Sheerness Dockyard
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LocationSheerness, Kent
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ClientSheerness Dockyard Trust
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PhotographerHugh Broughton Architects
Introduction
This project focuses on the restoration and transformation of a historic Dockyard church, previously in a ruinous state and protected only against collapse. The redevelopment aims to create vibrant business start-up accommodation, community facilities, and a permanent home for the large-scale Dockyard model, revitalising the building as a flexible hub for enterprise, education, and local engagement.
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MEP Solutions
The refurbishment adopts a low-energy, low-maintenance, and low life-cycle approach. Mechanical and electrical solutions include underfloor heating served by a gas-fired boiler, natural ventilation supported by the building’s inherent thermal mass, and comprehensive new electrical and communications systems. These solutions ensure modern operational performance while maintaining the integrity and character of the historic structure.
C&S Solutions
Significant structural intervention was required, including the introduction of new floors, roof and windows to establish a bright, flexible internal volume. The layout incorporates open-plan areas, modular office pods, small incubator spaces, and community-focused zones, enabling a versatile mix of workspace, social spaces, café facilities and exhibition areas.
Collaboration
Close collaboration with heritage specialists, the client team and conservation bodies ensured the new structural and MEP interventions were sensitively integrated. Coordination between architectural, structural and services disciplines was crucial to delivering a contemporary, functional environment within a fragile historic shell.
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