Gwynne Anthony 2020

ART506 Dissertation 2019. Anthony Gwynne . 52 Case study 2: New ground floor to grade II listed church in 2019. The building owner proposed to take out the old ground floor in a grade II listed Church and replace it with a modern ground floor ( Figure 22 ). This report author was the supervising building control surveyor. Figure 22: Elevation of grade II listed Church (Source: Gwynne, 2019). Design stage The Diocese of Gloucester instructed a local architect who in this case was conservation accredited to prepare the clients brief and produce a design. Although the architect had experience with listed buildings and using vapour permeable materials, he prepared the design concept based on his experience using non-vapour permeable materials and insulations. The architect had pre-planning discussions with the Diocese and the proposed works were granted consent in the form of a faculty which is a permissive right to undertake works to a church building or its contents issued by the Church of England (www.churchofengland.org ). Based on the client’s requirements, the designer developed the design and incorporated the following into the project: • Cost implications – vapour permeable materials were not considered due to budget constraints and modern non-vapour permeable insulation; concrete slab and porcelain tiled finishes were cheaper and readily available locally and no supply/delivery delays.