April 2050 The Caravan Club Magazine April 2050 Design Realisation Report • Context • Delivery • Construction • Performance THE CARAVAN CLUB
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April 2050 The Caravan Club Magazine
April 2050
Design Realisation Report • Context • Delivery • Construction • Performance
THE CARAVAN CLUB
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Call for entries for this year’s
competition. Entries should be short
films inspired by Canvey Common, of
no more than 3 minutes long. Full
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Entries should be submitted by April 30th 2050.
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THIS MONTH’S COVER Initial concept image of the new Town Centre
at Thorney Bay, as seen through the
wilderness of Canvey Common.
PATRON HRH Queen Consort Catherine
President: Viscount Coke
Chairman: G J Chamberlain
Director General: Nick Lomas
THE BUILDING Client: Caravan Club
Users: Caravanners of Canvey Island
Project Manager
Architect
Planning Authority: Castle Point
Borough Council
Consultants:
Planning Consultant, Environmental
Energy and Sustainability Consultant,
Structural Engineer, Sound Engineer,
Services Engineer
THE SITE
Address: Main Road
Thorney Bay
Canvey Common
Essex
FROM THE EDITOR As the heart of our community on
Canvey Island, Thorney Bay will be
developed as a new Town Centre,
providing services and infrastructure
as well as the new social centre of
the Caravan Club Headquarters. The
proposed new CCHQ will house
various public areas including an
exhibition space, an indoor and outdoor cinema, a
function room and cafe, as well as providing a
workshop / TV studio, offices and a boardroom for the
Caravan Club itself.
This month’s issue of The Caravan Club Magazine is a
special issue, documenting the new building in four
distinct sections: Building Context, Building Delivery,
Building Construction and Building Performance. This
outlines the significance of the new building in terms of
the site and the narrative of Canvey Common, the
Caravan Club as the client and contractual and
administrative relationships, the structural and material
decisions, and the strategic approach to a sustainable
and comfortable building operating within the wilderness
of Canvey Common.
This issue aims to give our readers and members a
comprehensive guide to the
building and its story.
Enjoy the issue!
RECYCLE YOUR MAGAZINE AND SHARE THE JOY OF
CARAVANNING—PASS ME ON TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY
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“The overall aim of the club is still to promote and connect those interested in caravanning...” pg 33
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Contents April 2050
PROJECT
OVERVIEW 08 Introduction
10 Caravan Club
Headquarters
BUILDING
CONTEXT 12 Urban Context
14 Canvey Island
18 Into the Wilderness
20 Free to Inhabit
22 Canvey Common
24 The Proposal
Proposal and Aspirations
24 A Vibrant Town Centre
26 Access and Connection
BUILDING
DELIVERY 32 Client and Programme
The Caravan Club
34 Programme/Organisation
36 Funding & Revenue
38 Club Together
40 Pre-Contract
Competition &
Appointment
42 Procurement & Contract
44 Post-Contract
Regulations and Stages
of Work
BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION 48 Stucture
Structural Strategy
50 Main Structure
52 Secondary Structures
54 Materiality
Materials Strategy
56 Exhibition Space
58 TV Studio / Workshop
60 Public Areas and
Function Room
62 Offices and Boardroom
BUILDING
PERFORMANCE 66 Performance Strategy
68 Systems
Environmental Strategy
70 Heating & Zoning
72 Ventilation & Cooling
74 Lighting & Energy Use
76 Acoustic Performance
78 Circulation & Fire
APPENDICES 82 Drawings
84 The Original Thorney Bay
86 Caravan Community
88 Defining Requirements
90 Bibliography
TURN
TO P18
CARAVANS
INHABITING THE
WILDERNESS
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View of CCHQ from Public Square. Architects Own.
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Introduction In the Post-Scarcity world of 2050, the wilderness of Canvey
Common is inhabited by a community of Caravan Enthusiasts...
The Project is driven by the idea of
Post-Scarcity, a future condition
where technology has developed to
such a degree that it has enabled a
world where goods, services and
information are widely available
through automated systems,
theoretically also resulting in an
abundance of natural resources.
The idea of a world without
constraints, and the social
implications of this, is the main
driver behind the society on Canvey
Common. People are no longer
restricted to living in one place for
access to work or families, and
instead are free to roam and
explore the world as they choose.
People are also free to create the
world that they live in, with more
time to engage in creative pursuits
and to transform their worlds
according to their day-to-day
whims. This idea is epitomised in
the life of a caravanner.
Inspired by the freedom to create
and the freedom to roam, Canvey
Common has no permanent or fixed
residences, and instead is inhabited
by a community of caravanners
living in highly individual,
personalised caravans.
Canvey Island has a rich history as
a tourist seaside destination with a
number of caravan parks along the
coastline over the years. However it
has also always boasted a tight-knit
community, and a colourful past.
After its heyday in the 1960s and
with the introduction and
subsequent abandonment of the Oil
Refinery sites in the late 1970s,
Canvey Island became less and
less a desirable place to live and
work. Its reputation as a ‘council
island’ in the early 21st century led
to its gradual decline and neglect.
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Over the last 30 years as the final
people left the island, it became a
wilderness, reverted back to its
natural state of grassland and salt
marshes. Now, in the year 2050,
Canvey Island is being
rediscovered. Caravan settlements
have sprung up organically over the
island, and a migration of like-
minded creative caravanners now
inhabit the island.
This community, although individual
and self-sufficient in many ways, is
in need of a social meeting point, a
place of celebration and of coming
together, a ‘Town Centre’. The
traditional caravan park typology
often houses communal facilities or
meeting places that are uninspiring
and inflexible for their transient
inhabitants, as well as caravan
layouts that also reflect a static,
monotonous way of life. The new
Town Centre proposed by this
project, therefore, needs to be
radically different and appropriate
for the creative, fluctuating caravan-
obsessed community within it.
POST-SCARCITY
“there cannot be true freedom without
creativity”.
“…imagining a society in which each
man is free to create his life, to give it
shape according to his deepest
aspirations…seek to transform, to
recreate, those surroundings, that world,
according to his new needs.”
– Constant Nieuwenhuis, ‘New
Babylon’
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Caravan Club Headquarters
A building for the celebration, showcase and development of caravans,
the Caravan Club HQ is a nerve centre for the community.
The main concept for the Caravan
Club Headquarters is the idea of
celebration and a showcase of the
caravan and the life of a
caravanner. It is a kind of theatre
that will unite the community and
spark conversation and social
interaction.
The heart of the building is a
workshop / tv studio that should be
viewable from the public areas of
the building. This space was
conceived as a kind of vertical
workshop that showcases the
caravan and the act of fixing it, a
popular pastime within the caravan
community.
PROJECT OVERVIIEW | BUILDING
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Photograph of caravan workshop (Google Images), Photograph of car workshop (2013) Architects Own.
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View of Thorney Bay Town Centre. Architects Own.
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Canvey Island The local motto “Ex Mare Dei Gratia”, describes Canvey as “From the
sea by the Grace of God...”
Canvey Island is an island of some
seven square miles lying 30 miles
east of London, off the South Coast
of Essex in the Thames Estuary. It
is below sea level with beaches to
the south and some 14 miles of
high sea walls.
In the 17th Century if was cultivated
as arable farm land, connecting
various different islands of salt
marshes into one larger area with
the creation of the sea wall around
its perimeter. This community was
largely made up of Dutch farmers,
producing goods to trade in
London. Therefore the whole area
is a man-made island, with an
essentially artificial landscape. The
island has been utilized over the
years mainly to serve London,
either farming produce,
petrochemical storage and
distribution, a residential satellite or
a tourist haven.
The island is roughly divided into
two parts, either side of Thorney
Bay. The Eastern side was
traditionally the residential side of
the island, dominated by housing
estates, schools, and the original
town centre, as well as the pubs
and restaurants of the tourist
heyday.
BUILDING CONTEXT | URBAN CONTEXT
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The western side has an entirely
different heritage, dominated by the
abandoned industrial sites and
farmland, as well as the huge
historic caravan park site next to
Thorney Bay itself. The history of
Canvey Island can be quite clearly
seen in the features of the western
wilderness, which remain to be
explored by the Canvey
Commoners: Thorney Bay,
Deadman’s Point, Hole Haven, and
Canvey Wick.
The natural environment of Canvey
Island is salt marshes in the
Thames Estuary and low lying
grassland. About 80% of Essex’s
coastal marshes were lost since the
1930s, being converted to arable,
building and landfill sites. Canvey
Island is one of the most bio-
diverse areas in Western Europe.
Photograph of Canvey Island before the abandonment in 2014
Main image: Aerial Photograph (2013) Google Images.
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BUILDING CONTEXT | URBAN CONTEXT
“dominated by the abandoned industrial sites and farmland, as well as the huge historic caravan park site next to Thorney Bay itself ”
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4 Photograph of Canvey Wick (2013). www.buglife.org
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Into the Wilderness
After years of neglect Canvey Island has become a wilderness of salt
marsh and grassland, ready to be enjoyed and re-explored.
