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ARCHITECTURE OUR BIRMINGHAM OFFICE

A LEADING CONSTRUCTIONAND PROPERTY CONSULTANCY

calfordseaden is a leading construction and propertyconsultancy. Our comprehensive range of servicescover architecture & masterplanning, charteredbuilding & quantity surveying, project management,civil & structural engineering, mechanical & electricalengineering, sustainability and health & safety. Throughour complementary and mutually supportive competencies,we provide our clients with a truly multi-disciplined servicethrough our four offices.

Our architects are appointed on a variety of projectsfrom single buildings, to multi-million pound mixed-useurban regeneration developments. Our portfolio ofprojects includes all forms of housing including socialand private housing together with commercial, industrial,health, education, community retail, leisure and otherbuilding projects.

calfordseaden has extensive experience in traditionalconstruction, but is also a leading authority in the designand use of modern methods of construction, sustainabledesign & construction, renewable technologies and otherimportant factors pertaining to construction and propertydevelopment. calfordseaden were one of the firstconstruction consultancies to sign-up to the 2012construction commitments. Our experience and constantlyevolving expertise means we anticipate the needs of ourclients and provide them with the best and latest solutionsand perspectives. We believe in providing value formoney for our clients and pursue a flexible and innovativeapproach to the challenges we encounter on their behalf.

OUR PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

The Partners and staff of calfordseaden are its mostimportant asset. We work in a people driven industry;it is our people that make the difference, providingquality service and designs.

Our people are ultimately why our clients choose towork with us. It is their experience, expertise, skillsand pro-active approach that make a real differenceto their projects.

A Partner is involved in some way in every projectundertaken by calfordseaden. Their guidance not onlyensures our clients receive the standard of service theyexpect, but means that our staff continuously benefitfrom their experience and expertise, ultimately enhancingtheir own personal development.

The enormous collective experience throughoutcalfordseaden means we can provide the expertiseour clients’ projects demands. Whether these demandsare large or small, complex or simple, our committedteams of people have the ability to deliver projectsfrom inception through to completion.

The group work closely with our other departments in theoffice and a broad range of services, including employersagent, cost consultancy, party wall advise, health and safety,Housing Quality Indicators, and code for sustainable homesassessment can all be locally provided.

ABOUT US

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OUR SERVICES

Contract administrationContract disputesDefects disputesDevelopment appraisalsDevelopment monitoringEmployer's agentPartnering adviceProject management and co-ordinationUrban regenerationValue engineering

ARCHITECTURE& MASTERPLANNING

CHARTERED SURVEYING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CIVIL & STRUCTURALENGINEERING

Adoption agreementsDesign and supervisionDrainage and sewerage designEnvironmental and contaminated land appraisalFlood risk assessmentsForensic engineeringHighways and roads designInitial concept and feasibilityOption appraisalsParty wall assessmentRefurbishmentRisk assessmentSite clearance and demolition appraisalSite investigationStructural assessmentsStructural repairsStructural surveys and investigationsTesting and monitoringValue engineering

MECHANICAL& ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Adoption agreementsDesign and supervisionDrainage and sewerage designEnvironmental and contaminated land appraisalFlood risk assessmentsForensic engineeringHighways and roads designInitial concept and feasibility

SUSTAINABILITY ADVICE

Sustainable homesRenewable energyEnergy assessmentsSustainability & energy reportsSustainable drainage systems and rainwater

attenuationWater managementGrantsTrainingCRC Energy Efficiency SchemeCommercial Energy Performance CertificatesExisting Domestic Energy Performance

CertificatesSAP and As Built EPCsAirtightness testingAir permeabilityAcoustic testingAir conditioning inspection

HEALTH & SAFETY ADVICE

Accident investigationsCDM Coordinator servicesFire risk managementHealth and safety management systemsHealth and safety policyRetainer servicesSite waste management plansSite safety inspectionsSite safety auditsTraining

Architectural designConservation architectureDesign and buildDevelopment appraisalsFeasibility studiesMaster planningMemorials and statuesPlanning applications and appealsRefurbishmentSpace planningTown planningUrban designUrban regeneration

