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Trowbridge Civic Centre Completed on time and on budget.

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Trowbridge Civic Centre

Completed – on time and on budget.

Full Conditional Planning

Permission achieved April

2010.

Pre-development planning

conditions discharged

June 2010.

On site July 2010 to

December 2011.

(Main contractor Rok

followed by Beard)

Full design, planning and

landscape service, from

inception to completion, for

the comprehensive

redevelopment of

Trowbridge's Civic Hall, to

provide a new landmark,

community focused,

entertainment and civic

building as a “model of

sustainability”.

A £4.85M

development

providing 4,500m2 of

flexible space –

including;

offices, performance

space, Green

Rooms, Council

Chamber, Tourist

Information

Centre, Cafe, kitche

ns, bars and support

spaces.

Materials include; locally grown and

milled sweet chestnut, natural and

reconstituted stone, tern coated

steel, and brick. Aluminium standing

seam roof cladding and aluminium

clad

high performance timber windows.

The development replaces an poorly

performing 1970’s building and

addresses energy and comfort issues

through high levels of insulation to the

walls and roof, low energy

lighting, underfloor heating, assisted &

passive stack - plus natural cross flow

ventilation via motorised high

performance timber windows, integrated

into the BMS.

The Lansdown Hall is a

multi-purpose assembly

and performance space for

up to 1,292 people standing

or 500 seated. Flexible

staging and movable walls

allow the Hall to be used for

a wide range of seated or

standing public and

commercial events.

Council Chamber,

Committee Room

& Balcony provide

multipurpose

spaces, suitable for

full Council, small

conference,

wedding receptions

and ceremony use.

Independent light & sound

gallery with direct connection

to Lansdown Hall.

High levels of acoustic

separation were detailed

throughout.

Bar and cafe facilities –

capable of operating as a

separate facility.

Tourist Information

Centre and Town Council

offices reception.

Section A A

"Green Room 2"

with fully accessible

support facilities.

Town Clerk’s Office with

meeting space and full

height ceramic bonded

Town crest window.

Section B B

Fully accessible

staff and public

shower &

washroom

facilities.

Section C C

Catering facilities to

support cafe and

provide dining for up to

500 people in

Lansdown Hall.

Section D D

Main mechanical plant

room at first floor contains

boilers serving the

building’s hot

water, underfloor

heating, assisted ventilation

needs and comfort cooling

to Lansdown Hall.

The building management

system, (BMS), controls all

heating and ventilation

including ; passive stack and

natural cross flow, via links to

“windcatchers” & motorised

windows.

John Wilde RIBA Dip Arch Cons

Chartered & Registered Architect.Tel: 0(44)7919 892 135

Email: [email protected]