2253 - Brunel Engine Shed

Buckinghamshire

An extension to a Grade II Listed Victorian Brunel Railway Shed in High Wycombe. The project extends the existing form with new engineered timber frames in the spirit of the original build. The development will provide new community and flexible work space.

Key Features

• Glulam tapered portal frames support the new CLT roof and mezzanine slab.
• The existing listed fabric has been restored and rebuilt where required following in depth surveys of the existing structure and timber roof trusses.
• New landscaping surrounding the building houses attenuation to provide sustainable urban drainage.
• The addition of a new suspended ground floor slab supported on mini piles around historic below ground structures.

Photography: © Simon Kennedy

Client: Buckinghamshire CouncilArchitect: HawkinsBrown

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People:
Andy Heyne