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Coursework Part 3

The DetailedReport


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Co ursework Part 3, The Deta iled Rep ort

ContentsSta tem ent o f Justification ................................................................................Prop osed New Use ...........................................................................................

Tesc o Church Ad apta tion, Westb ourne, Dorset. .......................................

Draw ings ............................................................................................................

Existing Eleva tions ..........................................................................................

Existing 3D Grap hic (Elec tronic PDF View Only) .........................................

Existing Sec tion & Loc a tion Plan ..................................................................

Prop osed Layout ...........................................................................................

Prop osed Sec tions .........................................................................................

Prop osed Sec tions 2 ......................................................................................

Proposed 3D Graphic (Elec tronic PDF View Only) .....................................

Tec hnica l Challeng es .......................................................................................

Proc urement and Projec t Managem ent ........................................................

Notes about Measurements .............................................................................

Referenc es ........................................................................................................

Bibliograp hy ......................................................................................................

Ap pend ix ...........................................................................................................

Field Notes .....................................................................................................


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Statement of JustificationThe g rad e ii* listed former Midd lesex hosp ita l chapel has p reviously bee n

to the Middlesex hosp ita l on three sid es. The hosp ita l has since been d em

and a sc heme for a mixed -use d evelopment of reta il, offic e & reside ntial

p rop osed . This will plac e the chape l near the c entre of a square surround

sides by the p rop osed developm ent. (See figure b elow)

Figure 1 Artists impression of proposed setting, (Exemplar)

The Midd lesex hosp ital w as reb uilt around the c hap el follow ing demolitio

original hospital building in 19271; its rep lac ement wa s of no a rc hitec tura

importance 2. There ha s never been a ma in entranc e to the c hap el andalwa ys be en ac c essed via the a ttac hed hospital build ing. During the reb

wo rk, the East wa ll (compass, not liturgical) of the nave w as c onstruc ted

c hap el to b e free-stand ing o n that a spe c t. The c hap el has be en ea r-m a

c ommunity use by the d evelop ers but a sc heme has yet b ee n propo sed


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Historic ally, c hurc hes have expa nded in a p iec em ea l fashion when expe

inc rea se in p atronage, ad d ing side a isles alongside the nave for instanc e

It is proposed that the c hap el be e xtend ed to be b etter ab le to serve the

c ommunity and tha t this is done b y rem oving the lowe r pa rt of the na ve

the lower wall be ing a 20th c entury ad d ition to a 19th c entury building .

There has be en a m arked dec line in churc h attenda nces, as demonstrat

d rop in sta ted beliefs in the g rap h be low. Any new c ommunity centre sho

the pop ulat ion it serves, inner c ity Lond on to day is more sec ular.

Figure 2 Graph showing which religion peop le considered they b elonged to

Sourc e: British Soc ial Attitud es Survey

Loc al c hurc h leaders might argue the c yclic al nature of religious ob serva

Preserving the c hapels ab ility to perform its orig inal duties whilst enlarging


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Proposed New UseIt is proposed that in bec om ing the c entrep iec e o f the m ixed -use d evelo

suitably high-profile extension be add ed which also provides acc ess to th

from the m ain squa re. The e xtension w ill be re-configurab le so tha t the c h

ea sily return to its orig inal use in its orig inal form, o r take adva ntage of this

spac e while b eing used for orig ina l relig ious purposes.

In its extended form, a w ide rang e o f c omm unity ac tivities c an take p lac

c hildren s parties, wed d ing rec ep tions, loc al prim ary sc hool ac tivities etc

fac ilita te suc h events, the ad d ition o f toilets and a kitc hen ha s been ma d

illustra ted use in the a ttac hed plans dem onstrate s a restaurant / c af c on

perhaps this day-to-day use c ould fund its othe r comm unity uses on the w

the a rea is nota bly quieter on the weekends without the up lift in po pulati

office w orkers bring .

A non-profit m ana gem ent organisation should ma nag e the day-to-day r

the c hap el/c omm unity centre/ restaurant and also the long term up keep

building.

The g lass extension w hich p rovides an entranc e o nto the square is of a c

style to the c hap el, it in no way c onfuses the eye a s to wha t is orig inal or

op po sed to the wall it rep lac es.

Have English Heritages 6 Conservation Principles5 been answered?

1. The Historic env ironment is a shared resourc eA. This scheme a llows for the most wide-based community use possi

2. Everyone should b e a ble to participa te in sustaining the historic environmA. In using the fa c ilities either as a p aying d iner or as a com munity c

or church pa tron , memb ers of the p ub lic a re ac tively invo lved in

the chap el.

3. Understand ing the significance o f plac es is vitalA. The c ounc il have c onsented to the redevelopm ent o f the hospita

developers have hidden the chapel in a green veil in their artist s

(fig 1). This scheme c omb ines the new and the old, p lac ing the c

unashamed ly at the hea rt of a ne w c omm unity plac e.

4 Si ifi t l h ld b d t t i th i l


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Tesco Church Adaptation, Westbourne, Dorset.This sc hem e is sim ilar in tha t it is a c hurc h, but m arked ly different in o the r w

the b uilding c an no longer be used as a c hurc h without ena bling wo rks t

ba c k to fo rm er use. Sec ond ly, there ha s be en no struc tural wo rks und erta

than the ad d ition of a new do or.

