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The Assent Surrey office was instructed, by the award-winning developer Richmond Green Developments, to carry out building control services on this magnificent Grade II listed building on Spring Terrace in Richmond.

The two luxury family residences are exquisite examples of Georgian architectural. The Grade II listing created interesting building control issues conflicting the conservation agency.

Architect/Developer

Richmond Green Developments

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• Residential

The site sits within an area of outstanding natural beauty to the North of Andover and planning permission had been obtained to convert the existing agricultural barns into a dwelling, constructing a 2 storey new build element with glass link, an oak framed garage, stables and external works. This project started on site in December 2013 and was completed in early 2015.

Architect/Developer

Studio Four Architects

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• Residential

This project in Cadogan Gate, Knightsbridge was constructed to an exact specification both to the structural and interior finishes. Due to the existing footprint size, a fire engineering approach was required to achieve the required level of habitual space and to increase the floors area as a development. A combined method of a full sprinkler system with an aspirating smoke detector system incorporating a smoke venting control was used. This projects shows without question that fire engineering solutions can work alongside with the properties of the highest interior specification.

Architect/Developer

George James Associates LLP

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• Residential

This project was an entire house refurbishment whilst maximising the volume of the existing property by adding a two storey extension to the rear and side of the dwelling and a single storey extension to the front.  The design is innovative and has made a massive impact on the appearance of the house both internally and externally, the owners were more than satisfied with the end result.

Architect/Developer

Debbie Hoare - LSO Architects Ltd

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• Residential

Just outside the world famous Ealing Studios is Walpole Court.  This is a change of use from a commercial office building to residential apartments.

Architect/Developer

Diz Architects

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• Residential

The Diamond building at the University of Sheffield Engineering faculty, has been an £81m development and is the University's largest-ever investment in teaching and learning. It will play a huge part in positioning Sheffield as the destination of choice for our future engineers, with the University working closely alongside industry to support the development of the skills and innovation which are so essential to our economic success.

Architect/Developer

RMJM / Twelve architects, London

Categories

• Education

Assent Nuneaton were involved with the sustainable retrofit of a mixed residential/commercial development to Passivhaus' EnerPHit standard.  The Project was to develop a cost effective building using solid wall insulation and is running as part of the Green Contruction Board as well as being a key part of the UKs energy efficiency strategy.  The energy cost for each flat is only £3.75 - £4.00 a week, which is a saving of 90%!

Architect/Developer

Martin Arnold

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• Commercial
• Residential

Lloyds Chambers in London is a 10 storey existing office block that was refurbished and using Assent's expertise we helped the client to ensure maximum floor area was utilised whilst meeting means of escape in fire requirements.

Architect/Developer

S P Parc Architects

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• Commercial

Assent Building Control are working with Allies Morrison, Watermans and Laing O'Rourke to help deliver Two Fifty One a new multi storey mixed use building which is a major part of the re-generation of the Elephant and Castle, London.

The 41 storey building comprises of 335 apartments, 3100 square metres of office and 280 square meters of retail space.

Assent Building Control are working with the design team to ensure that the scheme meets all the regulations whilst not obstructing the programme.

Architect/Developer

Allies Morrison

Categories

• Commercial

Assent Building Control has worked with a number of major developers to help create that extra special building.

The Quill is a new-build construction of 2 linked towers on common base, to create flats, common areas and basement [plant, sprinklers, car-parking].

Fire engineering principles were used to assess for compliance

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• Commercial

The project is construction of a new teaching facility for Motor Vehicle Engineering for Leicester College. The construction is steel frame with insulated roof and walls cladding. Challenges are building on fill ground with mains sewers crossing the site.

Architect/Developer

Moss Architecture Interiors Ltd

Categories

• Education

The Quest is a replacement dwelling in Swanage. The site is heavily wooded and enjoys a beautiful southerly aspect with a view over the Durlston Country Park.

The sloping site, with protected mature trees, very much dictated the positioning of the dwelling. Access is via the front of the property so we made use of a retaining wall which is faced in local Purbeck stone to define different levels and visually mask the vehicular route thus maintaining a clear view from the living spaces across the valley. The single storey house cantilevers over the retaining wall to deal with the level changes and views. The large cantilever has been achieved through two concrete planes: the floor and roof acting together like a space beam. The concrete structure is then in-filled with simple timber dry-lining, leaving the concrete frame visible externally.

