Engineering Stores

Reaseheath College, Nantwich, Cheshire

Sector: Education & Industry

View of the Engineering Stores.

Background
The Engineering academy was part of the Phase 2 campus redevelopment. Planning Approval was granted in Spring 2007 for New Engineering Stores.

Work commenced on site in early 2008, superstructure was completed for September 2008 with final fitting out of Engineering fixtures in October 2008.

Ethos
The new building was designed to break up the long low Engineering façade, with different coloured cladding providing textural relief and the appearance of several separate buildings.

The Building is one of the first Students and Visitors see when they enter the remodelled campus; located fronting the main Student and Visitor’s Car Park and was an important feature in the campus’ redevelopment plans.

Facilities
The building contains a side entrance door leading to a Reception area with large counter.

The new building provides a central location to store engineering parts for departments across the campus on the ground floor. Students from across the campus visit the stores to order and collect parts. The upper floor provdes a central location for facilities supplies such as toilet rolls, towels and other housekeeping supplies for campus wide use.

The building provides a Teaching Classroom, small Office and Toilets, with an Engineering Workshop and two Vehicle Repair bays set out to mimic what would be found in a typical vehicle repair workshop. 
 
As well as providing state of the art training facilities for School leavers, the building provides an ideal facility for those in Industry wanting to develop new Engineering Skills and Techniques.



Status: Completed Sept 2008, Fit Out and open Oct 2008
Value: £1.2m
Type: New Build
Contract: Design and Build with Architect novated at stage F1
Client: Reaseheath College
Architect: Associate and Project Architect whilst working for Hulme Upright
Project Manager: MACE
Quantity Surveyor: Sense
Structural Engineer: ABA Consulting Engineers
M&E Consultant: Building Services Management (BSM)
Contractor: Felton Construction