For information, contact:Joanne Ellson BA (Hons) Dip Arch RIBA

at our Birmingham office

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Acquisition surveysAdjudication and arbitrationBuilding surveysClerks of works (site inspectors)Construction cost adviceContract administrationContract disputesDefects analysis and reparation adviceDefects disputesDevelopment appraisalsDevelopment monitoringDilapidationsEmployer's agentExpert witnessFeasibility studiesHousing Quality IndicatorsIndependent certifiersInsurance evaluations and claimsLand lead opportunitiesLife cycle costingMaintenanceMajor repairsPartnering adviceNeighbourly mattersPlanned maintenance reportsPrivate finance initiativeProject and technical auditsQuantity surveyingRefurbishmentResearchRights of lightsSchedule of conditionsSunlight and daylightProperty taxation adviceTopographical surveysUrban regenerationValue engineering

FOR ONE INDUSTRY WITH MANY REQUIREMENTS, CALFORDSEADEN IS ONE PRACTICE WITH MANY SOLUTIONSAs a multidisciplined Practice, calfordseaden provide a range of services, in addition to our architectural services including:

Option appraisalsParty wall assessmentRefurbishmentRisk assessmentSite clearance and demolition appraisalSite investigationStructural assessmentsStructural repairsStructural surveys and investigationsTesting and monitoringValue engineering

OUR EXPERIENCEBIRMINGHAM PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Teams in our Birmingham and Orpington offices joinedforces at bid stage, to develop three scheme proposals inconjunction with Housing 21, for submission to BirminghamCity Council. Following bid stage, one of the schemeswas withdrawn. Our Birmingham office investigated aconsiderable number of scheme options with BirminghamCouncil for two remaining sites at Turves Green andMeadway, in order to balance the requirements ofBirmingham Housing Department maximising the numberof units, also those of the planners and urban designersachieving an acceptable site coverage, massing and streetscene frontage treatment.

Each scheme has 87 units comprising oneand two bedroom apartments with associatedcommunal facilities, together with new bungalowson Turves Green and integrating existing bungalowson Meadway.

The schemes vary from two to four storeyto create an acceptable massing in relationto their surroundings.

Meadway, Birmingham

LITTLEMORE BAPTIST CHURCH, OXFORD

We were commissioned to provide a new mixed-usedesign for the site of an existing semi derelict BaptistChurch. Consisting of eight single bedroom flats to allowindependent living, set within a scheme that provides acommunal hall and associated facilities for the local villagecommunity, to be managed by the local Baptist Union.

The very sympathetic aesthetics of the scheme assisted inobtaining planning permission. The scheme is currentlybeing constructed on site and promises to produce aninteresting and sympathetic building that will contribute tothe local community in a number of differing ways.

HASLUCKS GREEN ROAD, SHIRLEY

We were appointed to develop design proposals, from anoriginal residential and retail masterplan, to create a newextra care facility within a restricted site. South WarwickshireHousing Associations brief required a minimum of 30 unitsfor elderly and/or disabled residents, on a site that sat overa proposed underground car park, serving the adjacentdevelopment.

The design complements the surrounding residentialstreet scene, incorporating a variety of communal areasand auxiliary facilities, as well as considered landscapingand car parking.

The project was particularlychallenging as the sitewas confined and locatedin a conservation area witha variety of architecturefrom numerous periods. Haslucks Green, Shirley

Turves Green, Birmingham

OLDHAM PFI

TANDLE VIEW COURT

Nearing completion this scheme comprises 59 one andtwo bed apartments with extensive extra care communalfacilities set around two courtyards. The building occupiesformer public green open space to allow constructionadjacent to existing properties whose residents are movingto the new scheme, allowing demolition and the returnof the land to landscaped public green open space.

The communal facilities will provide for both the residentsand the wider elderly community in the area.

The project has been well received locally and provides asignificant landmark to the street scene along RochdaleRoad and is currently being considered for a Local AuthorityBuilding Control Quality Award.

Tandle View Court

Tandle View Court

Lees House, Oldham

HOLLAND CLOSE

Following the successful refurbishment, the scheme nowprovides 24 high quality and spacious one-bedroom flats,with additional high quality communal facilities. Despite thescheme comprising of three separate blocks, we were ableto provide full disabled access to all areas for residents andvisitors alike.