Architect/Developer

Ström Architects

Categories

• Residential

Wind Tunnel – University of Southampton

Designed by Studio Four Architects Ltd – The R.J.Mitchell wind tunnel is the largest wind tunnel in the UK University sector, built from timber and dating back to the 1920’s, originally donated to the University from Farnborough. The facility is used by many outside organisations and ventures as well as the students including America’s Cup yachts, British Olympic athletes, Cycling and Formula 1 customers.

The 2 storey extension to the facility provides a new entrance, viewing gallery onto the running bed and better welfare facilities. The project was completed at the end of 2013, and opened by Chris Boardman MBE

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• Education

Ashdown House is a new residential dwelling in East Riding of Yorkshire built on a wonderful site on the edge of a Yorkshire village. The owners of the house chose to do a self-build project with a German supplier of off-site manufactured homes. The house is a timber house built according to the latest DIN standards for timber construction. Its walls are diffusion open, i.e. the materials used – arctic spruce heartwood, gypsum and paper panels and recycled glass insulation – are all breathable and there is no membrane within the wall that could cause any condensation.  The house is very air-tight, outperforming Building Regulations by far and it has a fantastic energy A rating with 96 points. Fitted with underfloor heating on all storeys driven by an air source heat pump and photovoltaic panels, the house should have a very low energy bill.

Assent Building Control cooperated closely with the German supplier, Stommel Haus on all aspects of the Building Regulations approval.  Please link to Stommel-Hause UK for further information.

Architect/Developer

Stommel Hause

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• Residential

Assent Building Control is working with the University of Kent by helping to develop Student accommodation comprising 780 rooms in townhouses and cluster flats (over 10 buildings), and a 2 storey hub building (Turing College).

This has provided world class facilities for the University

Categories

• Education

Assent Building Control has recently been engaged to work with developers on a prestigious new £8M, 5 storey city centre Forever 21 retail store in Liverpool.

The store will provide state of the art open plan retail space designed to meet exacting energy performance requirements and to achieve a BREEAM “very good” rating.

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• Retail

Assent Building Control worked with Jefferson Sheard Architects to deliver the new campus for Sheffield City College.

The Sheffield City College is a £45 million project based in the centre of Sheffield. When the construction programme ended in Summer 2010, the landmark building consolidated the existing facilities, formerly the Castle College, which were spread between two buildings into one purpose built facility.

Architect/Developer

Jefferson Sheard

Categories

• Education

With cafe and restaurant culture expanding throughout the UK, Assent Building Control works nationally with some of the most active brands including Caffé Nero, Chipotle, Yo! Sushi, Wasabi and Starbucks to provide a building control function.

Assent Building Control has a key role in helping with issues such as fire safety and access on both new shell and sensitive adaptations of existing buildings.

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• Leisure
• Retail

Retail development and fit out is all about speed and presentation, Assent Building Control staff understand these pressures and are able to provide responsive, proactive expert guidance to help keep projects on track. Our clients in the retail sector include Clas Ohlson, Zara, Gio Goi, Netto and Waitrose

Here at Assent Building Control we also work with a number of other key stake holders in providing retail developments and commercial fit outs.

Architect/Developer

Various

Categories

• Retail

Assent Building Control worked closely with the Client and Project Managers to provide building control services on this bespoke renovation and extension of a windmill to form a highly efficient family dwelling in North Yorkshire.

The project challenges included means of escape from fire and insulation of the existing structure and we worked closely with the Architect to overcome these issues.

Architect/Developer

EcoArc Architects

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• Residential

Assent Building Control has worked with developers such as Harworth Estates to provide Building Control, Fire Safety and Energy conservation consultancy in respect of various developments including Cutacre site in Bolton.

Early design team involvement has been key in these projects to help our clients get fundamental design issues right first time.

Architect/Developer

Harworth Estate

Categories

• Commercial

Assent Building Control staff have extensive experience in commercial buildings. The creative offices and retail scheme Ampersand Soho marks UK entry for a top Asian investor.

The scheme was designed by Darling Architects and provides office floors averaging 190 sq. m. around a newly constructed atrium with cantilevered meeting rooms overlooking it.

Architect/Developer

Darling Architects

Categories

• Commercial

Assent Building Control provided the building control function for the Heworth Green development in York. The £12 million development offers a total of 60,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation with open plan floor plates of 9540 sq ft.

Many sustainable features were incorporated into the design including a combined heating and cooling system with an integrated heat recovery system to reduce running costs.