With the gradual abandonment of
Canvey Island since 2015, the island was reverted back to its natural landscape of grassland and salt marshes. This was also enhanced by the gradual breakdown of the sea wall and
reintroduction of creeks criss-crossing the island.
The Thames Gateway Green Strategy of 2005 aimed to achieve:
“A living system threading through the urban and rural landscape,
connecting places that are attractive to people, wildlife and business, and providing clean air, food, water, energy, minerals and materials”.1
This led to a new interest in the
natural beauty of Canvey Island and the surrounding boroughs in South Essex, seeking to enhance and protect the natural and historic heritage as well as creating a green link along the Thames into London.
With the exponential growth of technology and the increasing globalisation of mega-cities and mega-regions, the tradition of the Thames Gateway as a residential satellite of London was no longer
relevant. Instead the area could be utilised for reasons other than ‘suburbia’ as it was then known. Canvey Island at this time was also a particularly deprived residential
area with a reputation of poverty
and crime.
As a result of the Green Strategy and the already deprivation of the island, the Government transformed a large area of Canvey Island into a wildlife reserve, the wilderness we
see today.
BUILDING CONTEXT | URBAN CONTEXT
1 Thames Gateway South Essex Green Grid Strategy. April 2005. pg 5.
2 National Geographic. Cary Wolinsky 2001 (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0101/
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PRECEDENTS
Quartzsite, Arizona, USA
Quartzsite in Arizona, named ‘America’s largest parking lot’2
(National Geographic), is a small town in the desert that
grows with the influx of RVs in January and February for the
town’s gem show and swap meet of local minerals, rocks and
gems. The RVs inhabitation of the landscape is awe-
inspiring—being both alien and at harmony with the
landscape.
Fresh Kills, NYC, USA
Once covering 2200 acres, Fresh Kills was the main landfill
site for New York City. Today the land is being transformed
into reclaimed wetlands, recreational facilities and
landscaped public parkland.
“...the area could be utilised for reasons other than ‘suburbia’ as it was then known...”
Built up areas
Wilderness
Creeks / Rivers
Caravan Settlements
Thorney Bay
Main Image: Aerial representations of Canvey Island Wilderness. Architects Own.
Precedent Images: Both Google Images
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Free to Inhabit Deadman’s Point with its oil jetties and industrial landscape overrun by
nature, provides an area to inhabit and enjoy.
Canvey Common today has some
remnants of the past communities
on the island. These, now largely
abandoned, now provide tourist
attractions and points of reference
within the wilderness.
The oil refinery site at Deadman’s
Point is the main attraction, together
with the Lobster Smack Pub at Hole
Haven.
BUILDING CONTEXT | URBAN CONTEXT
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Canvey Common A ‘Common Land’ to explore and inhabit, Canvey Common retains the
identity of Canvey Island, but the transience of the new society.
BUILDING CONTEXT | URBAN CONTEXT
According to the Government:
“Common land is owned by
someone, but other people can
use it in specific ways, the ’right
to roam’.” 1
In 2050, Canvey Island is partly
owned by the local authority and
the Caravan Club itself. The land is
registered as ‘Common Land’, or
‘Open Access Land’, where legally
anyone can walk freely without
having to stick to pathways. There
are also special permissions
organised by the Caravan Club that
also allow people to camp on this
land.
The arrangement of the island is
roughly mapped out above,
however it is always changing.
Thorney Bay acts as the Town
Centre, with the more permanent
buildings and services. The main
roads run from Thorney Bay to
Deadman’s Point and Hole Haven,
and from Thorney Bay north to the
mainland. A number of features
have also been informally named
over the years to aid navigation
around the island.
1 https://www.gov.uk/common-land-village-greens
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PRECEDENTS
Slab City, nr Niland, California, USA2
A temporary city were residents in RV trucks occupy an
abandoned military base.
Main Image: Official Unofficial Map of Canvey Common by local residents
Photograph of Slab City (Google Images), Official Unofficial Map of Slab City by residents
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BUILDING CONTEXT | THE PROPOSAL
A sustainable and rational development, uniting and facilitating the rural,
transient community on Canvey Island.
The Proposal & Aspirations
The proposal is to create a new
Town Centre at Thorney Bay which connects with the wider wilderness of Canvey Island and unites and celebrates the Caravan Community, as well as providing a new headquarters for the Caravan Club
itself.
The main concept for the programme of the Town Centre is the idea of a centre for the community. Thorney Bay will symbolise the heart of Canvey
Common, an amalgamation of caravans, people and services, and a hub of activity. The current state of Canvey Island as a wilderness further underlines this need for a new social and functional centre.
The aims of the new Town Centre
are as follows:
To create a vibrant Town
Centre that celebrates and facilitates the existing community, and encourages
tourism and enjoyment of Canvey Common.
To comply with National and
Local Planning Policy for both Traveller Sites and Canvey Island as a whole, creating an
economically , socially and environmentally sustainable site.
To provide the required
community services such as
electricity, water and waste collection.
To respond to and enhance
the natural beauty of Canvey Island, highlighted in the Local Plan Policy NE 4: Canvey
Marshes Historic Natural Landscape, which seeks to enhance the quality of the landscape and the public’s access to it.1
To respond to the topography
of the site and the flood risk.
To create an environmentally
driven, self-sufficient community that makes use of
natural resources of water, light and heat, and is as efficient as possible in terms of energy consumption and waste.
To create a more cohesive
community (Local Plan Policy HC 1: Active and Healthy Communities).2
To allow easy access around
the island for cars and
caravans, but without disrupting the natural landscape.
To provide the setting for a
new Caravan Club
Headquarters
The aims of the Caravan Club
Headquarters:
To provide a central building
for the Caravan Club that acts as a symbol and showcase of the Club itself,
raising its public profile.
To provide public, informal
spaces for community interaction.
To publicise and showcase
the caravan and the life of the people on the island.
To house administrative
functions and therefore increase revenue for the club, attracting new
members and generating production material such as the magazine and the television channel.
To use the concept of a
caravan for the performance and construction of the building.
To be as collaborative as
possible through the design
process, taking into consideration the opinions and requirements of the individual members as well as the club as a whole.
1 Castlepoint Borough Council Local Plan (2014) pg. 193
2 Ibid. Pg. 138
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PRECEDENT
Black Rock City, Nevada, USA.
An example of a temporary
settlements is Black Rock City which
’pops-up’ for the Burning Man
Festival annually. It has installed
infrastructure, including roads,
allocated use areas, and services for
the temporary residents, all arranged
around the central focus of the
Burning Man stage.
Main Image: Conceptual plan of Town Centre. Architects Own for Competition.
Precedent Images: (http://www.burningman.com/preparation/maps/#.UynBuPl_suc)
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Even as a temporary settlement,
Canvey Common will need a fully
functioning centre at Thorney Bay
to provide the facilities for the
caravan settlement, as well as
creating spaces for public
interaction and caravan celebration.
The main services to consider are
water, power and waste disposal,
as well as roads and parking.
Thorney Bay Town Centre will
comprise two main buildings around
a public square. The first, the
Caravan Club HQ will provide
spaces for social interaction and
learning about and celebrating
caravans. The second will be a
services building, also known as the
Post-Office, which will provide most
of the necessary amenities as well
as forming a public frontage to the
beach. The public square is formed
between these two buildings and
spills out into a public plaza along
the sea wall. The remaining corner
of this Town Centre includes
Temporary Accommodation for
caravanners.
FACILITIES
Legally a caravan park should provide details of the arrangements for:1
Water supply
Communal toilet and shower
facilities
Communal laundry and washing
up facilities
Sewage disposal
Waste water disposal
Refuse storage and disposal
Site lighting
Fire precautions
In Thorney Bay the Post-Office will also have facilities for toilets, showers, laundry and washing up to
service the Temporary
Accommodation, but also to be available for the rest of Canvey Island, being the main water supply.
The outdoor cinema and caravan exhibition / parking area, will have opportunities for people to ‘plug-in’
for electricity. There will also be points for this along the main roads.
Waste disposal and storage will also be provided at the rear of the post-office building. However as much as possible waste will be
recycled with composting and graywater harvesting.
BUILDING CONTEXT | THE PROPOSAL
Centred around the Public Square, Thorney Bay Town Centre is a vibrant
and fluctuating amalgamation of people and caravans.
A Vibrant Town Centre
Power supply
Water supply
Waste disposal
1 Caravan Site Application Form , Section 6. (2014). https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-a-licence/
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Post-Office
—services building
Caravan Club Headquarters
—social and cultural centre
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The main roads to the site are
Thorney Bay Road from the
mainland and Main Road from
Deadman’s Point to the West.
These two roads are ‘Local
Distributor Roads’ allowing two way
traffic, but also having safe
footpaths either side.
There will be an access road to the
parking area / caravan exhibition to
the rear of the Caravan Club HQ
and to the rear of the post office.
The other roads are dirt roads
providing access to the informal
settlements around the island.
There are also various footpaths
providing scenic routes, for example
the Promenade along the eastern
coastline, and the Western
Walkway to Hole Haven.