LEES HOUSE

Completed as the first Oldham PFI scheme, it comprises of14 one and two bed apartments with communal facilities,built to replace bed-sit accommodation.

Oldham Private FinanceInitiative consists of threenew build schemes, 19remodelling / refurbishmentschemes and 825 bungalowrefurbishments, totallingsome 1500 properties.

Tandle View Court

Lees House, Oldham

Holland Close, Oldham

SURE START INITIATIVE, BIRMINGHAM

Our team were appointed by Turner & Townsend ProjectManagement, on behalf of Birmingham City Council todevelop various projects under the Sure Start Initiative.The schemes comprised the extension or refurbishmentof existing facilities through to new build on six separateeducational sites. With contract sums ranging from£100,000 - £400,000 the projects were particularlychallenging as all projects were constructed during termtime, where inquisitive minds watched on during theconstruction process.

The variation of building projects range from theprovision of a new ‘welcome’ entrance to Bells FarmPrimary School, the reorganisation of an existing churchhall to provide child facilities at Gospel Oak, theprovision of health care facilities to existing PrimroseHill, Cape Street and Anderton Park Children’s Centres,through to a 460m2 new build project at AlbertBradbeer Primary School, to provide a Sure Startfacility to support the existing site facilities.

Sure Start, Albert Bradbeer School, Birmingham

GLEBE ROAD, STRATFORD UPON AVON

The redevelopment of an existing site of 38 unity houses, setwithin an existing residential estate on the edge of StratfordUpon Avon. Working with residents to accommodate theirrequirements for their return upon completion of the project,options have been created by reviewing wish lists against thecommercial requirements of our client to reflect currentplanning directives.

The chosen proposal mixes the desires of the residents, byensuring all dwellings are designed to Lifetime HomesStandards, and the development requirements of our client fora mixture of housing types, including bungalows.

SANDWELL PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

What started as a single scheme proposal has nowdeveloped into a rolling programme of three, andperhaps more ongoing scheme developments, withcalfordseaden for Housing 21. To date, the mostadvanced of these schemes is the 87-unit scheme atBrandhall. The site was formally a care home and flats.High voltage underground cables dissecting the sitehave resulted in the scheme being designed as twoblocks which address the steeply sloping site.

Queensridge Court, Brandhall, Sandwell

RAGLAN STREET, COVENTRY

We were appointed as architects and lead consultantsassisting our client to develop a restricted corner siteon the periphery of Coventry City Centre. In additionto the 16 two bedroom apartments for general needsuse, the ground floor was designed to provide fourapartments with full disability access as alternativeaccommodation for existing residents being decantedfrom a nearby redevelopment area.

The site was challenging in view of the specific spacialrequirements associated with disabled users, andthe location within a high density area adjoining acombination of established residential developmentsand newly constructed contemporary designedbuildings. The scheme received planning permissionwithout any difficulty and the completed project

has been complimented as a highly successfulscheme for our client.

Raglan Street, Coventry

WALSALL PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

Six schemes have received planning permission as part ofthe Walsall PPP initiative for the re-provision of Residentialand Day Care Services. Five of the schemes are for extra-careaccommodation providing over 280 units in total. The sixthis a specialist dementia unit for 40 residents with communalareas set in clusters of ten around four courtyards.

calfordseaden worked closely with Housing 21’s ‘DementiaVoice’, who specialise in advice on dementia care indesigning the scheme proposals. The unit will be phaseone of a master-plan, including other health care facilitiesat the Goscote Hospital site, Walsall, where calfordseadenco-ordinated their proposals with other architects for themaster-plan proposals.

Although each scheme shares similar apartment layouts,an extensive range of communal facilities and day centreprovision, each is different in responding to the siterequirements and constraints. calfordseaden developed agood working relationship with the local authority, plannersand the urban design team in developing the schemeproposals to achieve the various permissions required.All the schemes utilise off site manufacture (MMC) withlightweight steel frame construction and achieve a‘very good’ BREEAM rating.

Mossley, Walsall

Goscote Dementia Unit, Walsall Brownhills, Walsall

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