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CAMBRIDGE AREA PRODUCED BY MEMBERS OFTHE CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS AS AN INTERNAL NEWSLETTER. THE VIEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE THOSE ÒF THE INDIVID— UAL CONTRIBUTORS AND NOT OF THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED BY IAN STEEN ARCHITECTS, 48 MILL WAY, GRANTCHESTER, CAMBRIDGE

Number7 February 1989

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uaxamosmroaumomsszm TRe debate this year held on 2i January at the Cambridge Union was chaired by Prof. Sir Jack Levris of Robinson College.

The motion “That this House would Design and Build” was supported by Roger Mortimer (an architect director of the J.T. Group), Andrew Johnson (Director of Property at Tesco's), David Hutcmson (HU Architects) and Roger Warrenvans (Regional Property Development .Manager of Sainsbury's). Those speaking against were Max Hutchinson (RIBA President-Elect), Alan Short (Peake if Short, Architects), Peter Hall (Architect and present Forum Chairman) and Sir Andrew Derbyshire (RMJMArchitects).

Mr Mortimer proposing the motion claimed that the present unnatural separation of design and construction is only an interlude in what has always been essentiallya Design and Build process. He concentrated on what he claimed to be the practical advantages of certainty on time and cost, speed, buildability and value for money.

Max Hutchinson opposing the motion quickly and forcefully redressed the balance, describing design and build as “merelya marketing device” which was no respecter of our buildings and environment. He argued thecase forthe traditional independence of the professional offering a pride range of advice to the client and being personally responsible and accountable. Design and Build m contrast usually osers an anonymous package Frith very little competition on quality and where detailed design is often left to trust.

He argued that the practial advantages claimed by the J.T. Group's representative are equally achievable with other contrasTal methods.

Other contributors in order of speaking — Andrew Johnson gave usa witty address on traditional professional roles implying that Design and Build was better but Dnally admitting that he was interested only in ‘When and how much” — Alan Short then developed some ofMax Hutchinson's arguments with some practical experiences of

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PROGIWEAMEOFC.P.D.EVEWTS-lá8B

February Wedl5

“Stansted Airport Terminal”

by Spencer de Grey offoster Associates

March

“Professional Liability” leyRay Cecil

Wed22 Aprü

”Mirocomputesfor8malPracGces" Speakestobeconfümed

T.BA.

Building Visit “Stansted Airport Terminal”

Stansted

June

Builaing Visit

T.BT.

"Queens College (B,B OfC)"

Cambrdge

Septemfier Wed 20

“MAE Services Update”

by E.E.B.

Ocober T.BA

“Architect as Developer” SpeaRer tobe confmmed

November Wed22

"Information Technology and Office Design" by •Ionathan Grieg (P.C.L.)

T.BA May T.BA

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Each event trill be confirmed nearer the date by poster. For any further information, contact John Blair (02RD) 67TZ0.

Design and Build Companies (where) the architecture is treated rather cynically as icing sugar and the design process trivialised resulting in repetitive half thoughts where means become more important than ends (rather than an integrated evolutionary process). Independent professionals are then called in for difficult sites etc. — David Hutchison suggested that the competition in professional fee cutting was now reducing the quality ofthe service and making it difficult to find acceptable work. Design and Build was becominga more lucrative and logical way forward — Peter Hall although opposing the motion gavea very balanced mew of the issues arguing tnat there are merits in all contractural metno0s accor0ing to circumstances and independent professional advice to the client needs toDe maintained.

The deDate then continued from theOoor.

Some fourteen people spoke from all branches of the industry, some contributions were distinguished and all were pertinent. The majority seemed to be in favour ofDesign and Build.

Roger Warren-Evans concluded for the proposition Frith great force and conviction arguing that in spite of some divisive speeches Design and Build is ttie method ofthefutme. Britain islagging Dehind the rest of Europe (and America and Japan).

Traditional methods areoutmoded and not in the consumer's interest. Architects must come and join Design and Build companies tobring inspiration and design quality.

Concluding for the opposition Andrew Derbyshire drew on the experenoes of collea s andfrendsand rasedwidey held concerns overthe present QuaHty of the DesiglBuüdprocess and productin thicount .Hefeltthatwe arenotyet adeQuateypreparedforit The excellent quality of the debate left the writer and no doubt others in some confusion. In the end one suspects that many simply voted along ‘party lines' — ayes were 98,nos 72.Althougn theconcept of Design and Build is very logical — the principle of integrating design and construction must surelyDe right — the quality of mucn ofwhat iscurrently fiuilt by IT Group and others can only leave one with feelings of douDt and uncertainty at the present time. The ultimate test has to be the end product.

Damd Raven.

CPD VZDEOS

TheCPD Office, headed by Tim Brading, has moved into the video rental business.

Four specially produced CPD videos are now available as set out below: l) Commissioning ofBuildings.

R) Energy Effectiveness.

3) Contract Procedures.

4) Building Defects.

I have seen the hrst three and the following isa short review to give you some idea of the content and hopefully whet your appetite.