The external areas of the caravan
club comprise the public square at
the front and the informal caravan
exhibition at the rear. This also
doubles as an outdoor cinema.
The new Town Centre connects to the surrounding
landscape harmoniously and functionally.
Access and Connection
BUILDING CONTEXT | THE PROPOSAL
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View of TV Studio from Exhibition Space. Architects Own.
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The Caravan Club A community for over 100 years, the Caravan Club has new significance
in the post-scarcity age, facilitating and uniting the transient community.
The Caravan Club was founded in
1907 by ten men and one woman. It’s aims were:
"to bring together those interested in van life as a pastime…to improve and supply suitable vans and other appliances….to develop the
pastime by collecting, publishing and supplying to members, books and periodicals and lists of camp sites etc… to arrange camping grounds".1
Today it is a large organisation that
owns and runs over 3,000 holiday sites, with over one million members, and an annual turnover of over £100 million.
The overall aim of the club is still to promote and connect those
interested in caravanning. Although a commercial organisation, the
Caravan Club is also a members
club, and so member involvement is extremely important, underlined by the camaraderie of caravanners as a tradition, and their expertise about caravans and the lifestyle.
Canvey Common, as a caravanners
haven, is a regional centre for the Caravan Club. The Town Centre at Thorney Bay will be dominated by the Caravan Club Headquarters, a mixed-use public building that showcases and celebrates the
Caravan way of life, as well as providing offices, studios and meeting rooms for the Club itself.
1 http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/membership/about-us/who-we-are/the-history-of-the-club
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The initial requirements of the
building given by the client were:
Exhibition Space
TV Studio / Workshop
Offices for magazine
production team, television
team, and caravan club
management and
administration
Function space
Boardroom
Public space
Cinema / Lecture theatre
At an early stage of the design, four
different spaces were identified as
most significant. As previously
mentioned the television studio /
workshop was established as the
heart of the building with visual and
physical links to the rest of the
building.
The exhibition space was conceived
as a simple structure to showcase
hanging caravan parts, visible from
the public square and on entry.
The third space considered was the
ground floor. There was a sense
that all other functions should be
elevated to allow the ground floor
as a continuous extension of the
public square, encouraging access
and informal meeting through it.
Finally, the Club Boardroom at the
top of the building, representing the
grandeur and eccentricity of the
Club.
It was also felt that the building
should help define the public
square, forming a focal point on one
side of it.
Programme & Organisation
An ‘elevated workshop’ and an extension of the public square, the CCHQ
unites the community through celebration of the caravan.
BUILDING DELIVERY | THE PROGRAMME
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BUILDING DELIVERY | THE CLIENT
The Caravan Club is a privately
funded organisation that generates
income from its various products, as
well as from rich ambassadors.
These include the magazine, the
television studio and some
merchandise. It also generates
income through advertising.
However, the main source of
income is membership. Members
pay a yearly membership fee that
gives them access to Caravan Club
Sites, caravan insurance, access to
‘Club Together’ the online
community, technical help and
advice, the monthly caravan club
magazine, regional centre events
and gatherings, and monthly special
offers.
The Caravan Club has also enjoyed
a rise in wealth since the 2020s
when caravanning became
increasingly specialist as a pastime.
The Caravan Club is the only real
caravanning body remaining in
2050, and for this reason has been
able to buy out struggling Caravan
Manufacturers, and struggling
caravan sites, including Canvey
Island, across the country. With the
increasing popularity of
Caravanning as a sustainable and
functional way of life as well as just
a leisure activity, the Caravan Club
is now an important resource that is
in demand.
The new CCHQ at Canvey Island
will be a significant investment for
the Club as a whole as well as for
the Anglia Regional Centre. Canvey
Island is in need of the new Town
Centre to provide relevant services
and infrastructure, but the CCHQ
itself will offer more than this. It will
generate income for the Club with
the new Television Channel and
documentaries that can be filmed
there, and produce income from the
café and hire of the function space.
Moreover the building will increase
the profile of the Club, a global
symbol of Caravanning.
As a large and moneyed commercial organisation, the new Caravan
Club Headquarters will be an investment for the future.
Funding & Revenue
April 2050 The Caravan Club Magazine 37 Main Image (left): Caravan Club Design Awards (2013). Caravan Club Archives
Image (top): Caravan Club Website (2012). http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/
The past Patron of the Caravan Club, Prince Philip, and his wife HRH The Queen had an active role within the Caravanning Community, pictured above visiting Bailey Caravans in 2012.
CLUB REVENUE
The Club generates income
from the television channel
and the magazine, as well as
membership, advertising and
merchandise.
The new CCHQ will provide
facilities to increase these
opportunities.
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BUILDING DELIVERY | THE CLIENT
The Caravan Club is a member’s
club that has grown since its formation in 1907. It has a carefully administrated organisation, fronted by Chairman Grenville Chamberlain, and an Executive Committee that is elected by
members at the Annual Member’s Meetings. The Club’s Patron is Queen Consort Catherine, who took over from her Grandfather-In-Law Prince Philip. The club has other financial backing by moneyed
investors.
The set-up of the club is through regional centres and sub-committees that deal with finance and management, sites, events and marketing, technical support and
membership. There is also a strong sense of community within the club, underlined by the ‘Club Together’, an online community with member forums and online socialising.
There are 10 Regional Centres
throughout the UK. Canvey Island falls into the Anglia Region, which also includes Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The Regional Councils are set up to provide representation for the Caravan Club
at a Local level. The Regional Council is made up of extremely knowledgeable members and usually matters or questions raised can be resolved at a regional level. This means that every member of
the Club can use a Regional Council to access all levels of the Club management structure.
The Hierarchy of the Club is utilised in the organisation of the client group for this project. Due to the
importance of the new building there will need to be representation from the Governance and Executive Committee. There will also need to be local representatives from the
Regional Centre, as well as input
from the various sub-committees, especially the magazine and television production committee. It was also felt that the wider Caravan Club Community should be involved, and most importantly the
local caravanners of Canvey Common.
The Club’s hierarchical organisation allows effective and well-informed
management but also promotes member involvement.
Club Together
1 http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/membership/about-us/how-we-are-run/committees/executive-
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CHAIRMAN
“Caravanning has become a way of
life for The Chamberlain family and
we travel the length and breadth of
Great Britain and Ireland typically
towing around 10,000 miles each
year. As our children have now
grown up, we try to take our four,
soon to be five, grand-children
away with us 3 or 4 times each
year. We have on one occasion
taken all four together at ages 6,7,8
and 9 but by the end of the
weekend, Liz and I needed a
holiday to recover.”1
- Grenville Chamberlain, Chairman
GOVERNANCE / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE /
FINANCERS
MEMBER ELECTED STEERING GROUP
REGIONAL AND SUB-COMMITTEE
REPRESENTATIVES
CANVEY
COMMONERS
TV
PRODUCTION TEAM
MAGAZINE
PRODUCTION
TEAM
SITE MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
EVENTS
TECHNICAL
FINANCE
MEMBERSHIP
ANGLIA
REGIONAL
CENTRE
Main Image: Caravan Club South Essex Centre Carnival (http://www.secc-online.org.uk
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BUILDING DELIVERY | PRE-CONTRACT
The design of the Caravan Club
Headquarters and surrounding
Masterplan for the New Thorney
Bay Town Centre was generated by
way of a two-stage architectural
competition. The client set out an
initial brief outlining the client aims
and aspirations and the programme
and required accommodation within
the project, as well as identifying
the needs and lifestyle already
present on Canvey Common.
Architectural Competitions have
historically spurred creativity,
pushing design, and often sparking
proposals that the client would
never have conceived otherwise. In
this case the Competition was
appropriate because although the
Club had clear ideas about aims for
the project, they had no clear idea
of how the proposal would look.
Also the competition allowed
member involvement, setting up the
importance of the Steering Group
prior to the appointment of an
architect.
However, competitions can also be
high risk for the architects
themselves. Work that goes into
competition is usually unpaid and
even upon winning the competition
there is no guarantee that the
design will be built. There is no
contractual arrangement for
As a special part of the Caravan Design Awards 2050, the design for the
Caravan Club Headquarters was won at competition.
Competition & Appointment
April 2050 The Caravan Club Magazine 41
architects at competition stage. Some
architects feel that the unpaid aspect
devalues the profession as well as
being a drain on the individual practice
resources. There is also a sense that
due to the vast number of entries if
your design does not win it will do little
to raise the profile of the practice.
In this case, however, the benefits of
competition for the client as well as
the opportunity for architects to
exercise their creativity within this
brief, makes it a viable method of
appointment for the project.
After successfully being shortlisted, 5
architects were given the opportunity
to develop their design with input from
the client, creating 5 individual
designs for the client to choose from.
At this stage the work was paid for by
the client.
The winning design was successful
due to the architect’s understanding of
the client brief but also the context of
the project. The design aimed to
create a building that responded to
and celebrated the context of
caravanning and its strong
community, using the analogy of a
caravan as inspiration throughout the
design.
