The new Interpretive Centre building was constructed using traditional loadbearing cavity wall construction supported of a piled raft type foundation. The external facing brick skin included feature Portland stone dressings, feature bands and cill detailing. The roof structure was constructed with a combination of structural steelwork and glulam beams finished with a natural roof slate finish. Internally high quality finishes were incorporated into the building including natural stone flooring.
A new Visitors Facilities building incorporating new toilets was also constructed to match the former adjacent Visitors Centre including Portland stone external walling, slate roofing and high quality finishing’s.
The project also incorporated air source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting to the facilities building and included the formation of new car parking areas with an extensive landscaping scheme.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Barnes Construction ensured daily interface and weekly meetings with the site based Client as well as arranging monthly visits to site for the Client contacts based in Paris.
As part of our continued support to provide educational benefits to future graduates and pupils, we arranged for a Cambridge architectural student to visit the site as part of their studies. This experience enabled this particular pupil to have a hands-on approach and gain wider knowledge for their future career.
We utilised local subcontractors and material suppliers from our approved database, this included the use of a Cambridge based stonemasons, having local knowledge of the area and the American Cemetery site.
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