Selection of Built Projects

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• May 2000, Stand for Chris Marvell, Sculptor, at Chelsea Flower Show
• 1999-2000, Shawcroft Special School, Orpington, Kent, now renamed OakView for Oakview Estates Ltd
• 1996-97, Wimpole and Clopton Wards and new Catering building at Kneesworth House Hospital, Royston, Cambridgeshire
• 1996-97, The Diana Princess of Wales Treatment Centre for Drug and Alcohol Problems, Norfolk
• 1995, Learning Disability Day Centre St. John's Diss, Norfolk
• 1993-97, 14 Flats at John Conder Court, Cambridge
• 1993-94, Redford Lodge Psychiatric Hospital, Edmonton, London
• 1991-92, Llanarth Court Psychiatric Hospital, nr. Raglan, South Wales
• 1985-95, Ascension Church, London
• 1985-90, The Grange Nursing Home, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire
• 1985-date, Acting for property owner of several properties in High St. and Market St. Ely, Cambridgeshire
• 1984, The Old Rectory Rectory, Yelling, Cambridgeshire
• 1983, The Marshall Room, Jesus College, Cambridge
• 1981, Jesus College New JCR Bar, Cambridge
• 1980-88, Nos. 6-12 High Street, Pampisford, Cambridgeshire
• 1978-79, Bishop Bateman Court, Cambridge*
• 1978, Modernisation of The Porters Lodge, Cambridge*
• 1977, Grasmere Gardens Flats, Cambridge*
• 1975, Premier Travel Offices, Swaffham, Norfolk*
• 1974, Queensway Flats, Cambridge*
• 1972, Shades Wine Bar, Cambridge*
• 1972-2001, Over 100 small scale projects

May 2000, Stand for Chris Marvell, Sculptor, at Chelsea Flower Show:

The brief for this small area of approx. 6.0 m x 6.0 m was to provide a backdrop to sculptures on display. An area of shelter from either sun or rain was to be included. The stand was to be demountable for future use at other shows.

The stand was awarded one of a handful of Royal Horticultural Society Certificates of Merit for the outstanding presentation of the contents, applicable to non-horticultural stands.

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1999-2000, Shawcroft Special School, Orpington, Kent, now renamed OakView for Oakview Estates LTD:

Refurbishment and alteration work to the 1974 Special School building, former public authority ( ILEA) owned. The site is located in the London Green Belt, within the curtilage of a Listed Structure, in a woodland area covered by a Tree Preservation Order. The 2500 sq.m. buildings are on the Local List of the Planning Authority as being of architectural merit, having received an RIBA award in 1975. The new proposed use for the site is for a medium secure mental healthcare scheme for adolescents.

Richard Lyon and Associates provided feasibility and pre contract detail design services, and obtained the listed Building Consents required.

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1996-97, Wimpole and Clopton Wards and new Catering building at Kneesworth House Hospital, Royston, Cambridgeshire for Partnerships in Care LTD:

Major extensions to psychiatric wards within grounds of a Grade II listed Building. The brief was to rationalise and extend the existing medium secure wards within Holland House, resulting in five smaller wards and a new central site catering building, and to provide additional car parking.

Richard Lyon and Associates were appointed as architects for the full RIBA Services, including handling all planning issues.

Detail Planning consent was obtained for the new buildings proposed.

Amongst special design features Richard Lyon and Associates incorporated into the design for the new ward blocks passive ventilation methods to improve fresh air flow through the bedroom areas of the new wards.

During the building contracts for the new wards the medium secure wards in Holland House remained fully in use, and with the additional wards then open, the phased alteration work could take place within Holland House with only one ward out of use at any one time.

Contract Value £ 3.1 million. Contract Duration 11 months.

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1996-97, The Diana Princess of Wales Treatment Centre for Drug and Alcohol Problems, Gimmingham, Norfolk, for ADAPT Ltd. ( Regd Charity ):

Major refurbishment of Grade II Listed, 19th Century, former Mundesley TB Hospital, listed by reason of this building being a rare surviving example of late 19th Century pre-fabricated timber frame construction.

Listed Building consent was obtained for internal alterations and improvements, and for refurbishment work to the dilapidated glazed verandah.

Contract value circa £ 1 million. Contract Duration 34 weeks.

Adapt Ltd. engaged Richard Lyon and Associates to carry out a feasibility scheme, prior to purchase of this site, for conversion to form a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. After a successful bid for the site, and after an extensive regional fund raising campaign, the project proceeded.