The winning design was also the
strongest in its creation of a social and
functional Town Centre that extended
the language of clusters of caravans,
and the fluctuating community.
DESIGN AWARDS 2050 COMPETITION
The Caravan Design Awards are an annual competition for caravans where manufacturers are invited to submit vehicles for evaluation. In the year 2050,
the event had a special category for the design of the Caravan Club Headquarters and masterplan for new Town Centre at Thorney Bay, Canvey Common.
The event saw a huge number of entries responding to the initial brief by the Club, resulting in a shortlist of 5 designs This shortlist was decided by the Member Elected Steering Group and overseen by the Executive Committee of
the Caravan Club.
Main Image (left): Conceptual collage for Competition. Winning Design.
Main Image (above): Plan of New Town Centre. Winning Design.
2050
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BUILDING DELIVERY | PRE-CONTRACT
The procurement route was
carefully considered in order to
deliver the building on time, cost
effectively and with a good quality
construction. This project had two
very different aspirations which
needed to be considered. Firstly,
the building was conceived as a
product for the people. The strong
sense of community within Canvey
Common and the communal nature
of the Club as a whole meant that it
was important to involve the
members in the design but also
possibly the construction of the
building. However, it is also
important to point out that the
building is a symbol of the grandeur
of the Club itself, and should be a
carefully designed, beautiful piece
of architecture. Caravans, although
sometimes customized by their
owners, are also carefully designed
objects. The Club also does not
have a particularly restrained
budget and so some elements of
the design can have a high
specification.
OPTION 1: MANAGEMENT
PROCUREMENT
The first procurement route that
was considered was for a
Management Procurement where a
Management Contractor defines the
packages of work and manages
them through separate contracts to
design team consultants and sub-
contractors. The initial design by the
Architect could be bought in
principle by the Client and then
passed on to separate Contractors
to build, much like in a Design and
Build Contract. This method was
initially considered because it
allows the design to develop and
change through the course of the
construction. Different parts of the
building can be designed and built
at different stages using architects
as consultants along the way. This
allows the possibility for user
involvement whether through the
design of individual spaces or user-
led construction. An example of this
could be the St Louis City Museum
which has developed and grown
over the years. In this example the
client was the management
contractor, and, as a sculptor by
trade, had enough experience to be
able to keep control of the final
build.
The benefits of this procurement
method are flexibility and user-
involvement, as well as an almost
immediate start to the build work.
The architect also has no real risk
as they just produce separate
packages of work along the way.
The client absorbs all the risk. The
discontinuity means the overall
building would most likely lose
some of its initial design quality, and
the cost could spiral out of control
as it is never fixed throughout the
contract. There are also legal
issues with this procurement
because planning permission would
be difficult to fully define at the
onset, and there would be
significant health and safety,
insurance and administration
issues. Overridingly this ad-hoc
method of procurement would not
produce the grand, refined Caravan
Club Headquarters desired. Also
there are a number of specially
designed spaces within the design
that the client would not have
experience in either designing or
building.
OPTION 2: TRADITIONAL
PROCUREMENT
Therefore the preferred
procurement was for a Traditional
Procurement whereby the
appointed Architect heads the
Design Team and coordinates the
construction contract on behalf of
the Client. The Architect also
appoints their own consultants and
signs off on all drawings, producing
a full package of information before
Tender. This form of Procurement is
most risky for the Architect as they
take responsibility and liability for
any delays or incomplete
information. However with the
Architect in control of the Design
and overseeing the construction
there will be a high quality build.
A degree of flexibility should
however be built into the project
where possible. The design sets out
a framework of key spaces and
supporting structure that will need
to be specially designed and built,
but there are spaces that could be
sub-contracted out or could develop
later in the construction. For
example interior fit-out, areas of
cladding, or the design of office
spaces are all areas that can grow
within the simple framework of the
design.
It therefore falls to the Architect to
work collaboratively with the Client
Groups, both Steering Group or
User Groups, to design a building
that stays true to the architectural
vision but also works for the people
that will populate it. They will also
need to ensure that the consultants
share this ideal. Design and
Construction meetings will therefore
be a key part of the process.
The contractual organisation aims to be as co-operative as possible
whilst also providing a beautifully designed and built object.
Procurement & Contract
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MAIN
CONTRACTOR
MEMBER ELECTED STEERING GROUP
DESIGN
TEAM
Structural Engineer
Services Engineer
Environmental
Consultant
Lighting Design
ARCHITECT Contract
Administrator
USER
GROUPS
SUB-
CONTRACTORS
& SPECIALISTS
(e.g. Steel, TV Studio
fit-out, Glass curtain-
wall etc.)
CONSULTANTS
Planning Consultant
Quantity Surveyor
GOVERNANCE / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CO
NT
RA
CT
ARCHITECTS MANAGEMENT
CONTRACTOR Contract
Administrator
SPECIALIST
CONTRACTOR
e.g. Steelwork
MEMBER ELECTED STEERING GROUP
DESIGNERS
Structural Engineer
Services Engineer
Environmental
Consultant
Lighting Design
USER
GROUPS
CONSULTANTS
Planning Consultant
Quantity Surveyor
GOVERNANCE / EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
SU
B-C
ON
TR
AC
TS
SPECIALIST
CONTRACTOR
e.g. TV Studio fit-
PA
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AG
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OF
WO
RK
USER
GROUPS
USER
GROUPS
INITIAL
ARCHITECT
OPTION 1: MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT
OPTION 2: TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT
Image (above): St Louis City Museum. Google Images.
Image (below): Beautifully crafted Romany Caravan. Google Images.
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BUILDING DELIVERY | POST-CONTRACT
REGULATIONS AND PUBLIC BODIES
After the Appointment of the
Architect and the Contract has been
agreed, there are certain
permissions and regulations that
must be met. The Caravan Club
began discussions with the local
planning authority early in the
project, appointing a Planning
Consultant to advise. The relevant
planning constraints and policies in
the area were set out in the urban
context section as:
National Planning Policy –
Supporting a Prosperous
Rural Economy
Planning Policy for Traveller
Sites – Economically, Socially
and Environmentally
Sustainable Site
Local Planning Policy –
Canvey Town Centre
Regeneration
Local Planning Policy –
Connection and Enhancement
of Canvey Marshes Historic
Natural Landscape
Local Planning Policy – Active
and Healthy Communities
Consent to Construct works
on Common Land – Section
38 Commons Act 2006
The Client also consulted various
local and national bodies for input
about the new development – The
Highways Agency, CABE,
BREEAM, the National Trust, Open
Space Society and Natural
England. This was to ensure a
development that was not
detrimental to the existing
wilderness but that also connected
to the mainland road system.
The development at Canvey
Common was fully supported by
Castlepoint Borough Council as
being a sensitive but functional new
Town Centre essential to the future
of Canvey Common. In principle the
CCHQ was also approved, creating
a centre for community education
and interaction that is fully
accessible by all. The visual impact
of the building was not a
contentious issue as there are
currently no other buildings on the
Common. However as the proposal
is on registered Common Land, the
design had to prove to be for the
‘management, improvement or
protection (or to the negligible
detriment) of the common or
otherwise consistent with its
traditional uses’1, and therefore
would be allowed under section 38
of the Commons Act. A Public
Consultation was also organized by
the Caravan Club to ensure
community approval of the design in
principle. This again was not so
much of an issue because club
members had already been
involved in the design process.
Planning Policy did however stress
the need for a fully serviced Town
Centre, installing water, waste
collection and electricity for the
inhabitants as well as sufficient
parking and compliant road
systems. The utilities for the site
would be off-grid and so no
consultation with public utility
bodies was required, however an
Environmental Consultant was
brought on at an early stage to
oversee this aspect of the project to
ensure a sustainable environmental
system on the site.
PHASING
To simplify the building process the
project was rigorously phased,
considering construction of the
Town Centre as well as the CCHQ
itself. This also allowed for careful
consideration of each element of
the design proposal and the areas
that are high specification, off the
shelf, or user-led. See Phasing
Diagram Opposite.
CONSTRUCTION
The Construction process will begin
with the preparation of the Common
as a whole, installing the
infrastructure and then clearing the
Town Centre site at Thorney Bay.
The 3rd Stage will therefore
comprise the construction of the
Post-Office and the Caravan
Headquarters. As previously
described the CCHQ will be
constructed to a high specification
and only use volunteer labour
sporadically through the project.
The Post-Office however will be
mostly user built as it has been
decided to be much simpler in
construction. Specialist construction
will only be needed at the beginning
for the foundations.
There will need to be organized
administration of tasks on site and a
high level of Health and Safety and
CDM throughout the build. It will be
the Contractors responsibility to
ensure this.
A well-organised and well-managed, multi-faceted project, that is safe
and delivered on budget and on time.
Regulations, & Stages of Work
1 Common Land Guidance Sheet, The Planning Inspectorate. http://
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View of Exhibition Space. Architects Own.
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The structural strategy incorporates the main building and 2 secondary
structures to create a simple yet flexible structure.
