MODERN MEDICAL PRACTICE FIT FOR HISTORICAL VILLAGE
When accommodation was planned for an expanding medical practice
in a Scottish village near Aberdeen, a product was required to fit
in with the village’s 19th century structures.
Fyfestone’s Elite Split in Mink was chosen for the 5,000 sq ft
development in Edzell. Located within the village high street, it
was essential that its external design was able to merge with the
picturesque village’s 150-year-old natural granite stone.
As a high quality and economic alternative to natural stone,
Elite Split is both cost effective and easy to lay, and so is
specified in preference in conventional facing brick for those
wanting a more distinctive masonry appearance.
The state of the art medical centre, designed by Glasgow based
Reid Architects, was purposely built after the village doctor
retired, rendering his converted living room and the temporary
portacabins thereafter, unsuitable for use by the community.
Reid is one of the UK's largest architectural practices, best
known for their regeneration schemes within the commercial sector
and in particular focus on creating sustainable primary healthcare
centres that meet the basic services required by the public.
The permanent base now boasts a modern reception area and
waiting rooms, increased privacy in treatment rooms and improved
car parking facilities.
The Fyfestone range is regularly specified for use on a wide
range of projects throughout the UK, including sports and leisure
centres, supermarkets, schools and colleges, sea defence and flood
protection schemes, retail parks, conservation projects and
hospitals, as well as executive housing. Its latest offerings
include a golf club, a special needs school and a sports hall.
The £1.75m Deeside Golf Club, one of the leading clubs in the
North-East of Scotland, recently benefited from an extensive
makeover to mark its centenary. Fyfestone’s Enviromasonry Split in
Birch was specified as it matched perfectly the local granite in
the surrounding area of Royal Deeside.
The £13.9m Le Rondin School in Guernsey marked Fyfestone’s
largest contract to date. £50K worth of Fyfestone Elite Tooled and
Elite Polished in Slate was used for the Special Needs school
completed this autumn.
This year also saw the specification of Premier Fairfaced for a
new sports hall at Haresfoot Preparatory School in Hertfordshire,
marking the first use of this particular product in the South of
England.
Hamish Learmont, Commercial Manager at Fyfestone added: “We are
proud to supply product for a scheme that has provided a much
needed service in the community. The very nature of our products
mean that modern commercial ventures can be planned without the
limitations caused by aesthetic issues in natural stone areas.”
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