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Guernsey Royal Court extension completed
An £18m extension to Guernsey's listed Royal Court building has been completed on time and to budget reports TPS Consult.
An £18m extension to Guernsey's listed Royal Court building has been completed on time and to budget TPS, the design and project management division of Carillion Business Services, was the project manager and planning supervisor on the scheme
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Aug 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new extension provides long-awaited improvements to the existing court facilities in the heart of the island's capital, St Peter Port.
The project provides four modern courtrooms, custody and probation suites and office space for staff and other court users.
The new build element comprises approximately 3,500 sq m of accommodation and extends onto the adjacent old prison site.
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The project was subject to intense public scrutiny and required careful navigation through the island's complex committee approvals process.
A particularly sensitive issue was the demolition of the listed old prison building.
Initial objections to the scheme were successfully resolved with the assistance of TPS and the client advisory team.
In a quest to provide a landmark civic building of appropriate status, emphasis was placed on design quality.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) was closely involved in the evaluation of design competition entries.
TPS managing director Shaun Carter said: "This was the first time Guernsey's Treasury and Resources Department had employed a planning supervisor and this was a clear demonstration of the client's commitment to new initiatives in procuring and managing its projects".
"This project has been very successful and gave TPS a unique opportunity to introduce best practice into procurement of public works and to influence the future development of Guernsey's construction industry".
The new building's external appearance is characterised by the use of random granite laid to courses by local stonemason, Granite Le Pelley.
The use of recycled granite from demolition of the old prison provided a very satisfactory solution in environmental and sustainability terms.
Due to the steeply sloping and constricted site, the building is arranged over five floors to link into the neighbouring listed Royal Court building.
The two courtrooms and main public spaces are planned around the top of a major three-storey entrance hall, which incorporates the facade of the original 1811 prison building as a reference to the past.
The building enjoys stunning views across St Peter Port Harbour.
Local design and build contractor, R G Falla Limited, completed the building in December last year.
The design team was led by HBG Design Limited, in collaboration with Nicholas Hare Architects and Buro Happold.
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