The structure is made up of a heavy
5-storey main structure that
supports itself and the 2 secondary
structures of the Exhibition Space
and Boardroom on top. All 3
structures are made up of steel
frames, with the main building and
the Exhibition Space using a simple
5 x 5m grid. This means that the
steels sections can be off-the-shelf
elements, reducing cost. These
structures are also relatively simple
allowing fast and easy construction
of a significant part of the building.
The floors will include secondary
beams to reduce spans to 2.5m
allowing the use of steel decks and
poured concrete to create the floor.
Again, this is a simple and relatively
cheap construction method. The
main structure will use insulated
panels to allow the steel structure to
be exposed creating an industrial
aesthetic. Suspended ceilings will
however be used in some cases to
allow services to be hidden.
The conceptual model of a caravan
was also considered for the
structural strategy of the building.
Caravans are generally timber or
aluminium frames, which are then
clad with plywood, light-weight
plastic, or metals. Caravans are
also streamlined objects
characterised by curvilinear forms
and chamfered edges. This was an
important quality to transfer to the
detailing of the building.
Structural Strategy
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STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | STRUCTURE
Inspired by the module and structure of the caravan, the main structure
of the CCHQ utilises a steel frame.
The main structure of the proposed
CCHQ was initially devised to be a
substantial industrial steel frame,
capable of supporting the heavy
loads of caravans, as well as
creating large open and high
spaces within it. This was also
designed to be reminiscent of
caravan factories and workshops,
the conceptual heart of the building.
The steel structure also meant it
was possible to construct a multi-
level building, enabling the physical
presence of a tall building desired
by the client on site.
The steel frame was set up on a
grid of 5m spans. This was modeled
on the module of the caravan pitch,
which is designed at 5m x 10m,
therefore both conceptually and
physically allowing a caravan to
appropriate any space within the
building. The 5m grid can also
accommodate 10 and 15m spans in
certain areas of the building,
creating large voids and open
rooms. The floors are 5m apart
which further underlines the
module, allowing a caravan to fit on
every floor.
The steel frame gives uniformity to
the building but allows opportunities
for breaking out or interruption
within it. This enabled the creation
of the TV studio/workshop, a 15m
open cube in the centre of the main
structure. The cladding of various
spaces can also move away from
the repetitive grid, creating interest
on the facades and unique spaces
on the interior.
The main 5 storey structure
accommodates the offices, TV
studio/workshop and toilets with the
caravan lift at one side and a
services/circulation core at the
other. The 5th floor of the structure
forms a truss that runs along the top
of the workshop, supporting it and
tying together the parts of the
structure at either side. This truss
accommodates an open function
space with terraces to the south.
The main support is the truss, the
caravan lift at one edge and the
solid core at the other. There is
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extensive bracing of these elements
to create stability. The studio/
workshop can then be a void in the
centre, which can be hung off the
truss and supported on columns
underneath. Offices cantilever into
this void at one side and the
caravan lift allows accessibility into
it from the other. The steel columns
are 400 x 400mm I sections, which
connect via horizontal 300 x 400mm
steal I beams. The beams of the
truss are 600 x 300mm I beams,
which dispel the need for columns
within the space.
The main structure sits on a
basement that accommodates the
cinema/lecture theatre. To allow the
cinema to be an open space
uninterrupted by columns carrying
the load from above, the ground
floor of the building needs to be a
1m thick concrete slab. The
basement then utilizes 10m deep
secant piling. This secant piling, as
well as supporting the building
above, also forms a continuous
watertight wall, crucial in an area
like Canvey Common with a high
water table.
PRECEDENT .
Media TIC, Cloud 9, Barcelona
This 44m x 44m x 37.82m high cube uses a steel
frame, which won last year’s European Award for Steel Structures, that works principally in tension rather than compression, with floors suspended from the double-storey-height truss at the top of the building. This produces a 36 by 40 metre column-free interior for the public ground floor.
The frame is expressed on the facades providing a skeleton for the cladding to respond to or interrupt.
1 Steel Structural Beams in truss (600x300mm)
2 Steel Structural columns (400x300mm)
3 Steel Beams supporting floors (300x300mm)
4 Secondary steel structure in studio void
5 Concrete floor slab (1m thick)
6 Concrete Basement
1
2
3
4
5
6
Main Images: Caravan structure. Google Images.
Precedent Images: MediaTIC by Ruiz Geli (http://www.ruiz-geli.com/)
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | STRUCTURE
Two secondary structures create focal spaces that cantilever off the
main building, the Exhibition Entry Space and the Boardroom.
Supported off the main structure are
two secondary structures – the Ex-
hibition Space at the front and the
Boardroom at the top. The Exhibi-
tion space is an extension of the
main structure, following the same 5
x 5m grid, but with a more transpar-
ent and light aesthetic. The Board-
room is different, imagined as a
caravan on top of the building.
The Exhibition space is a 4 storey
open space, in which parts of cara-
vans can be displayed and sus-
pended. The structure is a frame of
400 x 400mm steel I section col-
umns and 300 x 400mm steel I
beams, connecting with the main
structure. The columns are re-
moved at the corners, making the
frame less focal. A glass curtain
wall then envelopes the outside of
the structure on the 1st to 3rd floors,
appearing as a suspended glass
cube at the front of the building. The
space will have a suspended ceiling
that runs back into the studio void in
the main structure, creating a con-
nection with it, making it seem like a
cantilevered extension of this cen-
tral space. A glass curtain wall will
separate the two spaces.
At ground floor the exhibition space
will run through into the rest of the
building, an extension of the Public
Square. The main entrance will also
be through the Exhibition Space,
drawing people into the building and
drawing their eye up into the void
and through into the workshop/
studio space, the heart of the build-
ing.
The Exhibition Space will have pile
foundations underneath each of the
structural columns, and will only
need a standard 300mm concrete
floor slab at ground floor level. The
structure has no separate floors
within it and so will not be carrying
too much load, but the glass will
need to be reinforced to withstand
wind.
The Boardroom uses a steel frame
that is much more bespoke, and
with smaller spans and columns to
create the curved shape. The
beams support the cantilever which
is anchored by the structure in the
truss below. The Boardroom is be-
spoke, and therefore an expensive
part of the design, but this space
certainly conveys the eccentricity
and grandeur of the Caravan Club
itself.
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PRECEDENTS .
Crystal Unit III, Katsu Fumikubota, Hiroshima.
The curtain wall of glazing over the steel frame
structure creates a light and transparent skin to the building, displaying outside and inside simultaneously. The glass also extends past the frame and with the raised floor and suspended ceiling, the overall aesthetic is that of a suspended glass box.
Fallen Star, Do Ho Suh, San Diego.
This ‘house’ appears to have crashed into the 7th floor of the Jacob’s Hall at the University of San Diego. It is a beautifully crafted sculpture, constructed with a self supporting steel frame structure that connects to the concrete structure of
the existing building. The alien object is cantilevered off the building.
1 2
3
4
5
1 Steel truss as main support
2 Supporting steel columns in main structure
3 Secondary steel frame
4 Suspended ceiling
5 Ground floor slab
1 Steel truss as main support
2 Supporting steel columns in main structure
3 Secondary steel frame with steel bracing
1 2 3
Main Image: Render of Exhibition Space. Architects Own.
Precedent Images: Google Images
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | MATERIALITY
The CCHQ uses the language of caravan materiality, reconfigured
and refined to showcase the design beauty and variety of the
caravan.
Materiality Strategy
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Caravans are made from a variety
of materials and components,
usually chosen for functionality and
cost-effectiveness, for example
corrugated metal, shaped
aluminium or plywood. However,
sometimes the chosen materiality is
an example of the creativity and
design quality of caravanners, and
expresses the eccentricity of living
in small spaces. The CCHQ aims to
use this concept, balancing
functional building materials with
cosy or eccentric caravan interiors.
The design has 4 distinctive types
of space created within the overall
structure. These include:
1. The Exhibition Entry Space
2. The Public Areas including the
function space, ground floor,
and circulation spaces.
3. The Private Offices and
Boardroom.
4. The TV Studio / Workshop in
the heart of the building.
These spaces have different
requirements and performances
which impact on the style of interior
materiality, but also the choice of
exterior materials. It was felt
important to express the different
types of space on the facade,
underlining the concept of the
building as a showcase of the
community.
The 4 different spaces are shown in
detail in the following spaces, but
the basic concept was for a
transparent exhibition space, open,
warehouse-like public areas,
enclosed, curvilinear and homely
caravan-like office and boardroom,
and a functional but visually
permeable TV studio.
Main Image: Conceptual Collage of caravan materiality
Precedent Images: Caravans, various. Google Images.
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | MATERIALITY
A transparent glass box at the front of the building is created by a
glazed curtain wall to showcase caravan parts and the studio
within.
The Exhibition Space steel frame
structure is clad with a glazed
curtain wall system over the top
15m with corrugated metal forming
a plinth below.
The glazed curtain wall is
constructed outside the steel frame,
with a 200mm gap between the two.
