RAIL CAPABILITY OXFORD ARCHITECTS

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1 RAIL CAPABILITY OXFORD ARCHITECTS

2 OA are currently involved in projects at some 20 Railway Stations across the UK.

3 Oxford Architects 03 Profile Oxford Architects was established over 45 years ago and has developed to become a significant and reputable architectural practice with a well earned reputation for quality, innovation and value. The Practice has some forty professional, technical and support staff in offices located in Oxford and Bristol, working on projects throughout the UK. The practice is managed as a single organisation with a central office quality management system which meets the standards of ISO 9001 QA certification. Individual projects are run by teams headed up by a partner who provides the point of contact for the client throughout. The diverse nature of commissions undertaken by Oxford Architects includes projects for transport, commerce, industrial, residential, and leisure. This enables us to cross apply skills and knowledge from the various sectors. We have significant railways experience extending back into the late eighties. These commissions included new station buildings, repairs, refurbishment, masterplanning and conservation. The Practice has framework agreements with First Group and Tubelines and is also working for Network Rail, Tube Lines. The practice is registered with Link-up, no.1922 and Chas Accredited. Through our past and current experience we are familiar with Guidances, Rail Industry Standards, Group Standards and Codes of Practice produced by the Strategic Rail Authority, Office of the Rail Regulator and the Rail Safety & Standards Board and other pertinent requirements relating to the railway environment. RAIL CAPABILITY

4 Codes of Practice Through our experience of working on and adjacent to the railway we are familiar with Guidances, Rail Industry Standards, Group Standards and Codes of Practice produced by the Strategic Rail Authority, Office of the Rail Regulator and the Rail Safety & Standards Board and other pertinent requirements relating to the railway environment. 04 RAIL CAPABILITY

5 Oxford Architects 05 Scope of Services The Practice provides the complete range of architectural skills undertaking projects from brief formulation and the earliest stages of concept design, through the various stages of design development and visualisation to production information, enabling competitive procurement of the buildings and infrastructure. Our experience of railway commissions includes: Master planning/ Land Use Development Conservation and Listed Building Advice Repairs and Refurbishment Graphic Design CDM Co-ordinator Services New stations Enhancements/improvements/ modernisation/upgrades Retail units Station forecourts, interchange and car parking We offer a range of key architectural services from our in-house resources, which include: Brief development Option Appraisals and Feasibility Studies Design development Detailed design Contract Strategy advice Construction monitoring Contract administration Post construction evaluation Arbitration/expert witness advice 2D and 3D visualisations including photo-realistic images Tender procurement and appraisal We have also regularly provided a one stop shop service, employing other consultants as appropriate. RAIL CAPABILITY

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7 Oxford Architects 07 Railways Recent and ongoing rail related commissions include: CIS/CCTV & PA Upgrades - Ongoing CDM Co-ordinator services in connection with installation at 215 stations. Client: First Great Western Paddington Span 1,2,3 & 4 - Ongoing Architectural and Heritage consultancy in connection with the construction phase of this 80m project. Platform 5/8 - Reading Station Facilities Upgrade Programme Ongoing A 6m refurbishment of passenger and staff facilities including waiting rooms, help desks, retail outlets, wc s and subways at: Paddington, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Swindon, Westbury, Newbury, Slough, Charlbury and Bristol Temple Meads. Client: First Great Western Client: WSP for Morgan Est & Network Rail Ticket Machine Installations Obtaining statutory consents for the installation of ticket machines at multiple stations including Paddington, Bath Spa, Reading and Slough potentially covering some 30 installations across the First Great Western area. Client: First Great Western Platform 4 - Reading Station RAIL CAPABILITY

8 08 RAIL CAPABILITY The repair of Paddington Span 4 sees the return of a significant piece of railway heritage to public use.

9 Oxford Architects 09 Railways Recent and ongoing rail related commissions continued Innovis Park Widnes Masterplanning of a 100acre industrial site incorporating sqm inter-modal freight distribution centre ( 42m) Client: Drawbridge Securities Ltd Ticket Office - Reading Station Leamington Spa Station Re-development of former sidings to provide a B1 commercial office development of some 8000sqm twostorey business units together with the provision of a new 70 bay short term station car park. Client: Network Rail Commercial Property Oxford Station Master plan Option studies for the development of the car park including new platforms, pedestrian bridge and decked car parking, hotel, offices, shops and residential accommodation. ( 14m) Client: Network Rail Commercial Property 1st Class Lounge - Paddington Station RAIL CAPABILITY

