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Rider Levett Bucknall has worked on a wide range of projects across various sectors. To view a selection of our projects, please use the search function on the left.

Arts, Culture and Heritage

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  Apollo Pavilion | Peterlee

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Apollo Pavilion | Peterlee

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisors / Project Monitors / Project Mentors

  Overview

  The Pavilion marks a collaboration between internationally renowned artist Victor Pasmore and town planners to develop the new town of Peterlee. The Pavilion, an iconic example of 1960’s art, is located in the Sunny Blunts Park and forms the centrepiece of the Sunny Blunts estate.

  Fallen into a state of disrepair, the Pavilion had subsequently lost a significant number of the original features. The restoration project aimed to restore the Pavilion to its original design replacing missing architectural features, reinstating the landscape setting in which the pavilion stands, and developing a community education programme.

  Commencing in 2009 and completing mid-2010, Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed to act as Lead Project Monitor and Mentors from commencement to practical completion of the approved work, advising on Programme Management, Procurement Management, Design Development, Cost Development, Cash Flow Management, Co-funding Approval, and Grant Drawdown.

  Since completion, the structure has won various awards, including the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for excellence in architecture, a Civic Trust Award, a commendation at the Building Excellence Awards North East, and two prizes at Durham Environmental Awards to name a few.

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  Barnes Park | Sunderland

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Barnes Park | Sunderland

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisor / Lead Project Monitor

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed to act as Lead Project Monitor from commencement to completion of the Park Restoration, advising on Programme Management, Procurement Management, Design Development, Cost Development, Cash Flow Management, Co-funding Approval, and Grant Drawdown. Barnes Parks extend over a 14.6 hectare site, the majority of which is a Grade II registered landscape and which contains three scheduled monument and eleven listed buildings within the Conservation area. The parkland is very popular and well used, serving its immediate communities as well as Central Sunderland. The park provides a wide range of facilities and a focus for the community’s events and activities.

  The project was designed to restore the Parks main features and re-connect local people and visiting public with the parks, providing new opportunities for learning within the park environment, as well as developing new skills with established and new users and volunteer groups.

  Commencing in January 2009, the project completed works on site in May 2011, with education and training programmes continuing into the future.

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  Bedford Museum and Art Gallery | Bedford

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Bedford Museum and Art Gallery | Bedford

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisors / Project Monitors

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed as Project Monitors for the delivery stage of the Art Gallery and Museum in Bedford.  The scheme comprises the refurbishment and redisplay of the existing objects, and delivery of an integrated Museum and Gallery, where previously they had been separate entities.

  The project has wider investment implications sitting adjacent the Heritage Lottery Funds’ Bedford Townscape Heritage Initiative area; the combination of a major capital investment into culture and historic renovation of the High Street adjacent will have a substantial impact on the cultural and economic outputs in Bedford.

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  Birkenhead Park Restoration | Birkenhead

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Birkenhead Park Restoration | Birkenhead

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisor / Project Monitor

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall has been appointed to Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF’s) Register of Professional Advisors Framework since 1998. 

  The Birkenhead restoration project encompassed the redevelopment of the only Grade 1 Listed Parkland in the United Kingdom; works included the restoration of the iconic Grand Entrance Lodge, Lakes, Cricket Pavilions, Landscape and Bridges.

  Birkenhead Park is one of the first Public Parks in the country designed by Paxton whose design influenced that of Central Park in New York. The Heritage Lottery Fund appointed Rider Levett Bucknall to carry out professional advisory role through to completion of the development. Our role was to advise the Heritage Lottery Fund in an ‘eyes and ears capacity’ on all aspects of the development including:

  • Programme Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Design Costings
  • Legal Documentation
  • Co-Funding Arrangements
  • Staffing Structure
  • Business Case
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  Hardwick Park | Sedgefield, Durham

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Hardwick Park | Sedgefield, Durham

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisor / Project Monitor

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed as Professional Advisor and Monitor to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), from grant award to practical completion of the Hardwick Park Restoration.

  The project involved the first phase of a planned long-term restoration programme for the historic core of this Grade II* listed park.

  The works included the restoration of the Temple of Minerva, re-establishment of a Circuit Walk and Grand Terrace, creating a terracing effect through earth modelling, and establishing footpath linkages.  The main lake was also reinstated to form one of the site’s principle focal points, together with restoration of the Serpentine Lake and Circular Pond.  Gothic seats were reconstructed, and partial restoration of the gothic ruin took place.

  A new build Heritage Resource Centre and café was also constructed, with associated landscaping, to replace the previously inadequate visitor facilities, located beside the footprint of the former Banqueting House.

  In representing the HLF, we worked alongside English Heritage and The Garden History Society to secure consent to the proposals.  Our role has included Programme Management, Procurement Management, Design Development, Cost Development, Cash Flow Management, Co-funding Approval, and Grant Drawdown.

  Now a ‘Visit Britain’ accredited attraction.

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  Live Theatre | Newcastle upon Tyne

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Live Theatre | Newcastle upon Tyne

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisors / Project Monitors

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall were appointed as Professional Advisors to the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council North East to represent their interests in the Restoration and Redevelopment of the 3 Phase Live Theatre developments at Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne.

