AT HOME
STROUD VALLEY’S MUSEUM IN THE PARK
T
alk me through what
shape the project took
The project was a local
authority venture for
our client, Stroud’s
Museum In The Park, led by Kevin Ward.
Ultimately, it’s a public project so for us
it was a new experience from our usual
kind of work. It was deinitely similar to
work experience in the sense that once
completed, you have the ability to tackle
other local authority work. There was a
lot more red tape than a normal client
relationship - originally, they wanted to
hire someone to perform the job and a
separate landscape architect, but we were
able to ofer a combined package as I’m
a landscape architect and my brother is
also an architect. In the end we were able
to agree a combination that meant them
not having to tender separately for the
landscape.
The concept and planning scheme
was already completed by a land-use
consultant and Knox Bhavan Architects.
The funding was in place for the building
but not for the landscaping work at this
point. The planning-approved scheme
originally involved an outdoor lift, which
wasn’t attractive to the user or the people
funding the project. We re-visited the
concept again, efectively producing a new
scheme that would attract funding and
made the museum happy. That’s where
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