Brixton House is the new location for Ovalhouse, one of the most important centres for pioneer fringe theatre groups, previously located in Kennington. The Grand Opening was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Galliford Try has recently completed the construction of Brixton House – a modern, purpose-built arts and community destination in South London. Part of the Somerleyton Road Development Project in partnership with the London Borough of Lambeth, the new building houses two fully accessible theatres (120 and 200 seating capacity), seven flexible rehearsal rooms and a creative hub with large public café, while the neighbouring Victorian Carlton building, Carlton Mansions, has been refurbished to create two floors of creative workspace.
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Surrounded by busy residential streets and a railway line, all while sitting atop London Underground tunnels, it’s no surprise this project required extensive collaboration, negotiation of intricate party-wall and land ownership issues and complex construction logistics. In addition, much of the project coincided with the Covid19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns, requiring active management of resource and material difficulties.
A scaffold was needed to repair the existing Victorian façade at Carlton Mansions – the challenge was it needed to be erected just one metre away from the railway line. One of south London’s busiest passenger lines and a primary freight line, it is in constant use throughout the day and night.
Following extensive engagement with Network Rail and our scaffold supply chain partner, Trad Scaffold, we had a daily 45-minute window to erect, and eventually dismantle, the scaffolding.
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Scaffolding was installed and dismantled within programme and highest safety standards.
‘H&S procedures were well followed, and good behaviours were demonstrated by the site team and the operatives. The response to Covid was excellent.’
Bruce McRobie, London Borough of Lambeth
In addition, whilst resolving a key buildability challenge we presented the opportunity for London Borough of Lambeth to generate increased revenue across the lifetime of the project. Requiring construction over a London Underground tunnel, we developed a displacement foundation solution as an alternative to a piled solution. We then proposed utilising the void created for lettable space as recording studios.
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The project achieved zero RIDDOR, had an average CCS score of 42 and was able to continue to operate safely during Covid with no major outbreaks. During the construction phase, numerous safety stand downs were carried out, two in particular during Covid when social distancing was in place and with circa 140 operatives on site was no mean feat. During these stand downs, the site team utilised the basement area of the site, setup individual stalls manned by a different member of the team, and we had groups of six operatives work their way down each stall to discuss various Health and Safety topics including lifting operations, dust control, work at height and also mental health.
Restoration of mural of local importance: Painted on the side of Carlton Mansions, the Nuclear Dawn mural was given a new lease of life. Created in the 1980s when Britain was in the clutches of the Cold War, it has been fully restored by local artist, Morganico, and muralists Paul Butler and Linda Jane James. Brian Barnes MBE, one of the original creators of the mural, has been a regular visitor throughout.
Local artwork: Rising up from the ground floor is a pink cantilevered staircase and greeting visitors and users of the theatre at each floor level is a mural from local artist Damilola Odusote. Known for his eclectic, intricate, illustrative work, Damilola was given free reign by London Borough of Lambeth.
Social value: Over 340 training weeks, 14 apprentices, 6 jobs created for local people and 85% employed local labour. We volunteered monthly from January 2017 until December 2021 at The Ace of Clubs in Clapham, offering support to vulnerable homeless people. This included preparing and serving lunch.
Payments were paid on time and this continued even when the site was closed during Covid. We helped pay some of our supply chain’s material order during Covid to ensure work continuity and agreed many final accounts ahead of project completion.
This project achieved BREEAM Very Good, EPC of A rating, and air permeability of 3m3/hr/m2. Other sustainable features include photovoltaics, sustainable drainage systems and both blue and green roofs.
Galliford Try Facilities Management will be on site for five years, aiding 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our Project Director continued to stay on site 10 weeks post completion to make sure that everything was working as it should be and resolve defects promptly.
Email: alex.nelhams@hants.gov.uk
Phone: 07717 003869
Email: Priya.parthi@gallifordtry.co.uk / Angela.purse@gallifordtry.co.uk
Phone: 07484037015 / 07593 561 855
A new build four-storey steel frame building which includes two sports halls, three fitness studios, a health and well-being gym, a strength and conditioning high-performance gym and high-quality teaching facilities on a live university campus. The scheme also includes underground car parking.
The ambitious vision for the University was to create a new sports facility to improve and modernise the University’s offering and enable excellence in sport, health and fitness related degree programmes and associated teaching and research for staff, students and the local community.
The seminar and gym areas of the sports complex are fitted with 20mm soft joints between the room floor slabs. These help to isolate them and significantly reduce the vibration that passes through them. In the weight training area, they went a step further and introduced a cast in-situ reinforced concrete sprung floor. This innovation means that the sports hall can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter what activity they are involved in.
