Peter Deer and Associates

Formerly Dudley House, this Grade II listed building built in 1827 was converted to office space in 1969 by Hammerson PLC, and subsequently modernised. However, the building has now been returned to private ownership, after the owners sold the site to a wealthy Middle Eastern buyer, who plans on restoring the mansion to its former 19th century glory. The refurbishment of this property involves complete internal modernisation and new interior finishes. This includes replacement of the building services to incorporate air conditioning, and domestic and electrical services to the very highest quality. Peter Deer and Associates are working in conjunction with French interior designer Alberto Pinto, and UK architects Formation Architects for this project. Also included is the provision of full air conditioning to the buildings art gallery and ballroom, with air distribution and services routes integrated within premium finishes.

We initially completed the strip out and complete refurbishment to Cat A on behalf of the landlord, envisaging a basement/ground floor gallery/retail unit with office accommodation on the upper floors. We were appointed by the tenant ACNE to complete a fit out of the whole building as a single retail unit. The base build and fit out works comprised of VRF air conditioning, passenger lift, lighting, CCTV/security/intruder alarms, etc.

Development within a listed Victorian building to create small office units from an existing warehouse building. Phase 1 was for infrastructure and plant access decks that together with services risers enabled small businesses to take varying amounts of space at commercially attractive rates and on short lets. The scheme has been very successful and has become a base for many media and IT support companies.

Complete refurbishment of an existing property at Russell Square to develop a new library and archive store rooms devoted to the study of the holocaust. An intelligent Building Management System (BMS) ensures the environmental conditions in each archive room are closely monitored to specific temperature / humidity levels. Other aspects include the installation of a new zoned wet heating system, passenger and platform lift, and new security / access control systems.

The existing leisure centre was partially demolished and a two level extension constructed adjacent to the retained swimming pool. M&E services for the new gym, studios, changing rooms, and reception were integrated with existing services to the retained pool; including heating, comfort cooling, heat generation plant with combined heat and power machine, ventilation, hot and cold water services, BMS controls, lighting, power, fire detection, intruder alarm public address and ancillary systems.

The re-development of an existing terrace house with occupied buildings either side. The main building is five storeys high comprising of lower ground, ground, first, second and third floors. The existing services and building finishes have been removed under a separate strip out contract, with all existing services except incoming utilities and below ground drainage have been removed.

Peter deer and Associates carried out the complete refurbishment of all services during the refurbishment of the building, including the extension to the existing office. These included placement air conditioning, new lighting and electrical services to Cat A finish. The building has a BREEAM rating of Very Good (Currently) and EPC ? B Rating, Excellent Target (Post Construction).

Refurbishment of the 2nd floor of an existing office block. Peter Deer and Associates provided the design of a R410A VRF heating and cooling heat recovery system. The system includes external condensing units which are installed on the roof, interconnecting refrigerant pipework, thermal and acoustic insulation, indoor heating/cooling units, branch controllers and controls.

New naturally ventilated library designed to encompass a sustainable approach utilising local materials, façade orientation, mass and insulation to create a low maintenance low energy development in a sensitive site. Modern new build featuring expressive lighting and an innovative de stratification system drawing warm air at high level down to low level thereby optimising the LTHW circulation to the heat emitters and reducing the gas energy demand.

The buildings were fully occupied by Look Ahead as hostel accommodation, single bedroom with communal facilities. The refurbishment comprised the recreation of self contain one/two bedroom flats. The site would remain occupied requiring a phased refurbishment. The replacement and relocation of central plant and risers was designed to suit the construction phases of the project.

Hopkinson House is an Edwardian building which was originally constructed to house nurses for the nearby Gordon Hospital. However, in recent years, the building has been used for many different healthcare organisations, with the top two floors currently being used to provide hostel accommodation. The building contains 27 self contained one bed and studio flats. There are also communal areas available for residents, aiming to promote social interaction with the residents.

New build single storey building for the University of Kent. Peter Deer and Associates provided electrical and mechanical works the building that serves as external space for the Drama Department.

