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Building for goodBuilding for good…………

An introduction to Mason Gillibrand ArchitectsAn introduction to Mason Gillibrand Architects…………

Mason Gillibrand are based in the village of Caton just outside Lancaster. We have been inpractice for over 20 years, gaining a reputation for good design on a wide variety of projectsfrom high specification private housing to hotels, commercial and charity based buildings.

Practice Partners

Our award winning practice undertakes projects all across the North of England, Scotland andNorth Wales, including renovation projects, alterations and new buildings in sensitivesurroundings. We breathe new life into old buildings, celebrating the new and the old together.We have a wealth of experience in working with historic buildings and within the NationalParks.

We will provide you with an excellent quality of service. To enable us to achieve this, allprojects benefit from the potential of 2D and 3D computer design facilities as well as thetraditional skills of drawing and model making.

Nick Gillibrand Anthony Dalby Paul Duckett Julian Handy

Case Study : Case Study : Water CentreWater CentreThe Lake DistrictThe Lake DistrictCalvert TrustCalvert Trust

Situated at the foot of Skiddaw and on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake, The Lake District CalvertTrust provides challenging residential outdoor activity courses for people with physical, sensoryand/or learning disabilities.

Mason Gillibrand Architects have designed a new £1.5 Million Water Centre which will enable The LakeDistrict Calvert Trust to extend its pioneering work by improving swimming training and hydrotherapyprovision. The new water centre will provide activities in conjunction with the large number of eventsbeing carried out in the vacinity of the site. The design has been specifically enhanced for those witheven the most severe and complex disabilities whilst ensuring that the pool maintains a high level ofnormality mixed with good design.

The facility includes the following activities :

• moving floor • counter currents • air pad • water cannon • canoe and kayak facilities • spa •sauna • sensory sound and lighting • hoists

The project is now on site and making good progress to be completed at the beginning of 2011. Dueto the nature of the project it has attracted funding from both the NWDA and Sports England whichare fully supportive of the project. The project is also anticipating achieving the standard of ‘verygood’ under the BRE Environmental Assessment Method.

Foundations being laid in place

The project pool will be powered using a mini combined heat and power system (CHP), producingboth thermal energy and electric energy and is a good example of our commitment to theintegration of sustainability into the design process.

Case Study : Master PlanCase Study : Master PlanThe Lake DistrictThe Lake DistrictCalvert TrustCalvert Trust

As part of our brief we analysed the site and in conjunction with the Calvert Trust we havedesigned a development plan for the remainder of the site, maximising its facilities with anongoing long term view of the future.

In conjunction with the Water Centre project we are carrying out a further £500,000 of workassociated with the following buildings :

• Introducing a new administration block (within an existing building) and entrance foyer.• providing additional in house activity space for residents to use utilising vacatedadministration areas• converting the redundant pool areas and admin block into 10 new ensuite residentialunits, each unit being specified at an appropriate level to ensure the facility can cope witheven the most severe and complex disabilities.

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A case study:

Waddow Waddow Hall, Hall, Girlguiding Girlguiding UK, UK, ClitheroeClitheroe..

Girl Guiding UK approached us to create a masterplan for revitalising one of their mostimportant training and recreation centres as part of the centenary celebrations of Guiding.Working with the staff and guests at Waddow we studied how the Grade II listed hall andcottages worked and what would help improve the facilities. We have since taken thismasterplan further, working in the detail of both short & long term phases, gaining planningand listed building consent and helping the guides with fundraising.

The centenary project consists of:

• Wood fired district heating plant: Completed March 2010. This £320k project connects thesite’s existing and proposed buildings to a central sustainable heating source. The wood issourced locally and plans are in place to begin growing and harvesting on the Waddow estate.After looking at all the possible energy options for the site this was deemed to be the mostsuitable and will significantly lower the running costs of the estate.• Conversion and extension of existing cottages into self-catering and group accommodation:Due to commence by September 2010. This £1m project will see a group of existing buildingsbrought back to life for a new century of guiding. This will include new activity spaces,accessible rooms, new facilities and a range of accommodation to cope with increasing guestdemand.• Sports Barn: Due to commence around September 2010. A £300k project to providecovered recreation and sports facilities for guests and the local community.• Main Hall: Design stage. Proposals for reconfiguring parts of the hall and makinginterventions to improve the facilities as part of a rolling programme to minimise the disruptionto guests and staff.• Shop & Car park: Due to commence 2011. A £200k project to replace the existing run-downshop with a new accessible building made from natural materials. This would coincide with arolling program of landscape works to improve the appearance and vitality of the car park,which was formally the Hall’s walled kitchen garden and forms the first impression for guests.• Hydro turbine: Due to commence 2011. A £400k project to construct an electricity turbinein the river Ribble that borders the estate. We are working with specialists on the feasibilitystudies for a system that looks likely to surpass the electricity demands of the estate andneighbouring buildings. Together with the district heating plant this will ensure the whole siteis powered sustainably, which will lower running costs and inspire guests.

