No 6195
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Vol cxl No 36
pp. 1029–1100
The Council begs leave to report to the University as follows:
1. Kettle’s Yard was created by Jim Ede, the Tate Gallery’s first curator of modern art. His modern art collection was first housed in four 19th century cottages, which were in a severely dilapidated condition when he bought them in 1956. Extensions to the original cottages, sensitively melding old and new architecture, were added in 1970, 1981, and 1986. These were designed by Leslie Martin and David Owers with the 1994 arcaded extension along Castle Street designed by Bland, Brown & Cole. When Kettle’s Yard became part of the University in 1966, the adjoining premises at 4 and 5 Castle Street were acquired, initially with a view to providing a rental income, but with the long-term prospect that they would become part of the Kettle’s Yard gallery. These premises were fire-damaged in September 2003 and have remained vacant since then.
2. Kettle’s Yard is a Grade II listed building and the work that has been undertaken over the years to establish the gallery has helped to conserve and enhance the building and to secure its long-term future. The adjoining building to the east (formerly Nos. 4 and 5 Castle Street) is designated as a ‘Building of Local Interest’ by the City Council; the building also lies within the City’s Central Conservation Area. It is proposed to refurbish these dilapidated properties as part of a proposed expansion of the gallery and the refurbishment will do much to enhance the Conservation Area in townscape terms.
3. The Kettle’s Yard Committee have identified the need to extend their education space to accommodate an expanding education programme. Developing the premises at 4 and 5 Castle Street will provide two education spaces: at basement level for practical art activities; at second floor level for lectures, films, seminars, etc. In addition a café will be established on the first floor and the project will provide additional storage, for the loan collection and for exhibition equipment, and toilets. It is anticipated that it will be impractical to retain the existing street façade at first and second floor levels, so the plan is to demolish and rebuild the façade. The existing interior will be totally replaced to a new design by Jamie Fobert Architects. The new space will link up with the present exhibition gallery.
4. The existing accommodation will be adapted to convert the present education room to form a new gallery, with disabled access from the main gallery; the present exhibition store/workshop into a picture store with atmospheric control; and the present loan collection room into a library extension.
5. The project will be carried out in one phase and will create an area of new space of 454m2 and will involve modifying 92m2 of existing accommodation.
6. The Planning and Resources Committee, at their meeting on 19 May 2010, approved the Business Plan for the proposed development. The increase in running costs for the extended facilities has been incorporated into the business plan and it is a requirement of the Committee that sufficient funds are raised, in addition to the capital requirements, to create an endowment to cover these additional recurrent costs.
7. The estimated cost of the works is £2.711m. Kettle’s Yard has secured funding of £225,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop the design for the project, and an additional £2,081,202 has been earmarked by HLF towards the capital costs of the project, subject to approval of the second-round application to be made in December 2010.
8. It is anticipated that the planning application will be submitted at the end of August 2010. Planning consent is a condition set by the Heritage Lottery Fund for final approval of their grant for the project.
9. Drawings of the proposed scheme are displayed for the information of the University in the Schools Arcade.
10. The Council recommends:
I. That the Director of the Estate Management and Building Service be authorized to apply for detailed planning permission.
II. That approval be given, after the Planning and Resources Committee have confirmed that sufficient funding is available, for both capital requirements and additional recurrent costs, for the project to carry out the refurbishment to expand the gallery.
III. That the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) be authorized to accept a tender, within the available funding, for the building and all associated works in due course.
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28 June 2010 |
Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor |
T. Chigbo |
D. Lowry |
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David Abulafia |
M. R. Clark |
Debbie Lowther |
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Ross Anderson |
S. J. Cowley |
Mavis McDonald |
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N. Bampos |
M. J. Daunton |
Rachael Padman |
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R. J. Barnes |
A. M. Donald |
David Simon |
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Nigel Brown |
R. J. Dowling |
Joan M. Whitehead |
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William Brown |
Christopher Hum |
The Council begs leave to report to the University as follows:
1. The Whittle Laboratory, which is part of the Department of Engineering, has expanded over recent years with both new staff and research funding. Neither the existing laboratory space nor offices are sufficient to house the increased activity. It is proposed to construct an extension to both the High Speed Laboratory and the offices.
2. There are currently nine academic staff, seventeen research staff and fellows, twelve technical and other support staff, and 25 research students. Current occupancy of the offices exceeds recommended levels and academic staff are having to share offices, which compromises supervisions and confidential discussions. Seminars are currently held in the existing Common Room area and are disruptive to staff and the day-to-day running of the building.
3. The existing High Speed Laboratory contains three rigs, but the high speed wind tunnel has had to be held in storage due to lack of space.
4. The proposed new laboratory, constructed to the west of and adjacent to the existing laboratory on the Whittle site at West Cambridge, will have an internal area of 270 sq.m. and provide space for up to five rigs with supporting services. The rigs will provide facilities for investigating novel engine configurations and component interactions as well as fundamental research to support modelling and computational developments. The extension will also provide sufficient space to set up the high speed wind tunnel.
5. The office extension will include: three additional offices, for up to nine research staff; a new Computer Room, for ten students; and an internal seminar space, for up to 70 people, between the existing Common Room and the new Computer Room. The existing Common Room will be refurbished and opened up to link with the new, flexible seminar space; folding acoustic screens will allow the Common Room and the seminar space to operate separately or as one. The office and seminar room extension is 260 sq.m. All the extensions will be naturally ventilated.
6. The new buildings will be constructed in one phase and provide a total internal area of 530 sq.m.
7. The estimated cost of the work is £983,000. Funding will be from the University’s allocation from HEFCE’s Capital Investment Fund (£663,000) with the balance coming from a grant from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of £350,000 for construction and equipping of the office building.
8. It is expected that a planning application will be submitted soon and that a contract will be let so that work can begin no later than August 2010.
9. Drawings of the proposed scheme are displayed for the information of the University in the Schools Arcade.
10. The Council recommends:
I. That approval be given for the construction of a new extension to the Whittle Laboratory for the Department of Engineering.
II. That the Director of the Estate Management and Building Service be authorized to apply for detailed planning approval in due course.
III. That the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources) be authorized to accept a tender, within the available funding, for the building and all associated works in due course.
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28 June 2010 |
Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor |
T. Chigbo |
D. Lowry |
|
David Abulafia |
M. R. Clark |
Debbie Lowther |
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|
Ross Anderson |
S. J. Cowley |
Mavis McDonald |
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|
N. Bampos |
M. J. Daunton |
Rachael Padman |
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R. J. Barnes |
A. M. Donald |
David Simon |
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Nigel Brown |
R. J. Dowling |
Joan M. Whitehead |
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William Brown |
Christopher Hum |