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This mdeo deals vrith the consideration which must be given throughouta project to the problems that will be encountered with commissioning the services in order to hand over toa clienta fully functioning Building. The video takes two case Studies, l) the Lloyds Building and 2) tRe Broadgate Office Complex, and demonstrates the k.ey elements in the commissioning process and follows through the problems often encountered Dy discussing them Frith all the professionals involved. The secret to a suceshd hamdove is shown o be an adQuate Lvision of reponstflity amongstthe prolessoiudteam andthe Mtegraionattheesignsageofthemput from the conunissioning engineers. The Mm oftheWeoseemstobeomcease theunder- atanaing of architecte and other professionals of the problems encountered by the installation engineers in order to avoid delays and to achieve iiroper quality control ror the Reneat of the client. The video iswell structured and although not aDle to deal with thevarious promesses in detail, it clearly givesa good strategy to fouow for any architect involved witha complex binlding. The use of case studies ispartimilarly useful and adds interest to the video as the locations are constantly changing and one gets the impression that one is talking directly to people on the ground Cth real problems.

Bxteægp 9îoect1eexteaa This outlines the main factors influencing energy consumption ina building and the importance of an mtegrated approach to achieve efficient use of fuel. The video again uses case studies of particular buildings where energy saving measures have Deen incorporated and describes how the techCoen Lunüey (cofounder and formely of 0wes and LumRy/ Architecte) wishes to announce that he is now in practice with LUbfLEY/ARCHITECTS from their new design studio in Trumpington, Cambridge. There is no connection Frith any persons continuing to practice under the styles of Owers and Lumley/Arcnitects, or Owers and Lumley/Associates.

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nology words and contrasts the response of various types of buildings of different ages. The three case studies are l ) a Victorian school builaing, 2) a 1970s school building and 5) a 1980s office building.

The video then shows how climate, form, fabric, environmental controls and human factors affect the internal environment in allthree.

The hrst case study, the Victorian school, shows how a 5O9o fuel saving can be achieved by sucn simple measures as increased insulation, draught stripping, installation of suspended ceilings and provision of better controls over both the lighting and heating.

The second case study deals more with the problems où designinga passively energy efficient building and shows how an uneven approach, concentaung solely on mech ca factor, can produe hgh runningcosts.

Ttethddcase studyshowsasucesshfl wellPounded approach that ahieves a bMane between pasive and ative measuresaswellastheeQuixdsaWngs onfuel bills.

All three case studies consist ofinterviews vrith the architecte, clients and service engineers involved and gives an ezplanation of the evaluation procedures and techniques as well as the monitoring devices used to collate the information.

The one criticism of the video is that in does not at any pornt discuss real costs and instead quotes percentage savings without considering the vrider cost issues.

However, it is an interesting video with profiably the right level of teclinical input.

This video, the longest ofthe four available, usesa discussion format similar to popular TV programmes such as Question Time, to discuss contract procedures and the problems inherent therein. 'I'he format chosen is quite a strange one, particularly fora lengtny mdeo, as it cannot promde the vsmationinms stiniIithatisometüne neessary to retan ineest and onentatinThiisapitybeausemuch ofthecontent isexcellent.

The discussion takes place between an architect (Ray Cecil), a builder (Tony Barry), a quantity surveyor (Geof'f Trickey), an Mf•fE engineer (Tom Smith), and is chained by a solicitor (Ann Minogue).

The discussion mainly centres around the following headings: briefing, consultant’s appointment, early involvement of builders, cost control, design input and responsibility, sub-contractors and Mf•fE consultants and finally Dut not least communication procedures. The majority of the points raised seemed to revert to problems of cost control and subcontractors, particularly programme and communication implications.

At theend ofthevideo, there isa summary of the main points to be followed for suecessful contract administration, and the main points seemed tobe: l) Recognition ofthe risks involved.

8) Inadequate funds and/or time.

5) The rignt person for each job being appointed.

4) Constant discussion and good communication.

These three videos and the fourth one dealing with Dunning defects are all available from the CPD Office, Cambridge 401458, and a package containing discussion notes and articles on the relevant/ topics accompany the actual video. They hope isthat firms will consider hiring the mdeo fora lunchtime session for their staff which could be followed by informal discussions. In fact, Design Group Uxbridge intend hosting a series of “Video Evenings" which they will invite memDers of otLer practices to attend.

We will publish further details when they have been resolved.

Joim Blair

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Maz1zet:tzzg Oppozlazzzlt1es — CPD With an infectious enthusiasm with which we are now familiar Maz Hutchinson leda dynamic seminar on skills and opportunities. Part lecture by the RIBA statistics department and part invitation to Drain storm and takea new look at ourselves, it was a very useful afternoon. We were aslted to examine where our practices' skills were strongest and then, hopeful that we would be told these were exactly what ourclients wanted, we were told that clients’ perceptions of their needs are rather different. ‘then’, ‘how much’, ‘responsibility’, ‘management skills’ and

‘client's requirements’ figured very strongly. Particularly interesting were predictions of where growth islikely to De and even more vitally where it drill not be.