A case study:

Stephens Park, Stephens Park, SlaidburnSlaidburn, Nr , Nr ClitheroeClitheroe, Lancashire, Lancashire

This impressive Grade II Listed farmstead was formerly a hunting lodge belonging toHammerton Hall. Mason Gillibrand completed an extensive refurbishment programme, whichconverted the farmhouse and the adjacent outbuildings into a £900,000 ‘outward bound’centre. A Lottery funded project, it was completed in two phases.

Stephens Park was a delapidated, isolated grade II listed farmstead in the centre of theTrough of Bowland, when Knowsely Community Voluntary Service approached us to convertthe existing buildings into an outward bound centre. The second phase of the workcomprises an exhibition space as well as a computer teaching suite for 16 people

The project involved grants from the National Lottery Charities Board as well as from a numberof government offices.

External view of the new extension

Before and after

‘Slinky’ Geo-thermalcollection pipes

A hydro turbine installednear Keswick

Photovoltaic (solar) Panels

Sustainable design is very much the catch phrase of our times. It is often led by legislativechange imposed by the EU and government, but as designers we are increasingly asked byour clients for buildings that are not only ethically sound, but that are affordable to build andmaintain. This is as much about flexible design to meet a client’s changing needs in the future,as it is about materials and running costs and the type of heating and ventilation systemsinstalled.

With our in house environmental team (MGA Environmental) we carefully blend high qualitydesign with due consideration for the environment. With ever increasing fuel costs we aremore often than not asked to look at low energy or ‘free’/renewable energy sources for ourbuildings. We have specialist software that allows us to create 3D conceptual models toassess the energy requirements of the design and thereby its viability from the very earlystages of the design process.

There are many sources of grant funding available for alternative energy systems and we canadvise and assist with grant applications providing the technical data that is usually requiredin support of an application.

The following are some of the sustainable applications available, some of which we havealready incorporated in built projects and some that are being installed on projects wecurrently have on site:

• Wood pellet / wood chip boiler systems• Geo-thermal (Ground Source) Heat Pump, feeding the under floor heating• Air source heat pump• Rainwater harvesting system• Hydro & Wind Turbine & Photovoltaic Solar Panels, to supplement the electrical supply• Solar Thermal Evacuated tubes, feeding the hot water system• Heat recovery and ventilation systems

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A case study:

Halton Halton Community Centre, Community Centre, HaltonHalton

Ground Source Heat Pumps:As part of the construction of the annexe at Halton, Microgeneration Ltd were commissioned to install aground source heat pump. In the photograph the pipes are being installed underneath one end of theexisting football pitch and under the proposed parking area.

The green lines are marker tapes, indicating the positions of the pipe lines through which refrigerant ispumped transferring heat from the ground into the liquid, and pumped back to the main pump unit. Theheat is then concentrated within the pump and allowed to heat the building’s heating system water upthrough a heat exchanger.

A good time to buildA good time to build…………....

For a commercial enterprise looking to improve or expand, now is a good time to be exploringyour options. The market slow down has made building a cheaper proposition with contractorspricing extremely competitively.

We can help you negotiate the complexities of the tendering process, the signing andadministration of construction contracts and the supervision of the work on site right throughto completion. We are skilled project managers who can efficiently coordinate the design teamincluding other consultants such as Structural Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and InteriorDesigners.