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1995, Learning Disability Day Centre St. John's Diss, Norfolk, for Partnerships in Care LTD:

This project was for the conversion of Grade II listed dilapidated Victorian Stable building to form a patient day centre and administrative offices new external works improvements, including formation of new car park, in the grounds of Grade II listed buildings.

Listed Building consent obtained for alterations to the stable building and for the external works.

Contract Value £ 248 K, Contract Duration 27 weeks.

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1993-97, 14 Flats at John Conder Court, Perne Road, Cambridge for the Cambridge Housing Society LTD:

The site occupies a prominent position on the ring road around Cambridge, being located on a corner and on a roundabout. Surrounding the site are semi-detached houses dating from around the 1930's.

The brief was to provide flats for elderly persons in a non-sheltered scheme.

Richard Lyon and Associates undertook a feasibility study for the site which, following site acquisition and de-contamination, resulted in a two storey scheme providing fourteen flats in a mix of ten 2 bedroom and four one bedroom units.

Contract Value £ 0.75 million, Contract Duration 47 weeks.

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1993-94, Redford Lodge Psychiatric Hospital, Church Street, Edmonton, London N9 for Partnerships in Care LTD:

Redevelopment of former early 20th Century Nursing Home to create new 65 bed medium secure psychiatric hospital. Part of the site is within the Edmonton Conservation area, and the buildings abut a Grade II Listed Terrrace property once occupied by Charles Lamb.

Conservation Area Consents were obtained for minor external alterations to the building fabric and new boundary fencing.

Conservation Area and planning consents were obtained for extensions to form staff dining facilities within an inner courtyard, and for a new porte-cochere entrance canopy and secure entrance fronting the access off Church St.

Listed Building Consent was obtained for improved boundary fencing between the hospital and the neighbouring Listed property.

Contract Value £ 2.1 million, Contract Duration 12 months.

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1991-92, Llanarth Court Psychiatric Hospital, NR Raglan, Gwent, South Wales, for Partnerships in Care LTD:

Major redevelopment of former 75 acre former school site with 17th Century Grade II* Listed Mansion and associated buildings to form new 67 bed medium secure psychiatric hospital.

Listed Building consent was obtained for demolition of existing modern buildings in the grounds and for the construction of a new ward building.

Listed Building consent was obtained for the conversion of a Victorian Wing within within the mansion to a 12 bed discharge ward.

Listed Building consent was obtained for internal alterations within the Grade II * mansion building to form staff administrative offices , kitchen and dining facilities.

Listed Building consent was obtained in 1994 for the construction of a new car park within the curtilage of the listed building.

Richard Lyon was appointed as architect for the scheme by the healthcare client, but following receipt of the planning consents was novated through to a Design and Build Contractor for the construction.

Richard Lyon handled all planning matters arising.

Contract Value £ 2.2 million, Contract Duration 11 months.

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1985-95, Ascension Church, Custom House, London E16 for the Vicar and The Parochial Church Council:

Plans, reports, proposals and implementation for the major re- ordering of a non-listed Victorian Church in the London Borough of Newham.

The scheme was funded by The Church of England City Church Fund, the local church family and other organisations including Felsted School Mission Council and charitable bodies.

Contract Value £ 600K , Contract Duration 8 months .

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1985-90, The Grange Nursing Home, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire for Baronrealm LTD:

Phased major redevelopment of nursing home site, around Grade II listed building, on edge of the village conservation area but beyond the village development boundary. The original developer client wished to build a mixed health care development using American and Scandinavian health care methods.

Outline consent was obtained by Richard Lyon and Associates for major expansion to up to 120 rooms in 1985.

Detail Planning and Listed Building consents were obtained for Phase 1, a two storey, 30 room single aspect extension, and internal alterations to existing building. This was built in 1987, at a contract cost of circa £ 420 K.

Detail Planning consent was obtained for the Phase 2 Day Care and Rehabilitation Centre. This building included a hydrotherapy pool, ADL kitchen area, ADL flat, speech therapy rooms, hairdressing salon, staff creche, physiotherapy area and nurses hostel. This was built in 1988 at a cost of circa £ 515 K.

Phase 3 major demolition of outbuildings and creation of new two storey central kitchen and dining facility for the enlarged nursing home. This was built in 1988 at a cost of circa £ 375 K.

Detail Planning Consent for Phase 4/5 a 50 room patient care unit, IVF Centre, and 19 Close Care Suites in the curtilage of the listed Building was obtained. These were built in 1988-9 at a cost of £ 3.1 million.