Once a Tea Factory, hence the name, Tea Building is now tenanted space situated in the creative hub that is Shoreditch. The project entailed the refurbishment of an existing office building (level 1 to 7) and was phased progressively to improve the building?s internal environment and building energy efficiency. A central condenser water ?thermal loop? circuit was provided with multiple capped connections on each floor for future tenant connections. This circuit is connected to dry cooler plant for heat rejection and gas-fired condensing boiler plant for heat source.

A new build leisure centre complete with sports and community facilities including a 3000 person venue hall. Sports facilities included swimming pools, gymnasia, exercise studios, changing rooms, treatment rooms, steam/sauna rooms and multipurpose courts. PDA was commissioned to design the fire engineering for Crawley Leisure Centre. The main sports hall was to be used for functions with up to 2000 people with the building continuing as a leisure facility. The fire engineered solution was solved with all natural ventilators operating on smoke sensing. The fire engineered solution was for the gymnasium, sports hall, entrance and connecting corridors.

New teaching and science block comprising 10 classrooms, Science Laboratory and ICT Room. The external plant is located within the building foundation block and serves Fan Coil Units in main teaching areas and a low temperature wet heating system (Underfloor Heating) in circulation areas. Natural ventilation is utilised for night-purging via openable windows running to a central stair core. Due to strict acoustic requirements, daytime mechanical ventilation with heat recovery was installed.

Refurbishment of a grade II listed school library. The building services scheme is designed to provide the chapel with background heating. The library is heated and ventilated by the use of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery supplemented by LPHW heating from modular condensing boilers.

Refurbishment of an existing gallery to provide a new London space for contemporary art. The space is fully air conditioned with very limited plant space

As the new head quarters for Burberry in Pimlico, the building was completed to category A level for trial fit out by the tenant. Working for Derwent London the building was stripped back to a shell and completely rebuilt up from the basement with new central cores and lifts. Full air conditioning was integrated into the building, in addition to internal new build retaining the external walls of 16,000 m² of offices. The project also includes ground floor retail and penthouse suites.

The remodelling of a residential building located in a mews close to Marble Arch. Peter Deer and Associates provided electrical and mechanical services for the remodelling of the former Victorian factory into a series of apartments. From the 1st floor and upwards, a new internal courtyard sits in the centre of the rest of U shaped building, with a bronze water sculpture serving as the view for all 1st floor apartment living rooms. The mews captures the natural daylight and the lighting within the building and enhances the feel for a vibrant and bright ambience. Each flat has its own external space with two penthouses enjoying large rooftop gardens. The newly built private car park pays homage to the buildings previous musical history with an artistic brass tubing motif.

An existing penthouse was demolished and existing services diverted to allow the construction of 2 new duplex penthouses at 6th, 7th and 8th floor levels over 24 existing flats at Queens Court which remained in full occupation throughout. The penthouses were provided with high specification mechanical and electrical services including under floor heating, comfort cooling, ventilation, hot and cold water services, direct digital controls, lighting, power, fire detection, intruder alarm and home automation system incorporating lighting, audio visual systems and environmental controls. Rooftop plant was concealed to meet planning constraints. Two new lifts serve the existing flats and penthouses via controlled access were also provided.

Various projects have been undertaken at Dolphin Square as part of their remodelling of the facility. The reception offices and meeting rooms were created and all fully air conditioned. A larger and more complex project was the complete reconstruction of the swimming pool and changing facility. Where possible the original Art Deco features were retained. All new services were installed but retaining the existing water treatment plant.

Flagship club for Holmes Place prior to the merger with Virgin Active. The club has a specialist hydrotherapy centre, spa and a 25 metre swimming pool. The pool has an infinity edge so that at Thames high water, it appears to connect to the river. To maximise the available space for leisure and health club activities, the engineering plant is squeezed into a low headroom basement and into a louvered architectural detail running up the edge of the building. All the fresh and treated air is drawn through vertical louvers into cabinets with and to the internal spaces. The construction and fit out costs were in excess of £6,000,000, and this project is an example of where quality and design took precedence over budget.

