Cowley Road
Client: Cambridge City Council
Architect: IID Architects
Contractor: Volker Fitzpatrick
Value: £350k
Duration: 17 weeks
Description
The Cowley Road Operational Hub will provide a modern facility for the council’s fleet vehicle parking, essential for cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and safety services. The new 7,500m² hub will feature offices and staff facilities, supporting the Council’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030.
The Cowley Road Operational Hub will provide a modern facility for the council’s fleet vehicle parking, essential for cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and safety services. The new 7,500m² hub will feature offices and staff facilities, supporting the Council’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030.
The works include refurbishing and converting an existing car showroom, whereby the building will be stripped back to its steel frame structure and a new aluminium framed full-height window-curtain walling system will be installed.
A two storey extension to the side of the existing hub will be constructed and include timber cladding with vertical slats across the large first-floor windows. This building will provide a range of staff facilities along with offices for the operational team and will serve as storage for the council’s fleet used for cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and health and safety.
SJE Works
SJE’s scope of works included an early visit for the supply and installation of the joisted flooring.
SJE’s scope of works included an early visit for the supply and installation of the joisted flooring.
This was followed by the main scope of works, supply and installation of the Canadian Red Cedar FRX treated Timber Cladding to the columns, soffit and outskirts of the building. This included the Brise Soleil to the windows. Furthermore, SJE completed the supply and installation of the timber doors, skirting, ironmongery, ground floor kitchen, first floor kitchenette and the mirrors to the WC’s & Showers.
