BHB Architects have conducted a comprehensive redevelopment of the Briggs of Burton Manufacturing Site in central Burton Upon Trent. The company which is one of the oldest established companies in the town, provides process engineering services across a number of sectors including brewing, distilling, food, and biotech.
Briggs of Burton had approximately 230 members of staff on site that were set over three office floor levels, with a large majority of the workforce utilising desk-based computer workstations. BHB Architects worked with Briggs initially following a competitive tendering process, with the client seeking to dramatically improve the quality of the internal working environments for staff and visitors alike.
The redevelopment proposals were progressed in a phased approach, firstly to ensure continuity of existing operations and secondly to tie in with Briggs’ ongoing capital expenditure programme.
Phase 1 related to the creation of new corporate office facilities with improved customer entrance and reception areas, new parking provisions, new meeting room facilities and new staff amenity and canteen provisions. Phase 2 involved the comprehensive refurbishment of the existing largest office floor plate, the second floor. It also included the existing main stair and circulation cores to the building. Phase 3 related to the internal refurbishment of the ground and first floor levels, once staff had been moved to the newly completed second floor. Phase 4 investigates the future development of adjacent plot areas for either additional business requirements or to generate profit for further investment.
Throughout the construction process, the site remained a live manufacturing facility and continued to operate fully. This required careful consideration of the construction phasing, particularly relative CDM regulations and H&S issues. BHB Architects provided both Architectural and Principal Designer services to Briggs.
Following the refurbishment of the interior spaces, the quality and spaciousness of the new working environment has greatly improved. Ancillary office provisions are also significantly better than previously, with more kitchen points, hand wash provisions and more numerous and spacious meeting rooms now available. All of this has enabled the company to continue to operate safely from the building during the recent pandemic.
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Assessment of historic fabric to ensure a secure understanding of the historic fabric, and how appropriate breathable insulat ions and secondary glazing could be sympathetically installed.
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Our design teams can identify when thermal modelling software, daylight assessment or building fabric analysis is required for U-value calculation or other aspects of building performance.
St Peters Church, Maney Hill.
Works undertaken to provide solar panels to the south facing pitch of the nave, to reduce operational running costs.
The role of a building and site in supporting and enhancing ecosystems and native species.
The greenhouse gas emissions from the lifecycle of building materials, including extraction, manufacturing, transport, construction, maintenance, and disposal. The conservation team has an especially thorough understanding of how different building materials respond to climate and weather in the short and long term. This expertise helps us to avoid costly errors when specifying building materials.
The greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption required to operate a building (e.g., heating, cooling, lighting, appliances). The engagement of Services and Energy consultants from the feasibility stage onwards helps our clients to explore lifetime energy consumption and improve efficiency.
The amount of water consumed during a building's operation and its broader impact on water resources.
The impact of building design and materials on occupants' physical and mental health. We guide clients through all their options when it comes to occupant well being and technology.
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BHB Architects
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