Conversion of an existing cinema to a health and leisure club for Holmes Place prior to the merger with Virgin Active. Facilities include gymnasiums, studios, changing facilities, steam and sauna rooms swimming and spa pools, offices, clubroom and catering. The health club is air conditioned throughout, with an under floor air distribution system to the gymnasium. The fire engineering of escape routes uses high level smoke venting. The construction was carried out within the existing building shell whilst maintaining services to adjoining commercial and residential properties.

More than twenty health clubs were built for Holmes Place (Now Virgin Active). Kensington club was built on the second and third floors of an occupied listed building. The club included 20 metre stainless steel pool spa. The pool hall was entirely lit by underwater and high level LED luminaries.

Refurbishment of several floors of 75 Wells Street comprising of local heating, ventilation and domestic hot/cold water.

The refurbishment of a 5 storey 1950s office building to a new contemporary working space serving as the head office for Derwent London. Peter Deer and Associates provided mechanical and electrical services for the refurbishment over all 5 floors, including a new air conditioning central plant. The reception is a reflection of the works carried out across all floors, incorporating light, space and design to create a comfortable working environment, with floors being remodelled and improved as tenants have changed.

Peter Deer and Mike Humphries were engineers on the Royal Academy's Sackler Galleries. Work included the infill of the gap between Burlington House and the Main Galleries to improve vertical circulation, creating a new sculpture gallery and providing enhanced day lighting. Following the completion of this project, Peter Deer and Associates have retained their involvement with the Royal Academy of Arts, undertaking a continuous stream of project work from 1988 to date. Following Peter's design of Sackler Gallery's glass lift, he was subsequently appointed to design a similar lift at the National Gallery in Dublin. Peter Deer and Associates also engineered the fountains which formed part of the Annenberg Courtyard scheme. This included new granite paving, lighting, basement plant below the main entrance for the fountain pumping and water treatment plant, renewal of all buried mains services below the courtyard and buried services ducts for future cabling to ensure no disturbance/excavation to the paving is required in future.

A new build 3 storey extension at an independent girls' school situated in Hammersmith. An extension to the existing schools education facilities comprising of classroom areas, kitchen and server and a new 6th Form block, which was constructed and managed during term time. PDA provided mechanical and electrical services including lifts, mains water distribution system, kitchen equipment services and air conditioning systems.

The project was jointly managed by the Office of Public Work. The project included the full refurbishment of the Oval Staircase with the new roof light and lighting. The lift is rated at 30 persons with a weight of 12 tonnes, and is cantilevered from the entrance side. The motive force is a direct acting ram drilled into the ground to a depth of 25 metres, driving the lift car up the shaft at just under 1.0 mps. This is an impressive piece of functional engineering.

Peter Deer and Associates were integral to the development within the listed Victorian building, to create two large storage archives for rare maps and photographs, together with a reading room and display pavilion. The building was semi underground in order to create stability and flywheel effect. The reading room was constructed around a landscaped garden with solar shading, from a mix of shrubbery and overhanging frames. Ventilation by natural stack effect using a wind catcher shaft. Close control to the archives to BS: 5454.

Peter Deer and Associates designed and managed the conversion of an existing health club into a nine classroom education centre with a back of house of offices. The works included all new partition, ceilings, floors and all the mechanical and electrical installation.

The project was to upgrade the offices with a new reception and refurbished offices. The work also included the improvement in the external security of the compound.

This is one of the larger British Council Teaching Centres and was extended and rebuilt in the early 2000s. Peter Deer and Associates were commissioned to design and supervise the installation of air conditioning and ventilation to the colonial home due to the installation of additional security measures.

Peter Deer and Associates were commissioned to design and manage the remodelling of a 300 room work space call centre at Noida Delhi. The works included new meeting rooms, restaurant, server room and UPS room. Peter Deer and Associates manage the design of all the internal components.

The house and the adjoining accommodation block are within a protected compound. The construction took place within the compound using mostly local labour, managed by an Indian Contractor. The biggest difficulty was building to a good standard, using imported and locally procured materials.

Peter Deer and Associates designed and managed the conversion of an existing health club into a nine classroom education centre with a back of house of offices. The works included all new partition, ceilings, floors and all the mechanical and electrical installation.