Architect/Developer

Tolent Construction Ltd

Categories

• Commercial

5 new town houses built on the banks of the River Arun in Littlehampton. Designed by RIBA award winning ‘John Pardey Architects,’ they reflect the Victorian warehouses that once occupied the site and that served the busy mercantile industry along the riverside. The three storey dwellings are built in engineered timber framework supported off a steel deck composite floor slab that transfers the loading to the new piled foundations via a steel framework that forms the open sided car park at ground level. The innovative design retains the Victorian flint and brick facades alongside the new cedar and glass clad elevations to give an interesting blend of ‘old meets new’ whilst overcoming issues such as the risk of flooding and the need to meet today’s energy efficiency requirements that modern day living demands.

Architect/Developer

John Pardey Architects

Categories

• Residential

Assent have been appointed as Building Control Approved Inspectors because of our expertise and resources at being able to deal with a new and innovative structure.

The whole building is constructed out of reinforced concrete and has over 30,700 Sq meters of floor area, and was a fire engineered design in order to ensure that all aspects were considered.

The contractors, Wates construction are working closely with Assent to ensure that not only is the building completed on time but is compliant as well.

The architects are Harris Partnership of Wakefield who work closely with Assent on a number of projects.

Managing Director of HARIBO UK, Herwig Vennekens said: 

"After two years of planning it’s great to finally get to the stage where we are setting the foundations that support our plans for growth within the UK.
"Whilst our new factory marks a major investment for our company we are pleased that our vision has also been supported by the Regional Growth Fund, without which our plans would not have been realised.
“This investment in a new facility will enhance HARIBO’s production capabilities and help us to meet the growing demand for our products. Our existing factory is near capacity and so this new site will allow for progressive expansion, enabling us to continue to extend our offering and to develop new and innovative products.”

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Assent Building Control provided the building control function for this student acccommodation in Leeds. The 16 storey Vita student accommodation is located in the centre of Leeds on a very tight site. Originally intended to be a Hilton Hotel with 14 storeys, Assent were involved in the project redesign after the original project stood still for many years.

The complex nature of the site layout necessitated a flexible fire engineering approach to be employed.

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• Residential

Assent Building Control worked with International business park developer ProLogis on the first phase of a £100 million distribution centre in Bradford.

The 1.1 million sq ft building developed for Marks & Spencer by ProLogis is let to the retail giant which is fitting out its latest distribution centre, which will achieve a BREEAM excellent rating.

Architect/Developer

ProLogis

Categories

• Retail

Assent Building Control are working with Eco Arc to provide the Building Control function on a bespoke development of sustainable housing near Lancaster.

The completed project will be an intergenerational cohousing community at Forge Bank, Halton that will encourage social interaction and will be built on ecological values. It will include around 25 homes with community facilities and workshop/office space.

Architect/Developer

Eco Arc

Categories

• Residential

Assent Building Control staff have extensive experience in Industrial & distribution buildings. Recent projects include DHL at Nimbus Park, Thorne (pictured), Bestway Distribution at Coventry & Coca Cola Distribution 30m high bay warehouse at Wakefield

Extended fire escape distances and high fire loads necessitated review under BS9999 to demonstrate adequate levels of fire safety could be achieved using sprinkler protection and comprehensive fire detection provision.

Categories

• Industrial

Assent Building Control worked with Hull based Architects Access Architecture to provide the building control function on the recent refurbishment of Napoleons Casino on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield.

The £1.5 million refurbishment provides increased restaurant covers allowing diners to look over the busy high street, and enjoy a meal without having to be a member of the Casino.

Architect/Developer

Access Architecture

Categories

• Leisure

Assent Building Control provided the building control function for City Inn at its Leeds City Centre 4 Star Hotel. The 333 roomed Leeds hotel is the centre piece in the redevelopment of the historic canal-side destination at Granary Wharf. The hotel is flanked by two unique high quality apartment buildings, the landmark building which was designed with the architects Allies and Morrison overlooks the River Aire and the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

Architect/Developer

Allies and Morrison

Categories

• Leisure

Assent Building Control worked with Broadway Malyan on the major redevelopment of Stockport Aquinas College.

From the outset Assent worked with Broadway Malyan's design philosophy revolving around the principle that good quality buildings are delivered through a process rather than a stylistic approach.

Architect/Developer

Broadway Malyan

Categories

• Education

Assent Building Control worked Jefferson Sheard Architects to deliver the new campus for Sheffield City College.

Architect/Developer

Jefferson Sheard

Categories

• Education

Assent Building Control is working with the University of Manchester and Sheppard Robson Architects to development of the University’s iconic £30 million ‘Learning Commons’ .

The building which aims to provide a world-class 21st century learning environment for students at the University, replaces the former Refectory and Moberly Tower buildings which are flanked by Oxford Road, Lime Grove and Burlington Street.

Architect/Developer

Sheppard Robson

Categories

• Education