Office Fit-Out

JIA prepared this design for GSH Projects to create an office interior in a vacant shop unit in the centre of Bristol. The 1625 Independent People charity, moving into space provided by the Unite Student Group, wanted a welcoming and informal arrangement of spaces for drop-in meetings and group working. The project was completed in just 5 weeks on site, which included selection and procurement of finishes and furniture. The decorations include elements from the charity's corporate colours.

Making an Entrance

A bold sign, strategically positioned against a back-drop of coloured cladding panels, double glazed windows and powder coated trims signals the way to enter the recently completed Llanedeyrn Hub extension. The new building houses a library and cafe on the ground floor and offices for South Wales Police on the first.

Curved steps form a route down from the road with an outside seating area bordered with laser cut railings.

Rain Screen Cladding

Trespa cladding panels and powder coated glazing coming together on the east elevation wall at the Llanedeyrn Hub extension.

Ceiling Study

Clients wished to explore the visual effect of a suspended ceiling made up of individual acoustic panels in an open plan office area. This visualisation shows a symmetrical plan arrangement of rafts, where suspension wires, cable trays and ventilation ducts can be glimpsed above. The height of individual panels varies in a random manner.

Windows in Modular Cladding

3-D computer modelling has been used to assist the coordination of detailing by cladding installers, window suppliers and panel manufacturers. Special head and sill transoms will frame out the vertical battens above and below windows/fixed glazing panels to provide weathering and continuity for the ventilation of the rain-screen system.

Llanedeyrn Progress Update

The steel frame went up at the Powerhouse Hub extension just before Christmas. Now the ground floor slab is being poured on a deep layer of thermal insulation and a Radon barrier. Further Radon protection measures involve the placement of a couple of sump boxes, connected to underground drainage pipes. If Radon is measured above a critical level at the completion of the project then an extract fan can be installed on the end of the pipework to draw out the gas from below the slab.