Conversion of an old workshop into a contemporary residential living space. Also known as 'Hidden House', an extra basement was added to the site as to avoid compromising the historical space.

New build three storey integrated health care centre comprising of a large GP practice, consulting rooms, treatment rooms, minor surgery, podiatry department, dentistry and community nursing and social workers hub/office facilities.

New arts and drama school, incorporating naturally ventilated studios, dance studio and backstage area. BREEAM rating excellent .

This new building was part of a mixed use development, with 2000m2 of newly built high quality offices facing Jamestown Road, in addition to the flats overlooking the canal. The offices are air conditioned by displacement ventilation. Peter Deer and Associates retained for the fitout for a dot com company, and the final fitting out was completed in 2006

Construction of a new dining club and restaurant on 31st & 33rd floor at one of London's tallest buildings. Comprising a kitchen, cocktail bar, dining room, champagne bar and viewing terrace, the development and installation presented technical difficulties and logistical issues including a full service fine dining restaurant and kitchen at 32nd floor level.

Refurbishment of a Grade II listed heavy structure Chapel. Building Services scheme designed to provide thermal comfort whilst controlling the rate of temperature change to satisfy the requirements of the existing listed organ and infrequent use of space. Existing lighting was restored to its former glory and complimented by modern , discrete LED spot lights located strategically and controlled by lighting control panel. New Audio Visual system was provided.

An arts and crafts home and Grade 1 listed property with views down the vale of Eversham. The house was previously used as offices as part of Ale Farncombe Estate but now transformed into a five star hotel catering for wedding, parties and similar group events. All the rooms are comfort cool. A commercial kitchen was installed for venues.

Peter Deer and Associates were commissioned to provide mechanical and electrical services for the British Council Building in Alexandria, Egypt. The works included the fitting of fire alarms, lighting, power, hot and cold water services and ventilation.

This commercial building comprises of multi-let offices with a ground floor retail unit fronting Oxford Street and Rathbone Place. PDA provided services for the comprehensive refurbishment of the building.

The Garner Building sits centrally in the main cluster of buildings on the Highgate School Site. Constructed in the 1980s and comprises of lower ground, ground and first to third floors. The building was fully refurbished with all new services and a new third floor roof extension. The building houses a locker room, IT suite, offices, classrooms and laboratories.

Refurbishment of the building manager's office, 4th floor and a new roof top extension to form the 5th floor. The 4th floor was opened up to provide a single open plan space. The building has since won a BREEAM award and has a BREEAM rating of Outstanding.

The project included the refurbishment of the existing building (basement to second floor) and its front extension to incorporate a new front façade and the construction of a meeting room on the third floor. The existing incoming electrical supply were retained and relocated.

A private multi-function gallery / library / archive store within a private estate. PDA worked closely with the Schneider Designers Architecture to design a new building to encompass storage for rare artefacts, photos, paintings and an extensive art library. The systems are designed to meet stringent requirements by the art & antique curators. These comprise of zoned internal lighting control and consistent temperature conditions whether the gallery is unoccupied or used for hosting functions / events

New build single storey block sited within the Hertford Regional College Broxbourne Campus. The children's centre comprises of secure play areas, Crèche, staff facilities and a community room.

New single storey building containing changing rooms, WC's, training room, offices, meeting rooms, cafe and ancillary areas. The project also includes the refurbishment and conversion of the existing chapel building on site for use as public toilets. The services scheme for the project comprised of gas heating and HWS. The design was configured to enable a quick turnover and high-frequency shower areas in each changing room. The whole installation utilised vandal resistant equipment.

Construction of a new teaching building and ancillary space on an existing part of the site. Demolition of the existing buildings on the site were partially completed before our works begun. The new school building comprises two wings (East and West) on three levels (Level 0, -1 and -2). The wings are linked at level -1 by the dining hall/kitchen core. A plantroom area is located in the West wing on level -1. Individual heating boilers and hot water heaters are located in various areas of the building next to toilet areas. BREEAM Rating of Very Good.

The development comprise of a basement rear extension to create a new living space for the occupants and a shower room.