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OfficesDorset County Council Offices, Library and Adult Education Centre
Dorset County Council Offices, Library and Adult Education Centre
The 2 hectare Charles Street site in the centre of Dorchester has received planning permission for the new West Dorset District Council Offices, together with a Library and Adult Education Centre for Dorset County Council.
Other Offices Projects
- Ironwood Works at 73 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London
- Office Development on behalf of SES
- Pearl Office Fit Out, Newcastle upon Tyne on behalf of Hermes
- Trinity Gardens
- Office Fit Out, Birmingham
- Manchester - Fitting Out of New Offices
- Glasgow - Fitting Out of New Offices
- Administration Office, UK Oil Refinery
- Baker Street, London - Catagory B Office Fit Out
- Refurbishment of Office Building in Dublin
- Philips Electronics
- Milton Keynes - Fitting Out of New Offices
- Dorset County Council Offices, Library and Adult Education Centre
The WDDC offices comprise 42,000 ft2 of high quality office space on 4 floors fully fitted out to Cat B standard incorporating the Council Member's Chamber; the Library is 22,000 ft2 on 3 floors to a Cat A standard.
The site is within the Roman Town of Durnovaria and the archaeological impact on the design had to be carefully managed to avoid excessive excavations; the location of the drainage attenuation tank was coordinated to accommodate an archaeological dig.
The building is designed to a high quality using local natural stonework and to achieve a BREEAM 'EXCELLENT' rating. Emphasis has been placed on adopting low maintenance materials, maximising the use of daylight and natural ventilation. Solar PV cells are being installed for the full length of the south facing roof and together with increased U values and other design criteria will make this an energy efficient building.
The construction contract was procured through the EU Procurement rules and as well as our normal Project Management services Thornton-Firkin were the lead consultant throughout this process.