Construction and Fit Out of Embedded Learning Spaces at The National Archives, Kew

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The National Archives awarded a contract to Brymor Construction Ltd.

for the construction and fit out of two bespoke, architect-designed embedded learning spaces at its site in Kew, Richmond, Surrey.

The work is part of a phased Public Space Programme redeveloping the public spaces of TNA's 1977 brutalist concrete archive building.

The project involved creating two new learning rooms within the existing first floor open plan library and document reading rooms, including acoustic separation with minimum Rw 49dB glazed and solid partitions, removal and replacement of suspended ceilings, adaptation of the existing VAV HVAC system and introduction of a new comfort cooling system, new AV, lighting and power, replacement of floor finishes, and new joinery, acoustic linings, curtains and loose furniture.

The building remained operational throughout the works, with noisy work carried out outside public opening hours.

The contract value was AUD 627,550.