Article source: Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt

The new two-storey, 410m2 building caters for around 100 young adults and houses two multi-purpose halls, music room and recording studio, café, a series of activity pods and break-out spaces as well as an outside recreation space. The £860,000 project is used by 11-19 year olds during weekday afternoons and evenings and is available to the wider community during the daytime and weekends.

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• Architects: Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt
• Project: The Point
• Location: Tadley, Hampshire, England
• Photography: Hufton+Crow
• Client: Tadley & District Community Association
• Structural engineer: KFR Consulting
• Quantity surveyor: APS Associates
• Main contractor: Francis Construction
• Hard landscaping: Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt
• Planting scheme: Place Design + Planning
• Highways: JPC Highway Consultants
• Ecology: Ecological Planning & Research Ltd
• Gross internal floor area: 410m2
• Funding for the building included: Tadley Town Council – £236,000; Public Works Loan – £150,000; Turbury Allotment Charity – £330,000; Greenham Common Trust – £70,800; Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council – £24,090; Local infrastructure Fund – £201,000.
• Total cost: £860,000
• Start on site date: April 2015
• Completion date: July 2016

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