ReferencesReferences

The Lake District Calvert TrustContact; Sean Day, DirectorTel. (01768) 772255

Settle Friends Meeting HouseContact; Michael YatesTel. (01729) 822690

Waddow Hall, Girl Guilding UkContact: Mr Anthony WoottonTel.  (01200) 423186Email: antony.wootton@girlguiding.org.uk

Lancaster City Council (client for Storey Institute)Contact: Paul James, Economic, Regeneration and Tourism Dept.Tel.  (01524) 582095Email: econdev@lancaster.gov.uk

"If you want concerned, knowledgeable, professional and conscientiousadvice you won't do better than with Mason Gillibrand. We recentlycompleted this £1.5 m extension and wouldn't hesitate to use themagain.”Mike Bevans, owner of the Linthwaite Hotel

Visualization of the new Water Centre due for completion in 2011

Each room function has been carefully detailed toensure the clients criteria are met. The new adminbarn will be powered by the installation of a newwood chip boiler, so the client can lower the sitescarbon foot print

Visual of the proposed conversion of the existing listed cottages

Progress photo of the District heating plant works

The project was admitted for the local authorities design and conservation awards and wasawarded a commendation by Ribble Borough Council

We worked sensitively with the local authority, the listed building and integrated the requirements ofthe client thus managing to maximise the retention of the historic asset whilst ensuring a functionaland practical design

Performance space

A much loved and used lakeside cottage acts as thedevelopment, learning and recreation centre for YoungCumbria’s Youth clubs and the wider community. Originallybuilt in the 1920’s as a holiday home, the property, which isleased from the National Trust, had been adapted in apiecemeal manner to meet the demands of guests. Alongsidea temporary annexe the buildings reached a point ofbecoming an unattractive burden on the charity, rather thana vibrant and fun place for allowing deprived young peopleto experience the beauty of the area.

A case study:

Young Young CumbriaCumbria,,Isthmus CottageIsthmus Cottage

We are working with the various stakeholders, including Young Cumbria’s youth groups to designand fundraise to refurbish the original cottage and extend it to provide accessible, functional andadaptable facilities for residential courses, along with daytime events.

We will retain and enhance the character of the original building whilst adding a complimentaryextension to fulfill the needs of Young Cumbria for the next generation of Isthmus Cottage guests.The proposals will also create new access to the lake front, attenuation of future flooding problemsand renewable heating through water or ground source heat pumps.

Isthmus Cottage

A case study:

Water Turbine, Water Turbine, HallgarthHallgarth, near Keswick, near Keswick

The client approached Mason Gillibrand to install a water turbine with a view to providingelectricity to the houses at Hallgarth situated in the Lake District.

The beck we were investigating fell 30m down a waterfall, and we proposed to place theintake at the head of the waterfall, bring the water down through a plastic pipe, under aproposed bridge to an existing outbuilding where we installed the battery store and theturbines.

The battery bank where excess electricity is stored

This is the bridge carrying thewater pipe down to theouthouse

View of the turbines throughwhich the water is passed

Mason Gillibrand recognise the vital part that ecological design plays within contemporary design,whether it be for residential or commercial projects. Through our in-house expertise, we are able tobring these elements of sustainability in to the project from the conceptual stages through to fruitionin the built form.

The “village hall” is an important part of village life in Arkholme. It is managed by a voluntarycommittee and is used daily by regular groups such as Pre-school Play Group, W.I., Lunch Club, LineDancing, and Youth Club, as well as a venue for special events such as wedding receptions.

In 1998 the existing hall was in need of modernisation, in order to comply with new legislationrequiring disabled access, as well as upgrading the toilets and kitchen. Mason Gillibrand Architectswere commissioned to produce a feasibility study, which showed that even after a substantialexpenditure the existing village hall would not in the long-term serve the community’s needs and thata new hall would make more sense. We helped obtain planning permission for conversion of the oldhall to residential use and the resulting revenue from the sale of the existing hall provided essentialmonies for the construction of the new village hall.

Other community Buildings :Other community Buildings :Arkholme Arkholme Village Hall, Village Hall, CarnforthCarnforth,, LancashireLancashireWinner of the 2005 RICS Community Building Award

Interior photo of the main hall and theoutside of the Arkholme V. H.

"If you want concerned, knowledgeable, professional and conscientious advice youwon't do better than with MasonGillibrand. We recently completed a £1.5 mextension and wouldn't  hesitate to usethem again.”

For a free initial consultation with one of our Architects to discussoptions for your home or business, please contact :

16 Willow MillFell View

CatonLancasterLA2 9RA

Tel : 0800 195 8778

Email: julian@masongillibrand.co.ukWeb: www.masongillibrand.com

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