Gateshead College and Nissan offering both formal and practical education in sustainable motor manufacturing. The workshop element of the building is clad in pro led metal sheet intended to re ect the industrial aesthetic of the building’s function but with a contemporary approach. The use of renewable energy was also key with air cooled heat pumps central to the environmental design strategy.
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.
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’.
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.
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 grater public access and creating an educational hub for young people.
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.
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 .
Retail
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Quality Engineering for Business Environments
Belvedere Retail Park
Client: Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd
Project value: £1.2 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: £4 million
New build retail superstore located in Bedlington.
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.
Extra Care
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Collaborative Working for Quality Living & Care to the Community
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.
Castle Court
Client: Derwentside Homes
Project value: £4.5 million
Located in Annfield Plain, this extra care scheme included the extension, refurbishment and remodelling of the existing buildings to create 42 independent living apartments plus new build bungalows and extensive communal landscaping works. This newly remodelled scheme also includes an IT Suite and state-of-the-art leisure facilities.
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 Billintgham 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.
James Bowman
Client: Housing and Care 21
Project value: £6 million
Aimed specifically at people aged over 55. this 46 two-bedroom extra care scheme located in Killingworth provides fairly low-level support to those with a need for a higher level of care. Giving residents their own home in a communal scheme with care and support staff available 24 hours a day.
Social Housing
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Regenerating and Transforming Communities
Cambo Green
Client: Riverside, Keepmoat and Newcastle City Council
Project value: £2.36 million
26 two bedroom bungalows of which 2 are wheelchair accessible in Blakelaw - completed under the recently created Newcastle housing delivery partnership.
The Cheviots
Client: Bernicia
Project value: £7.5 million
The Cheviots was a 2 phase development:-
Phase I - 40 bed sheltered apartment building 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.
Phase II - 31 additional bungalows and 7 houses.
This award winning scheme gained successful recognition from the 2017 LABC Northern Excellence Award for the Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development.
The Staithes
Client: Karbon Homes
Project value: £4 million
Built on the site of the former St Mary's CofE Primary School in South Shields. This development of 37 new homes - 31 family homes and 6 bungalows for older residents has enhanced the area with a mix of affordable housing that has successfully regenerated the Tyne Dock area.
Middlehaven Urban Pioneers
Client: North Star Housing Group
Project value: £1 million
Exciting new urban quarter in Middlesbrough delivered by a regeneration framework between Middlesbrough Council and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
The new affordable accommodation consists of 9 two bed homes with site alongside the Urban Park, at the heart of the Middlehaven's regeneration site.
Kibblesworth Housing Development
Client: The Gateshead Housing Company
Project value: £15 million
The large development consists of 147 plot scheme with a mixture of rented, for sale and shared ownership units.
All constructed to a lifetime homes level 4 standard.
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.
Monmouth Grove
Client: Vela Group
Project value: £1.9 million
The development in Throston represents a very successful regeneration project in Hartlepool.
The scheme provided a flexible, mixed tenure housing development on the site of a former care home consisting of 22 houses, of which 11 will be offered for “affordable rent”.
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.
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.
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.
Lindisfarne Castle
Client: The National Trust
Project value: N/A
Quinquennial inspection consisting of full structural survey of rock slopes, access track and lime kilns.
Community
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Regenerating and Transforming Communities
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.
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-built 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.
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, Of ces, 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.
Dealerships & Commercial Workshops
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Dealerships & Commercial Workshops
Mercedes-Benz
Client: Inchcape
Project value: £?.? 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.
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.
Hodgson Mazda
Client: Hodgson Newcastle Ltd
Project value: £4.5 million
New build showroom and workshop on a live forecourt of an adjacent dealership.
Pulman Volkswagen
Client: Mike Pulman Holdings
Project value: £0.5 million
Invigoration of existing showroom located in Pity Me, County Durham, including remodeling of internal spaces.
Ford Transit Centre
Client: Jennings Ford
Project value: £0.5 million
New build construction of dedicated commercial vehicle showroom located in Dunston, Gateshead.
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
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.
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.
Shield Court
Client: Your Homes Newcastle
Project value: £3 million
Extension, refurbishment and remodeling 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.
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.
Beddell House
Client: Sherburn House Charity
Project value: Undisclosed
Phased refurbishment programme over 2 years of a 60 bed Residential Care Home for older people in Durham. An early Victorian building originally built as a hospital.
Each phase was carefully designed to reduce disruption to the residents and the overall running of the care home.
Private Housing
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Private Housing
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.
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.
Paxton Mews
Client: Chesterford Properties
Project value: £3 million
A housing development consisting of 17 No high specification timber
frame houses in Pity Me, Durham
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.
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.
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.
The Fairways
Client: Galliford Try
Project value: £90 million
The transformation of the disused and derelict St George hospital site in Morpeth into a large housing development. This phased development consisted of 374 properties.
The project delivered a mixture of high quality properties from two bedroomed apartments to five bedroomed executive homes, for sale and affordable rent designed and built by Linden Homes – Galliford Try’s house building division.
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.
Industrial & Process
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Industrial & Process
Gestamp Tallent Automotive
Client: Gestamp Tallent Automotive
Project value: £8m
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.
Earls Park
Client: Robertsons
Project value: £2.5 million
Speculative development of trade park units on Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead.
Darchem
Client: Esterline Darchem Engineered Materials
Project value: £8m
Nuclear Business Unit : 7000m2 manufacturing facility with 18m eaves height and overhead cranes.
Derwenthaugh Ecoparc
Client: Graphite Resources
Project value: £30m
Full design of waste treatment plant including steam autoclaves totalling 300t. Further appointments include various plant bases.
Go-ahead Bus Depot
Client: Go-Ahead Group
Project value: £7.7m
Development at Metro Riverside covering 2.38 ha and consisting of 4,150m2 of workshops, storage, mess room and training facilities. Comprising of deep pits adjacent to the River Tyne with challenging ground conditions.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.