Listed Building Consent for minor internal alterations within the existing Listed Building to form minor Operating Suite was obtained and implemented at a cost of circa £ 45K.

The work included upgrading of infrastructure to the site including pumped drainage, and increased gas and electrical supplies.

Total contract value all phases £ 5.2 million.

The home continued to be run as one of the first dual registered homes whilst the phased construction work took place around, rising from registration of some 18 beds in the existing building, to a final total registration of close to 100 beds. The close care suites were self-contained flatlets with their own kitchens and bathrooms, and were linked to the home by a nurse call system.

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1985-date, Acting for property owner of several properties in High St. and Market St. Ely, Cambridgeshire:

All the properties are within Ely Central Conservation Area and some are Grade II Listed.

Advice on dilapidations, repairs, tenants lease obligations, approving tenants alteration proposals.

Acting as Adjoining Owners Surveyor, under the Party Wall Act 1996, for Grade II Listed Property as affected by Ely Central Area Redevelopment in 1998-9.

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1984, The Old Rectory, High Street, Yelling, Cambridgeshire for private clients:

Major restoration, modernisation and extensions to a Grade II Listed Georgian Building.

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1983, The Marshall Room , Jesus College, Cambridge for the Master and Fellows:

Conversion of former JCR Bar rooms within Grade 1 Listed 15th Century part of Jesus College Cambridge to form The Marshall Room, high quality common room for Junior and Senior members.

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Conversion of the 1930 's Morley Horder Building to form new JCR Bar and associated servicing facilities, within curtilage of the College Grade 1 Listed Buildings.

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1980-1988, Nos. 6-12 High Street, Pampisford, Cambridgeshire for Yardline LTD:

Phased restoration and extensions to row of 16th Century Grade II Listed thatched timber frame cottages in a village conservation area.

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1978-79, Bishop Bateman Court, New Park St. Cambridge for The Master and Fellows of Trinity Hall*:

Major redevelopment of a corner site to form one floor of offices and four floors of student accommodation within central Cambridge Conservation Area . The building received an RIBA Award in 1984.

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This project was for the refurbishment and internal redesign of the Porters Lodge located adjacent to the main gate to the college and involved work within the 15th Century parts of Grade 1 Listed Buildings.

A small but complex project needing a high standard of workmanship and critical programming to enable minimal disruption to the College's routine activities. Normal portering operations were temporarily relocated to a Portacabin for the duration of the building contract.

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1977, Grasmere Gardens Flats, Carlyle Road, Cambridge for the Granta Housing Society LTD*:

A scheme for 57 new flats, and for 12 flats converted from existing Victorian terrace houses, on a site that was formerly occupied by the light industrial premises of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. The scheme was funded by the Housing Corporation to yardstick budgets.

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1975, Premier Travel Offices, Market Square, Swaffham, Norfolk*:

Conversion of 17th Century Timber Frame Grade II Listed Building into Offices for a travel agency.

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1974, Queensway Flats, Trumpington Road, Cambridge for the Granta Housing Society LTD*:

A scheme for 79 new flats, the first project for the Housing Society in two three storey blocks, on a prominent site on the entry to Cambridge on Trumpington Road. The scheme was funded by the Housing Corporation to yardstick budgets.

After completion the project won a DOE Good Housing Award. Richard Lyon was the job architect for the project from RIBA workstages D onwards and was responsible to the Partner in Charge.

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1972, Shades Wine Bar, King's Parade, Cambridge*:

Conversion of basement premises into a Wine Bar, within a Listed Building formed within a series of meandering connected and vaulted basements below shops and offices.

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1972-2001, Over 100 small scale projects £ 10K to £ 200 K in value:

• Sundry domestic extensions, Loft conversions, Listed and Non Listed Properties
• New Private Houses
• Self build house for own occupation
• Sundry church and chapel conversions
• New parsonages
• Modernisation works to almshouses
• Provision of facilities for disabled persons

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For further information on any of the projects listed, please contact us (see contact details on the left).

Between 1972 -1980 Richard Lyon was a senior job architect working with Cambridge Design. Projects carried out by Richard Lyon in this period are marked with an asterisk *.

Between 1989-1993 Richard Lyon was a partner of Cambridge Architects Partnership.

The remainder of the Project Examples were carried out by Richard Lyon and Associates in the periods 1980 - 1989 and 1993 to 2001.