  The project encompassed the conversion of a Grade II Listed Warehouse and the existing Live Theatre to create workspaces for writers, directors, film makers and performers, and to refurbish and make fully accessible the current Theatre premises, including additional rehearsal space.  The project was developed over three phases including a Central Atrium, Workspace and the Theatre.  The project was joint funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council together with ERDF, Single Programme, Newcastle City Council and the Northern Rock Foundation. Our role was to co-ordinate the funding input from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England, and act in a professional advisory role from contract start through to completion.

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  Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance | Leeds

  Client

  Arts Council England

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  Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance | Leeds

  Client

  Arts Council England

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisors and Project Monitors

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed as Professional Advisors and Monitors for this £11m new build scheme to provide a new Headquarters for Northern Ballet and the Phoenix Dance Company on a brownfield site in Leeds City Centre. The site is adjacent to the Leeds Playhouse within a media and cultural quarter promoted by Leeds City Council.

  The building was completed in September 2010 and opened to the public in October 2010. The building achieves a BREEAM excellent standard and is a striking piece of modern design, clad in zinc ‘tiles’ with a three storey atrium entrance area.

  Over 6 floors the building provides 4,800 sq m of rehearsal studios, offices and specialist production areas to serve the needs of the two dance companies. The largest studio includes the facility to be set up as a theatre that can accommodate 150 people. This flexibility of use is being exploited to accommodate business conferences etc. when the dance companies are on tour or in the evenings when the studio space is freely available. The business community has been attracted by the quality of the building and its niche market. This has enabled both dance companies to raise their profile, increase the prospects for sponsorship and achieve revenue receipts that reduce their running costs.

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  Roberts Park | Saltaire

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Roberts Park | Saltaire

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisor / Project Monitor

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was approached by the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake a Mentoring role from Stage 1, to see the Grantee through the process of submitting their Stage 2 bid for HLF funding.  We subsequently undertook a Project Appraisal on the Stage 2 application, and following a successful HLF Stage 2 Award, were retained to act as Project Monitors and Professional Advisors through to project completion.

  The project comprised the refurbishment of a Grade II Listed park in the World Heritage Site of Saltaire, Bradford, with the restoration of existing structures within the Park.  The bandstand was reinstated, with the design informed by key features from Saltaire’s history. A significant level of community consultation was involved, to create a bespoke design true to Saltaire, incorporating a lighting display.  The project also included the development of educational facilities, new interpretation material, play area, a refurbished café, Park Lodge and Shelters.

  The project is a high profile project within Saltaire, and was led by Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

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  Stewart Park | Middlesbrough

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  Stewart Park | Middlesbrough

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisor / Project Monitor

  Overview

  Opened to the public in 1924, Stewart Park spans 49 hectare and stands on the original village of East Marton, the birthplace of Captain Cook.  The park and estate buildings were in poor condition and in need of considerable restoration works which formed the Parks for People Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

  The project started on site in 2010 and is due to complete in early 2012, linking landscaping works which include the relocation of animal pens, path works, reforming of the original lake patterns, tree works and planting, with training and educational provision through to the installation of a new Education Facility, and Vocational Training Facility.

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed to act as Lead Project Monitor from Round 1 Award, through the development phase, undertake Project Appraisal on the Round 2 application, and monitor the scheme commencement to practical completion.  Our role involves advising on Programme Management, Procurement Management, Design Development, Cost Development, Cash Flow Management, Co-funding Approval, and Grant Drawdown.

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  The Hepworth | Wakefield

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

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  The Hepworth | Wakefield

  Client

  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Services Provided

  Professional Advisors / Project Monitors

  Overview

  Rider Levett Bucknall was appointed by the HLF as Project Monitors for the development of the £35m Hepworth art gallery, located in the Waterfront Regeneration area of the City of Wakefield. The development offers a wide range of cultural, social, educational and economic benefits.

  It is the largest purpose built gallery in the country outside of London and is designed by award winning British Architect, David Chipperfield. The Hepworth Wakefield brings together a nationally important collection of historical and modern art.

  Facilities include a £2.5m learning suite and auditorium for talks, lectures, performances, meetings and screenings.

  The project faced the challenge of a contaminated water front site prone to flooding; complex foundation designs and fundraising challenges. The procurement options for FFE were thoroughly researched and investigated with the grantee to minimise the risk of cost overage and to consider risk transfer from the client to contractor.

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  The Hurst - Arvon Foundation | Shropshire

  Client

  Arts Council England

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  The Hurst - Arvon Foundation | Shropshire

  Client

  Arts Council England

  Services Provided

  Appraisal advice

  Overview

  The Hurst, a rural writer’s retreat, comprises a number of listed properties in need of repair and restoration to enhance and expand the offering, and to develop an environmentally and operationally sustainable facility.

  Our appointment and role comprised a number of distinct stages, initially a review of the application for Arts Council England, examining the procurement proposals, fund raising, construction costs, programme, management structure, delivery proposals and options for sustainable technology improvements.  Post the award of funding, the role switched to high level monitoring and Key Stage Reviews of the development progress, ensuring fund and contractual compliance and effective risk management and risk minimisation to the funder. The project remains in the development and fund raising stage.

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