The curtain wall is made up of
2480mm square double glazed,
coated, low-emissivity glass panels,
for example Pilkington K Glass™,
with a neutral colour. This is framed
using 60mm aluminium transoms
and mullions fixed back to the main
structure, to create a simple gridded
effect over the facade. At the
bottom there is a further 1140mm
panel that extends over the
corrugated metal below (see detail).
The use of low-emmisivity glass will
allow:
Significantly improved thermal
insulation compared to
conventional double glazing;
Substantially reduced
condensation;
High light transmission, reducing
the need for lighting the building;
Neutral colour in transmission
and reflection;
Highly durable on-line coated
glass easy to handle and
process, providing low cost
solution with high visual impact1
The corrugated metal panels are
set inside of the steel structural
frame, exaggerating the
appearance of the glazed overhang.
The panels will be pre-fabricated,
insulated panels with a galvanised,
corrugated steel finish. These will
be the same specification as shown
on pg. 60-61.
The overhang also allows the
incorporation of air vents around the
perimeter of the glazed space,
allowing natural ventilation through
the space.
Exhibition Space
1 Pilkington K-Glass Literature. 2012.
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Detail of junction between glazing panels
and corrugated metal cladding. 1:20.
Axonometric view of glazing
panel system. NTS.
1
3
6
4
5
5
7
8
2
1 Glazing panels. Neutral coloured, coated, low-
emissivity double glazed panel.
2 Aluminium transoms and mullions
3 Aluminium transom connected to Steel box section
4 Aluminium capping
5 Air vents in metal panels
6 Steel frame
7 Pre-fabricated, insulated corrugated metal panel
with galvanised steel finish to exterior and interior.
8 Air vent behind glazing
9 Aluminium capping
9
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | MATERIALITY
Separated by a glazed curtain wall and overlooked by offices and
viewing platforms, the TV studio represents the heart of the building.
The TV studio inhabits the void
created in the centre of the main
structure, appearing as an
extension of the ‘glass box’
Exhibition Space.
It is separated from the Exhibition
space by a glazed curtain wall that
is set back inside the main
structure, and beneath the
suspended ceiling that runs through
from the Exhibition Space. This
allows the studio to be visible from
the entrance, and outside. The
glazed panels are made up of
double glazed acoustic glass in a
grid framed with aluminium
transoms and mullions. This mimics
the configuration of the Exhibition
Space glazing.
The studio is a functional space that
can be transformed by lighting and
the creation of different sets, in
order to film caravans and the like
for the Caravan Club TV channel
and mini films. Therefore the interior
materiality is dominated by the steel
structural frame, which can also
support the lighting rig and
cameras.
The external facade to the studio
constitutes the outdoor cinema
screen. It will be made from, and
finished with concrete and fixed
back to the main frame. This will
allow a smooth, reflective surface to
project on to.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Precedent Images: Sky Studios, O2 Centre Greenwich. Architects Own.
PRECEDENT
Sky Studio, O2 Centre, North Greenwich.
A promotion centre for Sky TV, this structure inside
the O2 centre is an example of a viewable studio space, where the glazed curtain walls allow visibility without compromising acoustics.
Detail Axonometric of glazed curtain wall to
TV studio. 1:50.
1 Steel deck and concrete floor
construction to Function room floor
above
2 Steel I-Beams for truss
3 Suspended ceiling: Steel I-beam frame,
insulated panels and ceiling finish.
4 Void for services and ventilation
5 Aluminium capping
6 2400 x 2400mm acoustic double glazed
panels, and acoustic smart glass
panels.
7 Aluminium mullions and transoms
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | MATERIALITY
Characterised by the exposed steel frame, the public areas are open,
industrial spaces, clad in corrugated metal and glazed panels.
Public Areas & Function Room
The public ground floor, the
circulation spaces and the function
room on the fourth floor all follow a
similar language of an industrial
warehouse. The steel frame is
exposed on the interior of the
building, expressing the 5x5m grid
utilised throughout the building.
These steel elements will be
galvanised steel that is then painted
with a fire-resistant finish.
Part of the ground floor will have a
suspended ceiling, below the TV
studio, but the other side will have
exposed beams on the ceiling.
Therefore the connections between
steel columns and beams will need
to be carefully considered.
The external fabric of these areas
will be a pre-fabricated insulated
corrugated metal cladding system,
matching the ground floor of the
exhibition space. However in these
areas the cladding will be used
outside of the steel frame, with
doors and windows punctured
within it to allow access to terraces
to the function room. This is
reminiscent of the metal clad static
caravans that once dominated
Canvey Island.
The metal cladding system will
provide well-insulated spaces,
whilst maintaining the caravan
aesthetic of galvanised steel
corrugated panels on both interior
and exterior.
In some areas glazing panels will
be used between the steel frame. In
this case the 5x5m space is split
into 9 equal square double glazed
panels with some openable
elements and vents. This allows
light, well ventilated public spaces.
Section through
corrugated metal panel.
NTS.
Detail above from Cladco Profiles (http://www.cladco.co.uk/). Trissomet 333 Insulated Panels.
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Detail Axonometrics of Terraces to either side of
Function Room. 1:50
1 Steel I-beams 600 x 400mm
2 Steel box section
3 Aluminium flashing
4 Corrugated galvanised steel finish, insulated
cladding panels.
5 Steel door frame
6 Floor finish
7 Steel deck with poured concrete floor
8 Insulated ceiling panel
9 Openable window with
aluminium frame
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | MATERIALITY
The open plan industrial spaces of the main building are interrupted
by smaller individual spaces reminiscent of the interior of a caravan.
The office spaces on the first,
second and third floors take up two
bays of the structural grid each.
This gives them a basic geometry
reminiscent of a rectangular
caravan.
The interior of the offices is made
more human in scale with a lower
ceiling height achieved through a
suspended ceiling. The steel frame
is covered on the interior with this
plywood curved ceiling that runs
into the wall on the eastern wall. On
the northern facade the office space
pushes out of the grid, creating
curvilinear shapes on the exterior of
the building. This also allows small
balconies between the ’stack of
caravans’.
The curvilinear facade utilises a pre
-fabricated, shaped and insulated
cladding system that is fixed back
to the steel frame, and supported
with a secondary frame of steel box
sections.
The inside of this wall is finished
with plasterboard and painted white.
The exterior of the facade panels
are finished with white painted
aluminium. The panels also have
efficient insulating qualities to
create comfortable spaces within.
Windows and doors punctuate the
cladding with silver aluminium
frames and cappings to create
contrast with the cladding panels.
Offices & Boardroom
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5 6
7 8
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Detail Axonometric showing the internal and external
fabric of the office spaces, steel frame, and window detail
beneath. 1:100.
1 Steel I-Beam 600 x 400
2 Steel columns 400 x 400
3 Steel C section
4 Steel deck with poured concrete floor
5 Suspended ceiling:
Timber batons, plywood cladding
6 Steel I-Beam 400 300
7 Steel box sections
8 Interior wall finish
9 Openable aluminium framed windows
10 White painted aluminium finish
prefabricated, shaped and
insulated cladding system
11 Steel framed window panel
12 Air vent
13 Double glazed panel
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View of Function Room. Architects Own.
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The CCHQ is a progression of interconnected spaces that draw
people through the building and around the central, theatre-like TV
studio.
Overall Strategy
The overall strategy for the
performance of the CCHQ was
for a comfortable but low energy
building. Therefore spaces
needed to be planned to utilize
natural qualities such as light,
ventilation and heating for
passive design.
This strategy also extended into
the planning of the spaces in
relation to each other. It was
essential to produce a layout that
would allow efficient flows of
energy, ventilation and light
throughout the building, whilst
also allowing privacy and
separation.
However similar to the luxuries of
a caravan in the wilderness, the
building is also an extroverted
consumer of energy in the
inclusion of a TV studio, cinema
screens and feature lighting.
The performance stategy of the
building was to maintain this idea
of luxury and comfort whilst fitting
into a sustainable, off-grid
environmental system.
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Luxuries of a caravan in the wilderness.
BUILDING PERFORMANCE | PERFORMANCE
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SELF-SUFFICIENCY
The whole community needs to be
self sufficient, producing its own
energy in order to run the building,
but also operating off grid in terms
of waste disposal and water
sourcing .
Energy produced through use of
Tidal Power, Piezoelectric roads
and Bio-digestor.
Rainwater stored and utilised on
site, along with groundwater
sourcing.
Water and energy reuse.
LOW ENERGY / PASSIVE DESIGN
In order to make this more possible
the building must be energy efficient
and be designed in harmony with its
natural environment for heating,
cooling and lighting.
South Facade
Minimal glazing
TV studio and toilets on south
side.
Sun terrace at fourth floor allows
shading to function room behind.
North and East Facing Facades
Extensive glazing for natural
lighting and ventilation.
Shading from main building
reduces overheating.
Caravan-like openable windows
throughout for natural
ventilation.
Natural ventilation through
service voids.
The CCHQ is part of a wider sustainable environmental system
throughout Canvey Common.
Environmental Strategy
BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
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Power supply
Water supply
Reuse of energy and water.
Reuse of grey water from the cafe and
workshop for toilet flushing.
Reuse of excess heat and energy from TV
studio through rest of building.
