Project overview

Kettle’s Yard is an art gallery set within four converted Grade II listed cottages and a 1970s extension. The gallery was beginning to fall below modern standards due to its inflexible layout and poor condition following a series of piecemeal extensions, thus SDC was appointed to carry out large-scale alterations to improve the layout.

Project value
£6,000,000
Project value
RIBA
National Award
RIBA
RIBA
East Award
RIBA
Listed building
Grade 2
Listed building
Civic Trust Award
Eastern
Civic Trust Award
Architect
Jamie Fobert Architects
Architect

SDC was appointed to carry out large-scale alterations to improve the layout.

The work involved the demolition of 4-8 Castle Street and its replacement with a four-floor education wing, improved exhibition galleries, a new entrance and a café – all set behind a retained façade. The demolished structures were replaced by an in-situ concrete framed building and the retained cottages were remodelled.

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Project team

Francis Shiner

Francis Shiner

Chairman

Since joining the company in 1983, Francis has assumed various roles, from Chief Surveyor to managing Director, ultimately assuming the position of Chairman in 2021.

Dan Changer

Dan Changer

Director

Dan studied Architecture at the University of Cambridge and worked as a chartered Architect before joining SDC in 2010. Joining as a Design Coordinator, Dan then opted to work as a Contracts Manager, receiving a promotion to Project Manager before his appointment to the Board of Directors in 2020. His duties and responsibilities include setting the overall strategy for the project, as well as leading the project team and ensuring the scheme is delivered within the client’s time, quality and budget constraints. Dan’s client-focused attitude and collaborative problem-solving approach will be crucial to the scheme’s successful delivery.

Jonathan Richardson

Jonathan Richardson

Director

Jonathan has extensive knowledge and experience of building services design, installations and management thereof. As a qualified Building Services Engineer, Jonathan spent his earlier career working for a major MEP sub-contractor. His diverse range of project experience means he has proven to be a great addition to the SDC team, and this has led to his recent promotion to M&E Director. He oversees a team of electrical and mechanical project managers, estimators, quantity surveyors, commissioning and MEP design managers.