Job Type:          Commercial New Build
Architect:         Wilson Kennett Partnership
Location:          Guiseley
Project Value:  Circa £750,000

This new, high specification factory development is on a sensitive brownfield site adjacent to a nature reserve, demanding a sympathetic approch to the design and construction.

The construction incorporates a SUDS drainage system to minimise flood water run off, while the exterior cladding and landscaping blend the boundry of the footprint with the established nature reserve.

The buildings are highly energy efficient, with underfloor heating for both factory and office space, combined with substantial levels of insulation and a highly airtight building envelope.

completed project

completed project - note gabions, these were necessary due to variations in levels

Job Type:  Commercial New Build
Architect: David Bruce
Location:  Grassington

The Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club, Grimwith Resevior

This new, two storey Boathouse for the Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club is located on the shore of Grimwith Reservoir, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The project includes excavations in shale and rock, constructing reinforced concrete foundations and tanked retaining walls before erecting a steel frame, clad with traditional cavity wall construction using stone and a pitched insulated composite steel roof panel overclad with a Yorkshire stone slate roof.
A large glazed screen and paved balcony with glass ballustrading was also constructed, so members can still benefit from the glorious surroundings in which the clubhouse is set.

There is both ground source and solar heating, which coupled with underfloor heating makes this an economical property to keep warm in the harsh conditions that are found at Grimwith.

The facility is expected to be opened by HRH Princess Anne in 2010.

You can visit the Sailing Clubs website by clicking on this link
Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club

Referral letter from the Commodore

Before work commenced

completed project