The Trowbridge Civic Centre redevelopment project was completed on time and on budget. It provided 4,500 square meters of new flexible space for offices, performance areas, meeting rooms, and other community spaces. Materials for the building included local chestnut, stone, steel, and brick. The redevelopment replaced an outdated 1970s building and improved energy efficiency through high insulation, low energy lighting, underfloor heating, and natural ventilation.

1. Trowbridge Civic Centre
Completed – on time and on budget.

2. Full Conditional Planning
Permission achieved April
2010.
Pre-development planning
conditions discharged
June 2010.

3. On site July 2010 to
December 2011.
(Main contractor Rok
followed by Beard)
Full design, planning and
landscape service, from
inception to completion, for
the comprehensive
redevelopment of
Trowbridge's Civic Hall, to
provide a new landmark,
community focused,
entertainment and civic
building as a “model of
sustainability”.

5. A £4.85M
development
providing 4,500m2 of
flexible space –
including;
offices, performance
space, Green
Rooms, Council
Chamber, Tourist
Information
Centre, Cafe, kitche
ns, bars and support
spaces.

8. Materials include; locally grown and
milled sweet chestnut, natural and
reconstituted stone, tern coated
steel, and brick. Aluminium standing
seam roof cladding and aluminium
clad
high performance timber windows.

11. The development replaces an poorly
performing 1970’s building and
addresses energy and comfort issues
through high levels of insulation to the
walls and roof, low energy
lighting, underfloor heating, assisted &
passive stack - plus natural cross flow
ventilation via motorised high
performance timber windows, integrated
into the BMS.

13. The Lansdown Hall is a
multi-purpose assembly
and performance space for
up to 1,292 people standing
or 500 seated. Flexible
staging and movable walls
allow the Hall to be used for
a wide range of seated or
standing public and
commercial events.

15. Independent light & sound
gallery with direct connection
to Lansdown Hall.
High levels of acoustic
separation were detailed
throughout.
Council Chamber,
Committee Room
& Balcony provide
multipurpose
spaces, suitable for
full Council, small
conference,
wedding receptions
and ceremony use.

17. Bar and cafe facilities –
capable of operating as a
separate facility.
Tourist Information
Centre and Town Council
offices reception.

18. Section A A

19. "Green Room 2"
with fully accessible
support facilities.
Town Clerk’s Office with
meeting space and full
height ceramic bonded
Town crest window.

20. Section B B

21. Fully accessible
staff and public
shower &
washroom
facilities.

22. Section C C

23. Catering facilities to
support cafe and
provide dining for up to
500 people in
Lansdown Hall.

24. Section D D

25. Main mechanical plant
room at first floor contains
boilers serving the
building’s hot
water, underfloor
heating, assisted ventilation
needs and comfort cooling
to Lansdown Hall.
The building management
system, (BMS), controls all
heating and ventilation
including ; passive stack and
natural cross flow, via links to
“windcatchers” & motorised
windows.

26. John Wilde RIBA Dip Arch Cons
Chartered & Registered Architect.
Tel: 0(44)7919 892 135
Email: johnwildedesign@gmail.com