The iconic cladding system to the tower block represents the former use of the site with historical maps – a subtle presence in the perforation in the cladding system next to the standout face brickwork wrapping the sports halls. The building has provided a head turning modern build in Southampton’s old city centre.
The city centre project was constructed within a 86 week programme, delivering a four-storey sports complex with state-of-the-art gyms for both student and staff use. Along the stacked tower block of gyms and studios, the project had two full sized sports halls; one for multi-use catering for over 13 different sports, the other was dedicated to basketball, allowing Student Kestrels, the university’s leading sports team, a home court. Below the sports halls, basement parking was provided for staff, students and the public as well as accessible parking bays.
The project is a visually stunning, flagship sports facility which is enhancing Solent University’s offering in advanced sports degree courses, and it is already attracting more students to the local area and inspiring people to take part in sport.
100% payment within 30 days terms
99% waste diverted from landfill
100% timber responsibly sourced
Zero RIDDORs
CCS Score 44/45
36 No of SMEs
59 beneficiaries
18 jobs created & 184 trainee weeks
Schools’ engagement: 577 students
£3,046 donations to charity & 1,845 volunteer hours
84% social value created
Soft landings for handover
Dedicated Morgan Sindall point of contact
On-line portal for notifying any defects with
3 priority categories for response times
Email: james.wright@hants.gov.uk
Phone: : 07761 330560
Email: alan.smedley@morgansindall.com
Phone: 07967 686066
Client
Department of Education
Contractor
Morgan Sindall
Value
£7.5m
Contract Period
80 weeks
At Fulham Cross Girls’ School, the works comprised the demolition of an old 1970’s science block and delivery of a state-of-the-art science building and gymnasium with bespoke science labs, staff rooms, offices and a double-height gym. The new steel frame building with precast concrete planks on the first floor and roof and external brick and clad facade provides 5 new laboratories, preparation room, sports hall, changing rooms, toilets and staff room. The building includes PV panels and attenuation tank.
The main gym complements the all-weather outdoor facilities with associated changing rooms, storage facilities and offices, and capacity for a variety of indoor sports including hockey, netball, dance, and rowing machine activity.
Fulham Cross Girls’ School new block was handed over successfully on budget in March 2020, safely and without delay following the government guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fair Payment Charter
Sustainable Development Charter
Health & Safety Charter
Legacy Charter
Handover & Aftercare Contractor Promise
Career Opportunities
Outreach Programmes
Minimising disruption
The project saw the use of temporary modular classrooms to house students away from the works in order to minimise disruption as much as possible to the overall learning environment.
Last minute programme changes
As of March 2020 and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Fulham Cross Girls’ School new block was handed over successfully on budget and safely following the government guidelines. Last minute programme changes were made to suit the school amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Morgan Sindall utilised their labour to help move the school in/out for handover 2-weeks early.
Noisy works
The school remained fully operational throughout the works which required Morgan Sindall to work closely with the school throughout to minimise the impact on teaching and learning. They re-programmed works to avoid noisy works during busy school time/utilising school holidays where possible.
Our Success
Our Learnings
Value Added
Contract | Gateway 2 Planning | Gateway 3 Contract Agreement | Variation |
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Time | 71.7 weeks | 63.6 weeks | -11.4% |
Contact: Alan Smedley, Framework Manager
Email: alan.smedley@morgansindall.com
Client
Devon County Council
Project Manager
NPS Group
Architect
NPS Group
Contractor
Morgan Sindall
Value
£4.76m
Contract Period
56 weeks
Procurement Type
Framework competitive
Form of Contract
NEC 3 Short Contract
Apprentices
5
Brand new 450 place primary school and associated nursery on a sloping site, within a new housing development on the outskirts of Devon. Construction generally comprised of load-bearing insulation panels for walls, with steelwork bracing to form a two-storey classroom block with ancillary accommodation and double-storey height hall. External works involved hard and soft play areas, MUGA pitch, sports field with two football pitches, landscaping, drainage works and road access.
Deliveries during adverse weather conditions
Updated the strategy of coordinating deliveries upon arrival to eliminate any difficulties.
School vacation of temporary classrooms no later than 1/4/2018
Robust programming and logistics ensured the school was available for students to start at the agreed date after Easter.
Our Success
Contract | Gateway 2 Planning | Gateway 3 Contract Agreement | Variation |
---|---|---|---|
Cost | £4,354,992 | £4,375,899 | 0.5% |
Time | 34.1 weeks | 34.0 weeks | -0.4% |