I found graphs which showed building services architects did and did not do very thought provoking. Tne afternoon was wound up witha brain storming session on what we allthought the opportunities might be and alternatively what might sink us in the coming year.

Ian Steen

Lżsted Bużldżngs Panel— The numbers ofapplications for planning permission and Listed Building Consent from vritlun cambridge has increased considerably since the beginning ofthe decade.

2demDers of the Council's Development Control Sub-Committee, charged to determine applications could not effectively carry out their obligation without undue delay and consequently the DCSC agreeda list of applications which could be determined by the City Council's design and conservation officers under delegated powers. Applications for Listed Building Consent are’ accordingly classified for levels of determination, viz: Delegated, Development Control SuD-Committee, •.retary of State.

It is well to have inmind theclassihcation of Listed Binidings themselves. In the category ofGradeI arethose ofexceptional architectural or historic merit. Those in Grade II are of special interest which warrant every effort to preserve them; some in ttñs category which areparticularly important are marked Grade II*.

Buildings ofa standard below that required for statutory protection but whicn are none the less important because, say, of their location, are listed locally and may De protected if threatened. Listing is aiso applied to minor structures such asgarden eatu s, gae piPs, lamp posts, pdlr Doxes, railings and walls. Listed Burning Consent must, therefore, be obtained to demolish, alter or extenda listed Du lding or todemolish an isedbuń gina conservaGonarea

terms of reference and was set up to express views in respect of applications put Defore them by the Chief Planning Officer. Meetings are held bi-monthly and actimties are supplemented by ctrculation notices and attendances on Panel Subcommittees held as necessary to consider specific applications. The Panel Chairman attends the DCSC four-weekly meetings to advise Council members directly of the Panel's views m respect of applications for LB Consent under consideration.

The Listed Building Panel was estafilished in l9T4 following Local Government reorganisation. The City Council was allowed by the Department ofthe Environment to determine applications for LB Consent pertaining to Grade II properties providing it set up an advisory body drawn from representatives of local and national amenity societies. TRe Panel, therefore, consists of representatives from Ancient Monuments Society, Coiincil for British Archaeology, Georgian Group, Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Victorian Society, and Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England.

(These six societies are notiHed of all applications affecting GradeI and Grade II*buildings.) The other Panel members arefrom Cambridge Preservation Society, Council for the Protection of Rural England, tfniversity of Cambridge Department ofEstate Management ifBuilding, RIBA, R'fPI, and RICS. The Panel has no

In conclusion, the following are a few examples of applications for LB Consent with wRlch the panel have been, or are involved: the Corn Exchange adaptations — advising on the protection and retention of external and internal existing detailing; Cambridge Railway Station — advising BritisŁ Rail in connection vritb adaptations to buildings erected in 1845; City Centre, Market Square — retention of existmg facades in the face of major demolition m conservation area; Church ofStAndrew theGreat — submission to DoE Inspector objecting to character of proposals for change of use; Eagle Ian, Bene't Street — present proposals raise matters which could jeopardise the future of the ion “Whose galleried courtyard” (as put by Nikolaus Pevsner) “reproduces in early 19th Century terms, tRe precedent of the earlier CoaclUng Inn”.

George Hamilton.

REGIONALRIHAOFFICE Time was when RIBA Eastern Region had its own Secretary and Regional Headquarters (remember theCambridge Building Centre?). Former Regional Secretary Chris Lakin (now part of central RIBA triumvirate investigating implementation of the adopted Hay Report recommendations for regionalisation and decentralisation of Portland Place, to make way fortheLibrary expansion and drawings gallery) predicts the Eastern Region will have its own Secretary again, sooner rather than later; and its own Headquarters again, later rather than sooner.

Meta van de Stege's recent Lospitalisation and the delicate state of the RIBA's financial health are factors likely to accelerate the former and retard the latter. Meta is our c rent and esteemed Regional Secretary, operating from a diminutive room inRIBA HQ and sharing her duties by covering also for the London Region.

The pressures of regionalisation rule out

any continuance oftne sharing ofSecretary and the RIBA must act swiftly on this matter if confidence is to be retained. For selfish reasons we hope Meta looses our region as her patch. In all event we trish hera speedy convalescence.

Once again Cambridge has been selected as the most central and preferred venue fora regîonal HQ. The Regional CPD centre is established in Cambridge, in the Martin Centre. It would make good sense to consolidate a Regional secretariat Frith CPD activities and other possible units developed from central RIBA. Rumour has it that Council policy is turning towards owning property, which would open new dimensions forhousinga Regional centre.

Witn the debt repayments commitments extending over the next three years wnat real hope is there for implementation of the Hay Report on this issue before it is overtaken Dy the next bout ofprofessional navel gazing? There is no doubt that the Eastern Region has, and is, continuing to suAer from inadeQuaè aJmüüstrative support, byvirtue ofthe sharfigofstaiE

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