Figure 3 Loc al newspap er story


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Existing 3D Graphic (Electronic PDF View Only)


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Proposed 3D Graphic (Electronic PDF View Only)


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Technical ChallengesIn rem oving the lower wa ll, a be am must be de signe d to spa n 6985mm a

the loads im po sed (not c alculated ). At that loc ation there is a c eiling hei

2540mm , so beam d ep th would reduce c eiling height a c c ordingly. For m

c onfiguration ad aptability of the spa c e c rea ted by the extension, the sp

be clear without additional columns. For conservation reasons, any suppo

struc ture should b e m ade visible. This is in keep ing w ith the SPAB m anifest

praises builders of a ntiquity who d id not hide c hang es made to their build

result of a ll this wa s ofte n a building in which the ma ny c hange s, thoug h visible enough, w ere, by their very contrast, interesting a nd instructive a n

no possibility mislea d .6

Although the c hap el benefits from having two ent ranc es, In ma inta ining

aspec t as much as possible, it was dec ided to a ttac h the servic es bloc k

Western doo r. This is be c ause the p rop osed de velopment w ill ab ut the c h

tha t wa ll. The service bloc k extension has been designed with a fla t-roo f.op ening has be en mad e into the wa ll for a serving ha tc h, this wa s done t

wa iting sta ff travelling throug h the to ilet a rea with food . Alternative d esig

rem ove the need to c ut ad d itional wall op enings might be to form a sec

op ening next to the West doo r with sep arate a c c ess to the kitc hen a nd t

Another op tion m ight b e to have the toilet/ kitc hen bloc k sep arate from t

bod y of the c hapel and c onnected by a c overed walkway; this option w

d isc arded due to the historic al attac hment of the c hap el to othe r build inc ould b e revisited should the LA not look favourab le upo n that p rop osed

All mec hanic al and electric al servic es are plac ed in the kitc hen/ toilet blo

minimum imp ac t on the c hapel.

Im proving the e nergy c onservation in this building w ill prove d iffic ult, trad

buildings howeve r, are ofte n over-ventilated , therefore d raug ht-proo fing

the be st a nd lea st intrusive wa ys of improving c omfort and red uc ing hea

Sec ond ary glazing to the large windo ws is an op tion, but the a esthetic as

need to b e c onsidered. The energy efficienc y req uirements of the buildin

reg ulations (pa rt L) do not a pp ly to b uildings whic h are listed in ac c orda n

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Procurement and Project ManagementIt is essential tha t in identifying a suitable c ontrac tor, one w hic h ha s a pro

rec ord o f c arrying out works on similar type s of build ing is c hosen, and is a

the tec hnic alities, philosop hies and related lega lities9.

Trad itiona l Proc urem ent is the m ost c ommon form o f p roc urem ent fo r co

work, whereby the c lient eng ag es the p rojec t team and c ontrac tor d irec

Notes about MeasurementsDue to the fa c t tha t the build ing is c urrently raised from where the g round

be eventua lly, external measurements were not m ade a s it was not feasi

neg otiate the erec tion o f sc a ffolding or em ploy lad de rs sim ply for a piec

university co ursew ork. Similarly the upper inte rnal p arts of the c hapel we r

mea sured , exc ep t c eiling he ights using a d istom ete r. An outline o f the foo

the c hape l wa s ava ilab le from plans subm itted by the developers (in ap p

which some e xternal mea surem ents were b ased .

Me asurem ents we re input into Goog le Sketc hup, which highlighted the n

c ertain further me asurem ents to be asc ertained . Follow-up surveys we re

and the me asurements ob tained, beyond an a greed time fram e w ith the

ma nag ers howe ver, some m ea surements had to be estimate d from pho t

This is an objec t lesson in being tho roug h first time round .

From Sketc hup 2D plans were extrac ted along with 3D mod els which ma

rota ted and zoomed in upon, but only in the elec tronic PDF submission o

coursework.


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ReferencesEng lish Heritage, Listing Num ber: 1223496

P.613, Lond on 3: North West, Brid get Cherry & Nikola us Pevsner, 1991, [195Ad opted Planning Brief, Midd lesex Hosp ital Site, City o f Westm inste r 2005

New Life fo r Old Lond on Churches, Thom as L Bla ir, 1989

Eng lish Heritage: Conserva tion Princ iples, Polic ies and Guida nc e, 2008

Energy Co nserva tion in Trad itiona l Build ings, Eng lish Herita ge, 2008

the SPAB Ma nifesto , W Morris, 1877

The Build ing Regulat ions Ap prove d Doc ument L1B, 2006

BibliographyEnergy Co nserva tion in Trad itiona l Build ings, Eng lish Herita ge, 2008

Co nserva tion Princ iples, Polic ies and Guida nc e, English Heritag , 2008

New Life fo r Old Lond on Churches, Thom as L Bla ir, 1989

Conserva tion Princ iples, Policies and Guidance, 2008

Lond on 3: North West, Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, 1991, [1951]

The Build ing Reg ulations Approved Doc ument L1B, the Offic e o f the Dep

Minister, 2006.

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