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changed, the client and design team are all pleased with the replacement from Hunter Douglas. The system is comprised of cassettes of slats made of a West
African wood, Ayous, which hang on wood dowels. Mr Godwin adds: “The idea was to add warmth and a
feeling of informality, which works well with the curved plasterboard.” Rigitone plasterboard featuring holes from British Gypsum
is also used to create a distinct impact with lights from XAL and sound baffles from Ecophon. “The lighting in the space is a lot less formal with bigger
shades,” adds Mr Godwin, who is based in Bromley. His team at Pellings also includes Donna Staples and Paul Kelly from another of the practice’s office in Barnet. Pellings has also provided contract administration services,
while the project team has sought to source environmentally sustainable solutions for the materials wherever possible. The stained Ayous used for the ceiling slats is sourced
sustainably, while the blue carpet is manufactured from recycled fishing nets supplied from Interface’s Urban Retreat range. Mr Godwin explains: “Most of the materials we have
chosen are about transparency. It’s a reasonably new product and very good for what we are trying to do in the central core. We want to define the different zones but we want a softer transition between the spaces.” A bright colour scheme has been employed the changes
between each floor. On the ninth floor, yellow, blue, green and turquoise are used. Move down a floor and one colour is replaced. That will continue as work moves down to the third and final floor included in the work. The design was also careful to integrate access
requirements. Mr Godwin adds: “We’ve future proofed it wherever possible as once you take out this plasterboard you have to take out large sections and we wanted to avoid unattractive access hatches. We’ve also tried to keep it as clean as possible.”
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This means that access to air conditioning units, or the need
to add extra cabling in the mechanical & electrical work can be done without major upheaval. As part of the project, research was undertaken into
temperature variations and there was found to be a difference of four degrees in different parts of the same floor. “A lot of that was to do with solar gain,” adds Mr Mulvany. A DALI lighting management system has been used to
provide a balance between natural light, whilst external works will also see work to the exterior, including the replacement of some glazing panels. Mr Mulvany adds: “There was film on the glass but it was
breaking down and the sun’s rays were bouncing around and that wasn’t keeping out the solar gain. A later part of the scheme will be to redo the mastic and reapply the film.” The building has 11 floors each of around 950m2
in size.
The eleventh, which is not accessible by lift, includes the plant room. A tenth floor was refurbished in-house under the super- vision or Mr Mulvany, who explains: “Floor 10 was done as a trial. People liked that but we want to go from eight out of 10 to 10 out of 10.” With the council now a commercial landlord and not just
the owner of a building, a 10 out of 10 rating will be needed to justify the rent but Pellings and the construction team in Enfield look on course to be achieving that already.
Project: Enfield Civic Centre Location: Enfield, north London Cost: £8.2 million Client: Enfield Town Council Architect: Pellings Quantity surveyor: Stace Mechanical & electrical consultant: TB&A Contractor: ITC
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