ISG Jackson Successfully Hands Over Sustainable Lodge Building to the Scouts

corporate events. Simon Carter, assistant director of

ISG Jackson Special Projects has successfully completed a £1 million project for the Scout Association to build a highly sustainable accommodation lodge within the grounds of Gilwell Park in Chingford. Peter Harrison Lodge is the latest addition to expanding facilities at the spiritual home of the scouting movement and provides high quality accommodation for visitors to the 108 acre parkland estate. Designed to complement its natural surroundings, the new lodge

is located within a wooded area of the estate and constructed from a sustainable timber frame, incorporating large areas of glazing to enhance the volume of natural light entering the building. The use of high performance insulation materials and efficient mechanical and electrical services will minimise the impact of the new building within its environment and help reduce overall running costs. Providing overnight accommodation for guests within

15 individual rooms, Peter Harrison Lodge also boasts drying rooms, showers, catering amenities and a large open plan activity space. Visitors staying in the new facilities will be able to take advantage of the Association’s drive to encourage more young people to take part in adventure based activities including, climbing, zorbing, high ropes and a 3G swing. The estate also offers conference facilities and is an outdoor activities centre hosting team building and other

the Scout Association, explained, “This new building further expands our capacity to deliver adventure based activities to young people. Having such a well designed and functional accommodation block means that Scouts and their Leaders can relax in comfort after a hard days climbing, canoeing, orienteering, grass sledging and zorbing.” Stuart Talbot, divisional director for ISG Jackson Special Projects, commented, “For the Scout Association, Peter Harrison Lodge not only represents a major investment in its facilities at Gilwell Park, but is also a reflection of the organisation itself, its goals and aspirations. Environmental awareness lies at the heart of the movement and the new facility incorporates some of the very latest thinking in sustainable design, within a building that sits sensitively within its immediate surroundings.”

Archial Appointed to Deliver £3.8 Million Liverpool Innovation Park New Entrance Building and Office

Archial Architects, one of the

UK’s leading architectural practices, has been appointed to deliver a £3.8 million new entrance building and office accommodation at Liverpool Innovation Park for Space North West, part of a joint venture PPP involving the North West Regional Development Agency. Rocco Piliero, Director at Archial’s Manchester office, said, “We are delighted to secure this instruction for the detailed design and construction stages of what will be the new entrance building to the recently expanded Liverpool Innovation Park.” The design project involves the

refurbishment and part new-build conversion of an existing office head quarters which will see Archial insert a new rotunda heart to the existing building to form the new entrance facility. The new works comprises of reception facilities with meeting

spaces, a café/bistro refreshments area, refurbished office accommodation and two new car parks totalling 271 spaces. 1800 m2

of the existing HQ building

will be modified and refurbished to create the new open plan office accommodation; part of which is to be occupied by Space Northwest. Work is scheduled to start on site

May 2010 and to be completed by November 2010. Liverpool Innovation Park focuses

on developing knowledge and business networks between innovative organisations within the city region and beyond for the benefit of its occupiers. Regulated by a gateway policy on user types, Liverpool Innovation Park provides a dynamic and flexible working environment for businesses in the science, information, communications and knowledge-based sectors. A world-class architectural

business that delivers intelligent solutions to public and private sector clients, the Archial Group PLC operates from 20 locations in three core businesses forming the key architectural business units:

Archial Architects in the UK; Alsop Architects operating globally and Sparch in Asia. The Group delivers projects throughout the UK, Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe and the North Americas.

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