Sun-path.
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
The zoned approach to design, alongside a well-insulated external
fabric, allows for efficient and localised heating systems.
Heating & Zoning Strategy
The building will use energy
efficient heating systems, powered
by the electricity that is generated
on site.
There will be separate heating
systems for separate spaces: the
TV studio, the public areas, the
offices, the boardroom, and the
basement cinema. This is aimed at
minimising the use of heating, only
having the system active where
necessary at any one time. For
example the Boardroom may be
largely vacant, or the TV studio may
maintain a comfortable temperature
without the need for heating when it
is in use.
The building will be well-insulated,
minimising heat loss throughout,
particularly with the excessive
glazing to some areas. Thermal
mass panels will also be utilised on
the interior of office spaces and the
boardroom to passively heat the
space as much as possible.
Similarly the basement with its
envelope of concrete can also
utilise thermal mass.
The TV studio can also be used to
heat the spaces around it, utilising
the excess energy created by
lighting and camera equipment.
Unheated service void
Circulation void
Localised heating
system in each office
and the Boardroom. Well
insulated, thermal mass
panels retain heat and
release it for passive
heating and cooling.
Unheated caravan lift void
Main heating system to
include ground floor,
function room and public
circulation and viewing
spaces between. Well
insulated cladding panels
and double glazing for heat
retention. Use of heating to
be minimised as much as
possible to reduce energy
consumption.
Separate heating system in
basement. Thermal mass of
surrounding concrete allows
infrequent use.
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3
Exhibition Space is
part of energy efficient
main heating system.
Extensive glazing will
be double glazed to
prevent heat loss in the
winter.
The TV studio will
produce excess heat
from the lighting and
camera equipment. This
makes it a hot space in
the centre of the building.
This excess heat can
then be utilised to heat
the surrounding spaces.
The thick structural
concrete floor at ground
level will retain a lot of heat
alongside the basement
walls. This thermal mass
will release heat into the
surrounding spaces.
Detail of thermal mass panels to
exterior of the office spaces. 1:50.
1 Energain® thermal mass panel:
Aluminium –laminated with a core of
copolymer and a paraffin wax 'phase
change' material.
2 Insulated cavity behind.
3 White-painted aluminium exterior
cladding panels.
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
Naturally ventilating the building reduces energy consumption, and
emulates a caravan in the wilderness.
Ventilation & Cooling Strategy
The building is naturally ventilated
throughout, reducing the energy
consumption of the building.
In the main, spaces have openable,
caravan-like windows, for example
in the offices, boardroom, function
space and public ground floor.
The service and circulation core
and the caravan lift at either side of
the building, act as voids for
ventilation, particularly for the
basement cinema.
The Exhibition Space acts as an
atrium at the front of the building.
Air is drawn in through vents
installed between the corrugated
metal panels and the glazed curtain
wall. Vents in the roof of the
Exhibition space allow a flow of air
through, passively ventilating the
building through stack effect.
The TV studio produces excess
heat which can be expelled into the
void above the suspended ceiling,
and out through the vents in the
exhibition space. Similarly cool air is
brought in via vents underneath the
screen into the void below the
studio. In this way the television
studio can be naturally ventilated
without compromising sound
proofing.
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Detail of ventilation at the
bottom of the Exhibition Space.
NTS.
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
Like the luxury of a caravan in the wilderness, the building is
excessive with its TV studio, extrovert lighting and cinemas.
Lighting & Energy Use
As previously mentioned the
building utilises natural and passive
systems to create a low-energy
building. This is extended into the
lighting strategy, utilising natural
lighting in the public spaces, offices
and function room whenever
possible.
However, due to the natural
conditions of the UK, artificial
lighting will also need to be installed
to allow for short days in the winter,
or bad weather all year round. The
lights will be zoned to ensure only
necessary use.
Similarly artificial lighting is used for
dramatic effect in some spaces.
The suspended ceiling running
through the TV studio and exhibition
space will have numerous rows of
lights to light up the building at
night. The function room will also
often be used in the evening,
making effective lighting important.
The TV studio will be the main
consumer of energy within the
building, in order to run the cameras
and equipment, as well as properly
lighting the set. The natural lighting
achieved by the glass curtain wall to
the exhibition space will need to be
covered when necessary, so as not
to create unwanted shadows on the
set. Similarly the two cinema
screens in the basement and on the
exterior of the studio will use
energy. The caravan lift and the
passenger lift are also consumers
of energy.
All electrical systems will utilise
energy efficient components, but it
is assumed that the electricity
generated on site by the bio-
digestor, the tidal power and piezo-
electric roads will be more than
enough to maintain the building.
Service void
Suspended ceilings in
offices, ground floor and
TV studio allows efficient
but hidden service
distribution.
Minimal energy use achieved with
natural lighting as much as possible
and efficient electrical items.
Two plant rooms at either
side of the basement
under each core allows
efficient distribution of
services and energy
High energy usage with
artificial lighting lots of
electrical items. Lights
and electrics as efficient
as possible using energy
created on site.
Some artificial lighting for night
or winter use of spaces.
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Image (below): Lighting in Function Space. Architects Own.
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
The TV studio, a publicly viewed ‘performance’ area, should be
protected from sound pollution and perform acoustically inside.
Acoustic Performance
The TV studio appears as a
suspended box inside the fabric of
the building through the use of a
suspended ceiling to itself and the
ground floor below. The cinema
screen on its exterior wall is also
pushed out from the facade,
allowing a continuous void around
the TV studio space. This void can
be utilised as a sound barrier zone
where an acoustic panel lining
absorbs any sound that escapes
the TV studio itself and similarly
absorbs any caravan or car sounds
from the parking area outside. The
use of natural ventilation in the
studio would usually compromise
the sound-proofing, but this sound
barrier acts as buffer, absorbing
sound whilst still allowing air to pass
through.
The glazed curtain wall separating
the studio from the exhibition space
is constructed with double glazed
panels of acoustic laminated glass.
This allows visual connection with
the public space without
compromising the sound quality.
The interior of the TV studio also
utilises acoustic panels in order to
create an effective acoustic
performance of the space within,
dampening the echos that would
otherwise characterise the large 3
storey space.
Acoustic laminate
glass to curtain
wall to exhibition
space
Acoustic panels
surrounding the TV studio
to avoid noise pollution into
the space, and to create a
functional acoustic
performance inside the
studio
Acoustic panels to
create effective
acoustic
performance inside
studio
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Detail Axonometric of floor and wall of TV
studio 1:20.
1 Steel frame construction
2 Acoustic wall to TV studio:
Acoustic wall panels, plywood, air gap
with staggered timber batons, insulation,
steel box section frame, wall finish to
circulation areas.
3 Air vent in floor for natural ventilation
4 Electric point. Cables hidden in
suspended ceiling below.
5 Steel deck with poured concrete floor.
Insulation between steel beams below.
6 Suspended ceiling to ground floor
below:
Steel C-sections with ceiling ties, Steel
box section frame, acoustic panels to
absorb sound from areas below TV
studio and external noise from vents at
rear, plywood ceiling finish.
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PRECEDENTS
Sky Studios, ARUP Assosciates. (2012).
The first naturally ventilated studio
space, that uses a channel in the ground
floor slab and chimneys along the façade
to ventilate the space through the stack
effect, whilst still maintaining a sound-
proof TV studio.
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BUILDING PERFORMANCE | SYSTEMS
Two separate cores allow safe escape in the event of fire, as well as
efficient circulation day-to-day.
Circulation & Fire Strategy
CIRCULATION SPACES
The main circulation core comprises
a stairwell, a passenger lift and the
services void. It is an extension of
the public areas. The core also
extends on to the roof to allow
access to the Boardroom.
The caravan lift is a hydraulic lift
system, that allows movement of a
floor plate strong enough to support
a caravan.
FIRE
The building should employ Passive
Fire Protection where possible,
protecting, preventing and
containing fire if it occurs in the
building.
To protect the building from fire, the
main structural steel frame is fire
treated, protecting it from the high
temperatures generated during a
fire. The concrete floor slabs also
withstand fire.
The main at risk area is the TV
studio, with its extensive electrical
use. Therefore a sprinkler system
could be installed. The walls
separating it from the main building
should be fireproof where possible,
in order to contain a fire if it occurs.
All spaces have compliant fire
escape routes with appropriate
distances from the main circulation
core. The fourth and fifth floor also
utilise a secondary fire escape stair
in the caravan lift shaft. The
basement can also use this escape
route.
Main circulation stair
acts as means of
escape for offices, and
primary escape for
studio, function room
and boardroom Fire escape stair to rear
of caravan lift shaft with
access doors in function
room and tv studio as
well as access on roof for
Boardroom.
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PRECEDENTS
Hydraulic lift jack used in industry and
construction.
Car lift used in residential projects or car
showrooms.
Typical Floor Plan with fire escape
routes. NTS.
1 Exhibition Space void—escape via
main entrance at ground floor
2 Caravan Lift Shaft with fire escape
stair to rear of building.