10 Other commissions include: St Albans City Station The replacement of station building with increased operational and retail accommodation. A number of development schemes have been investigated ranging from the total renewal of the Station buildings, with new car parking and multi-storey commercial and hotel accommodation. More recent schemes have focused on the master planning of all railway land with the development of the long-stay car park for high-density residential use and a major refurbishment of the Station, including the provision of lifts to the footbridge. The estimated value of the Station works is 3.5m. Client: Network Rail Infrastructure Redhill Station, Surrey Architectural support for the expansion of rail services to Redhill Station including extensions to Station buildings. Bath Spa Station Partial services commission for Railway Heritage Trust funded conservation works to the external fabric of the Grade II listed building. Oxford Station Marks Tey Station, Essex Commissioned in mid 2000 to investigate and develop option appraisals considering the potential for the re-planning of operational station areas including station buildings, car and cycle parking with supporting commercial development as part of the Local Plan Inquiry process. Ticket Office - Paddington Station 10 RAIL CAPABILITY

11 Oxford Architects 11 Hitchin Station, Hertfordshire Proposals for the rationalisation and maximum utilisation of existing downside and upside station buildings, resulting in the reorganisation and re-planning of the booking hall/ticket office, waiting areas, new cafeterias and toilets. Oxford Station Partial service commission involving co-ordination of the design team and contract administration for the complete replacement of the main upside station building providing comprehensive operational, retail and public facilities. Phased works to the station environs included replacement of the two existing station downside buildings by a single structure, design and layout of a new 500 space landscaped surface car park on a former sidings latterly used as a breaker s yard and remodelling of the station forecourt area to form a new urban square. 1st Class Bar - Paddington Station Masterplan -Marks Tey Station 1st Class Lounge - Paddington Station RAIL CAPABILITY

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13 Oxford Architects 13 The Gateway Project Major development proposals for stations at Luton, West Hampstead, Elstree & Borehamwood, St Albans and Cricklewood. The projects consisted of new stations, platforms, over bridges, car parks, transport interchanges and the investigations of commercial opportunities for the station sites. Client: Network Rail Waiting Room & Help Desk - Swindon Station Station Regeneration Programme Oxford Architects provided a specialist team to work on the repair and upgrading of railway stations in the West Midlands and South Wales. Stations where works were undertaken included: Abercynon South, Llanelli, Brithdir, Neath, Bromsgrove, Newport (Conservation area), Cadoxton, Pontypridd (Grade II Listed), Caerphilly, Stonehouse, Cardiff Queen Street, Stroud (Grade II Listed), Chepstow, Troed-Y-Rhw, Dingle Road, Worcester Shrub Hill (Grade II Listed), Droitwich Spa (Conservation Area), Gloucester, Great Malvern (Grade II Listed), Heath High Level, Kemble (Grade II Listed) Client: Network Rail Refurbished Footbridge - Station Regeneration Programme Upside Platform - Great Malvern Station Lighting Scheme - Bristol Temple Meads Station RAIL CAPABILITY

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15 Oxford Architects 15 Underground Oxford Architects has also carried out a variety of design work to London Underground stations and facilities predominantly for Tube Lines Ltd/LUL. We had an active framework agreement from 2005 to The range of projects was extensive, ranging from DDA audits across 42 stations with a contract value of approx 3m to more minor internal alterations and refurbishments. Most projects were refurbishments and remodeling of existing facilities. One of the larger projects was the PPP refurbishment of Moor Park Station with a project value of 4.5m. We were part of a multi-disciplinary team and were lead coordinators of all other disciplines. Unfortunately this project was shelved following the restructuring of Metronet. All the designers working on the underground have the requisite safety training and entry permits including a passport for safety. The list below gives some indication of the extent of experience in this field. Edgware, Camden Town, Euston, Warren St, Goodge St, Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Waterloo, Kennington, Oval, Stockwell, Clapham North, Clapham Common, Clapham South, Balham, Tooting Bec, Tooting Broadway, Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon, Morden, High Barnet, West Finchley, Finchley Central, East Finchley, Highgate, Archway, Tufnell Park, Kentish Town, Cockfosters, Arnos Grove, Woodgreen, Arsenal, Angel, Old St, Bank, London Bridge, Canary Wharf, Stratford, London Heathrow 1,2,3,4, Hatton Cross, Hounslow West, Hounslow Central, Hounslow East, South Ealing, Acton Town, South Harrow, Sudbury Hill, Sudbury Town, Park Royal, North Ealing RAIL CAPABILITY

16 OXFORD Bagley Croft Hinksey Hill Oxford OX1 5BS Tel: Fax: BRISTOL The Workshop 254 Southmead Road Bristol BS10 5EN Tel: Fax: Contact: Charles Webster OXFORD ARCHITECTS