ISG Jackson Special Projects -Outdoor activities centre nets ISG
Jackson its second award
ISG Jackson Special Projects is celebrating scooping
a second award for its innovative Outdoor Activities
Centre project at Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich. The
centre has secured a Commendation at the 2007 Design
Awards for New Buildings, run by the Norwich Society,
which the contractor has now added to the Local
Authority Building Control (LABC) Built in Quality award
it won at the end of last year.
Snell Associates, the architect for the scheme, designed
a community facility for Norfolk County Council that is
both practical and highly innovative, and which has been
described as exquisite and perfectly designed for its
location. The £1.6 million development is situated on
the banks of the Whitlingham Great Broad, and comprises
eight cabins arranged in a semi-circle, clad in
marine-grade plywood, with a large fabric canopy
structure providing a highly flexible central all
weather area.
Innovation surrounds every aspect of the new centre,
from the use of cutting edge building processes, such as
screw anchor piling techniques to minimise environmental
disruption during the ground works phase of the project,
through to the specification of the off-site
manufactured cabins and the unusual design of the
tensile fabric canopy. The widely acclaimed Outdoor
Activities Centre is now the main outdoor education
centre for Norfolk County Council and attracts children,
young people and adults from across the county for a
range of activities including canoeing, sailing and
windsurfing.
Michael Manning, construction director for ISG Jackson
Special Projects, commented: "The Whitlingham scheme has
proved a uniquely demanding project, incorporating a
raft of innovative ideas and concepts, the results of
which have produced an outstanding facility. This latest
industry accolade acknowledges the hard work and energy
of everyone involved with this important development and
raises the bar for all future public sector schemes in
the region.”
Rosalie Monbiot, Cabinet Member for Children's Services,
said: "This is a very inspirational facility and its
success is well-deserved. Thousands of people of all
ages have visited the centre to enjoy activities like
sailing, windsurfing and canoeing.
I am delighted that so many young people, in particular,
have been able to use the centre to exercise, learn and
to have fun."
Email: nick.hann@isgplc.com
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