3 TV studio with main escape to
circulation and viewing. Secondary
escape route via door in infinity wall.
5 Office space with fire escape to
main circulation core.
6 Toilets with escape to main
circulation core.
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View of Outdoor Cinema. Architects Own.
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A scale version of the complete set of technical
drawings for the CCHQ are available on special
request from the Caravan Club. The drawings
include:
01 Context Plan 1:1250 @ A1
02 Site Plan 1:500 @ A3
03 Site Sections 1:500 @ A3
04 Basement Plan 1:200 @ A3
05 Ground Floor Plan 1:200 @ A3
06 First and Second Floor Plans 1:200 @ A3
07 Third and Fourth Floor Plan 1:200 @ A3
08 Fifth Floor Plan 1:200 @ A3
09 Section A-A 1:200 @ A3
10 Section B-B 1:200 @ A3
Full details available at www.caravanclub.co.uk.
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To the West of Thorney Bay beach
was the larger of the island’s two
caravan parks. It was roughly half
permanent residences and half
holiday lets with 2 or 3 bedrooms.
There were between 800 and 900
homes in the park. In the summer
the park was frequented by people
attracted to Canvey for the
beaches, however in the winter it
was left largely deserted, bleak and
uninviting.
The caravans were mostly identical
and in rigid organization, with each
static caravan parked barely 5m
from the next. The park had cheap
accommodation and quickly got a
reputation for asylum seekers or
people on probation or bail.
However there were some
charming characteristics to the
park. On the eastern side the
caravans were more loosely
organized, creating clusters and
individual caravans at jaunty
angles. These caravans were also
individual styles and often
customized.
There was also a strong sense of
community within the park, with
people in and out of each-others
dwellings, sharing facilities and
spaces.
The caravan park was next to the
beach at Thorney Bay, however
there was little connection between
the two areas due to the high sea
wall defences.
Today, Thorney Bay provides the
ideal location for the Town Centre.
It is roughly in the centre of the
southern coastline, providing good
access to the Eastern Marshes and
Western Wilderness. It’s coastline
location provides good visibility from
the estuary, and the ability for a
connection to the sea, whilst also
being protected by the shelter of the
bay.
Once likened to ‘a gigantic council estate’, Thorney Bay Caravan Park
epitomized the character of Canvey Island.
The Origins of Thorney Bay
APPENDICES | HISTORY
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Caravan Community
The origin of the word caravan was
in trade and transportation of goods
in Persia – from the word ‘karwan’,
meaning ‘company of
merchants’ (The Telegraph 2012).
There was an idea that travelling in
groups would provide more
protection from thieves, and so the
animal-drawn caravan was born.
However the idea of a travelling
existence had been around for
centuries with the Romany Gypsies
travelling the empire.
In 18th-19th century USA, ‘Wagon
Trails’ were used to transport
goods and communities across the
country. There was threat from the
native inhabitants and so people
used caravans drawn by horses in
long processions. At night the
wagons were parked in a circle to
try to protect the travellers –
however not always successful.
The use of a caravan for leisure
was first invented in 1885 by Dr W
Gordon Stables, whose horse
drawn caravan allowed people to
temporarily live like a gypsy. The
idea was stalled by the first and
second world wars however when
manufacture went solely on war
work.
After the second world war the new
methods of manufacture meant
new opportunities for cheap mass
production of caravans. This,
alongside the demand for cheap
holidaying options with an increase
in leisure time after the war, and
progression in art and design saw a
boom in the caravan industry in the
UK.
Rather than just the traditional
wooden frame and plywood skin,
caravans benefitted from new
materials in the 70s and 80s,
utilising lightweight plastics and
metals for caravan construction.
Campervans and motorhomes also
grew in popularity, particularly the
cult VW campervan.
A historic pastime with its roots in trade, creativity, tourism and the
appeal of a ‘home from home’.
APPENDICES | COMMUNITY
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The idea of a caravan has also
been explored by many artists and
designers, pushing the idea of
customisation of the simple object
to create all kinds of weird and
wonderful caravans. These are
often for commercial uses such as
shops or cafes, but also for art
projects and designer campsites.
These types of projects use all
sorts of different materials to
construct the small spaces.
CARAVAN PARKS
Black Beck Caravan Park, Cumbria.
A caravan park inhabiting the forest,
where units follow a more organic layout
along winding routes through the trees.
Pettycur Caravan Park, Fife.
A caravan park along the coastline with
lines of caravans in the hillside with
beautiful views into the bay.
Main Image: Collage of Caravans. Architects Own.
Precedent Images: Google Images.
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THE CANVEY COMMON CARAVAN
Caravans have maximum sizes in
order to be legally towed on UK
roads. This is to ensure safety for
the caravanner but also for other
road users. In this case we are only
considering the towable caravan
and not static caravans.
For a caravan that can be towed on
UK roads by a normal sized car
(3500kg or less):
2300mm width x 7000mm length
height is 3000mm as an accepted
guideline
Larger vehicles on UK roads can
tow a maximum of:
2550mm x 12000mm
Another important thing to consider
is the size of a caravan pitch that is
generally accepted in caravan
parks. This is both for health and
safety but also the caravan
equivalent of a Space Standard.
As a general caravan club guideline
each caravan pitch is a minimum of
9m long to accommodate the
caravan and a car. The width
varies.
Caravans should be set apart for
fire safety, however this is not
always the case in commercial
caravan parks. The accepted
guideline is 6m apart.
However it should be noted that on
Canvey Common people can
choose where they pitch and so
although size has been considered
in the planning it is up to the users
to ultimately decide.
A structure ‘adapted for people to live in which is capable of being
moved from one place to another’.—The Caravan Act 1960.
Defining Requirements
APPENDICES | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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NEW ROADS
The Main Road, Thorney Bay Road,
Refinery Circle Rd and Coastal Road
need to comply with Highway
Guidelines. Although Thorney Bay
Road and Refinery Circle Road is
partly existing, the other roads are
new.
These would be Type 3A ‘Local
Distributor Roads’ which serve over
400 dwellings and connect to larger
highways on the mainland. These
roads must be 6750mm wide and
have safe footpaths either side.
The other roads are proposed to be
Footpaths and Dirt Tracks into
wilderness. For this reason they relate
most closely to Type 5 Minor Access
Roads. These serve Mews Courts,
Housing Squares and Driveways,
which on Canvey Common describe
the clusters of residential caravans
around the island. These roads only
need to be between 2300mm and
4500mm wide and do not need to
have separate pathways but can be
shared surface.
PRECEDENT
Broadway Caravan Club SIte
Precedent Images: Google Images.
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Planning Policy:
Thames Gateway South Essex
Green Grid Strategy. April 2005
Castlepoint Borough Council Local
Plan. 2014.
Caravan Site Application Form ,
Section 6. 2014. https://
www.gov.uk/apply-for-a-licence/
caravan-and-camping-site-licence/
castle-point/apply-1
Common Land Guidance Sheet,
The Planning Inspectorate. http://
www.planningportal.gov.uk/
planning/countryside/commonland/
guidance
Precedent Information:
www.burningman.com
National Geographic. Cary
Wolinsky. 2001. (http://
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
ngm/0101/feature6/
www.ruiz-geli.com
Government Definition of Common
Land. https://www.gov.uk/common-
land-village-greens
http://artkidhannah.wordpress.com/
tag/craft-victoria/
www.arupassociates.com
Caravan Club Information:
Caravan Club Website.
www.caravanclub.co.uk
Caravan Club Magazines.
November 2011 to August 2011.
South Essex Caravan Club
Website. www.secc-online.co.uk.
Architectural Practice:
Lupton, Sarah, ‘Architects’ contracts with clients’ in Ninth Edition Architect’s Legal Handbook The Law for Architects ed. Anthony Speaight QC. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2010.
Brown, Graham, ‘Legal
Organisation of Architects’ Offices’
in Ninth Edition Architect’s Legal
Handbook The Law for Architects
ed. Anthony Speaight QC, . Oxford:
Architectural Press, 2010.
Structure and Materials:
Cladco Profiles (http://
www.cladco.co.uk/). Trissomet 333
Insulated Panels.
Pilkington K-Glass and Optiphon
Literature. 2012.
Dupont. Energain® Installation
Guide UK. 2012.
April 2050 The Caravan Club Magazine 91 Image: Thorney Bay Caravan Park, Canvey Island. 2014. Architects Own.
Canvey Carnival 2050
Prepare Your Caravan NOW!
The Event of the Year
CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EVENT TIMETABLES ON:
01268 510011 Remember to have your Caravan Club Membership details when you call.
Canvey Carnival sees the best and most bizarre of
our Caravans take to the roads of Canvey Common
in a celebration parade of all things Caravan Club.
We invite you to join us this July on Canvey Com-
mon, to enter your caravan into this years competi-
tions to win a place on the parade, or simply to
come and join in the fun of watching and celebrat-
ing with other Club Members.
The Carnival runs from Saturday 12th July to Sun-
day 13th July with markets, games, live music and
other events as well as the famous Canvey Carni-
val Parade.
We look forward to seeing you this year!