Natural History Museum – Grade 1 Listed

Natural History Museum - Grade 1 Listed

Earth Galleries

Value: £275k

BRIEF SCOPE

The Natural History Museum identified the Earth Galleries lobbies and lift cars and their immediate surroundings required improvement in the event of an emergency.

Emergency management reviews highlighted compartmentation issues and how the lifts exit directly within open unprotected museum spaces and corridors.

Safety requirements were proposed to support wheelchair users meeting the Equalities Act 2010 including persons with a disability, either as a visitor or staff to collect in a safe area to await rescue.

Our scope of works entailed demolition and strip out of existing services, structure steelwork, screening, roof work, replacement of ceilings and erecting new stud and fire rated glass partitions. Installation of new fire doors and frames and smoke curtains. Electrical services including data, lighting, power, access control, fire alarms, smoke detection and emergency voice communications. Decorations included all new painting, flooring and signage throughout.

Service runs were designed to make use of the existing voids to minimise any new penetrations and adaptions to the building fabrics and structure.

Back of House WC Refurbishment

Value: £200k

Complete refit of existing staff WC and shower space to refresh and modernise a tired space.

Works included installation of a new toilet and sanitary ware as well as replacement of existing shower facilities and the space was also redecorated.

Changing Places WC

Value: £227k

BRIEF SCOPE

During a six-week timeframe, we developed a new changing places toilet facility for the Museum. This project was carried out in a live environment and encompassed several essential tasks, including:

Removing the existing ceiling and dismantling current sanitary fixtures and fixed furniture.

Stripping out doors, along with their frames and related timberwork, as well as dismantling existing partitions.

All flooring was removed, and the elevated concrete shower base was broken out. Adjustments to the existing flooring were necessary to ensure proper drainage for the new shower location, which included reviewing the external threshold level.

A new high-level beam and fire-resistant boarding were installed, along with blocking up the masonry wall to accommodate the new layout. Timber and metal stud work were constructed, facilitating the installation of mechanical and electrical systems.

Liquid tanking was applied to guarantee watertightness, and a grid support for a moisture-resistant ceiling was also installed.

The finishing touches included a new door, vinyl flooring, white rock throughout, and decorative elements.