The New Adult Resource Centre (ARC)


Above: How the new ARC will look when completed.

Following a major capital fundraising appeal over the last twelve months, which raised over £2 million (including £1 million from the ACT Foundation), work has started on the new Adult Resource Centre (ARC) at White Lodge Centre. The new building has been designed by architects Broadway Malyan, responsible for the unique buildings of the main Centre and Treetops.

This new building will not only transform the services we are able to offer, but will allow us to work with 50 more people than we can currently. At the moment, around 100 people come to the ARC on a regular basis and over 100 more people benefit from outreach services including Stroke and Back Care advisors. With the space and flexibility of our new ARC, we will be able to offer all of these people a beacon service which will look beyond meeting their needs and towards achieving their goals.

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The ACT Foundation: www.theactfoundation.co.uk

Broadway Malyan:
www.broadwaymalyan.co.uk

Latest News (October 2007)

The photographs illustrate that the main structural framework is now complete and the majority of the external blockwork is also virtually complete. In the top picture the external massing of the building is clearly defined with the curved rooflight sailing over the top. The bottom picture shows the steelwork for the bay window piercing the blockwork skin and smaller feature windows in the distance.

To the right of the top photograph the roof decking can just be seen being fixed to the top of the steelwork frame. Both radiused in plan and section the installation has proceeded well and at the time of writing is 50% complete.

The Contractor will now complete the roof decking and proceed with the insulation of the deck and fixing of the single layer membrane. The Swedish windows have arrived and will be installed in the next month.

At this point in time the Contractor is on programme.

Visit this page again to follow the progress of the new ARC development or call 01932 567131 now for more information on our ongoing capital appeals.

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