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What does the TM in Burland TM signify? When starting out after a long career at Arup the aim was to stay closely involved with design and with clients. The “TM” signifies an aspiration to provide a personal approach from the heart of the practice and to make this the practice “trade mark". General Experience: -Offices (shell and core or fit out) -Residential projects -Masterplanning Specialist experience: -Student residential -Stadium and arena design -Film studios Small scale project types: -Healthcare -Individual Houses -Restoration work How can Burland TM work on very large projects?
Several Burland TM projects have started as concept designs which then moved to larger professional teams – often after planning consent ("services":Living space: Falcon Wharf) or after the initial idea had found political support (See “services”:Film Studios: Project Pinewood) or a combination of both combined with new funding (“services”: Student Housing). For projects that need Burland TM as part of a team the practice has a long experience of integrated professional team-work - 20 years in the multi-disciplinary design environment at Ove Arup. Burland TM has built up associations with several world class practices for mutual support at any design stage. Burland TM also has a capable network of collaborators for delivering interiors (Offices: Global Switch), domestic scale services (Houses: Zakynthos House) and conservation work ("Workspace": 1 Gun Street). Please call Burland TM to find out more.Number of profiles: 11
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Billiardrome
Falcon WharfObserver: 8th November 2009 Stephen Bayley writes about the idea of a Left Bank put forward by the new freeholder of Falcon Wharf who has restored the original concept for the base of the apartment building - a new Hotel. Model Photo: Andrew PutlerShepperton Riverside
Latest Planning ConsentsCamden Market (see services retail design) March 2010 33-35 Commercial Road (see "services": Student Housing) March 2010 Riverside Building Shepperton Spelthorne (November 2009)Edward Jenner Unit
Edward Jenner Unit Burland TM is appointed architect for the design of an extension to the Leukaemia and Intensive chemotherapy unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital. The project is called The Edward Jenner Unit and the fund raiser is LINC telephone 08454224422 email: linc@glos.nhs.ukNumber of Titles: 2
James Burland
James Burland has over 20 years experience based in a multidisciplinary approach to the design of buildings. In his first 6 years as project architect with Arup he gained design and practical building experience on a wide variety of projects including prototypical work for new offices, renovations to listed buildings and conservation area sites. From 1985 to 1990 Burland worked in Australia for Philip Cox Richardson Taylor and Partners where he first began to research sports building design particularly high capacity Stadia for Olympics. His conceptual design experience and knowledge of building types became extensive; libraries, hotels and all kinds of housing, from government, to large private houses. In 1991 James was invited to return to Arup Associates and became head of the practice in 1994. He led the design of a number of Olympics projects notably in Manchester which culminated in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Stadium and its legacy as Manchester City Football Club. Other projects include a residential college at Durham University, apartment buildings, mixed-use commercial developments and headquarters buildings. In 2000 he left Arup to form Burland TM Architects. Burland TM has a growing portfolio of building and masterplanning projects including sports facilities, film studios, residential and restoration projects. James Burland is a Chartered Architect registered with the British Architect’s Registration Board.Kate Llewellyn
Kate Llewellyn has been with Burland TM for 8 years. Kate is responsible for office administration, employment and health and safety.Number of Captions: 197
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Designed at Philip Cox Richardson Taylor this was a courtyard hotel concept for the rapidly changing hinterland between Paddington and the CBD
The Studios are congregated within a greenbelt boundary. Understanding how studios want to operate from work on Ealing (search Ealing - an even more confined site ) we quickly found that twice the existing space could be added. The theme of converted film stages converts in massing terms from plot ratio 1:1 to 1:4. The 1:4 scale had been already achieved by the studios' long standing architect Michael Brown. We extended his thinking adapting the remaining under-developed sites. (Search “Pinewood”.) We identified sites for redevelopment and then solved the phasing in relation to the road improvements needed to cope.
This sketch shows how the sets are collaged together apparently haphazardly but there would be a simple perimeter road to access the rear of the sets for vehicle support. There is a network of home zones connects informally to each other and lead to the lakeside. The castle and its grounds (shaded purple) could be the central administration and entrance.
Recent aerial photograph (Webb Aviation) showing the legacy from the Games. Manchester Ctiy's new home and an international standard track and field on the warm up track.
Aerial Picture (Webb Aviation) of the temporary arrangememt for the Commonwealth Games. Primary roof structure fully in place but with the north end left open to fit the track which was later excavated to create the final football configuration.
First sketch of the idea of integrating ramps with a mast structure to give a clear circulation pattern as a basis for the architecture. JB 1991
Intial sketch explaining the limitation of oval geometry for the high numbers required for Olympics. JB 1991
Initial Sketch of how oval inner arena and circular outer geometry generates the classic saddle shape and how this would eventually assist in temporizing the scale of the stadium in a flat landscape. The choice of a mast structure further reduces the bulk and height by taking structural depth out of the roof plane and simultaneously signalling the key entry points, displaying how the building works as a crowd controller. JB1991
Early Hayes Davidson rendering of the scheme as submitted for the Olympic bid.
This imaginary aerial photo shows the sets in use.
Rendering by Hayes Davidson
During the gap between the Olympic bid and Manchester's selection as host for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a variation was designed to attract the Wembley brand to Manchester. It was an extraordinary competition between several UK cities. The design was developed into a sliding closing roof but still retained the iconography of the mast and ramp with a sweeping roof line. We made a working model with miniature motors for the seating to move inwards for soccer and the roof to close against adverse weather.
Construction photo during the completion of conversion to the football configuration.
Early phases and growth: A Castle is imagined as the nerve centre for the community. Close by is the Vienne Amphitheatre "borrowed" for staging crowd and sports scenes. it's a collage of ordinary and exotic locations all tuned for filming on location. The nature of the plan would allow piecemeal growth as demand increases for more space. It's a loose fit adaptable armature. If site constraints emerge that need integrating, particularly in consultation such as the relationships to boundaries and neighbouring properties, existing trees, landfill; the network of scenes can be adapted during the evolution of the plan.
We have used the best principles of arena design but in a smaller context. The Billiardrome will hold around 3,000 people in a completely circular space. If any of you have ever been in a “theatre-in-the-round” you will know that it is a very special and intimate experience. In our space the audience can and will engage with their opposite number across the other side and the scale of the Billiardrome makes that possible. From the point of view of the players (or Gladiators) the atmosphere of competition will again be a unique experience. The tension in a close run contest will be electric and barely tolerable!
The green indicates linked open space shared as a semi public park with lake access.
The initial Sketch turned out to be similar to a piece of cue chalk - quite by accident!
First thoughts: In the round duplicating the intimacy of the Crucible in a circle to create a very intimate but packed audience of 3000. A divisible space for semi - finals. Clear horizontal and vertical division of circulation for accreditation and adaption for many event types.
The components of the design make the architectural core around which the Billiardrome can be chameleon like and adapt to its surroundings.
3,000 people may not sound an enormous number for a major sporting event. In our opinion it is around the “optimum” number for everybody to be able to see what’s going on and be close enough to the action to feel genuinely involved. For comparison, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and home, to date, of the World Snooker Championships, holds just 980 people.
The initial sketch plan is a test design - a flexible and adaptable armature which can be refined as site constraints and technical consultation with film makers influence the final outcome.
Line drawing of the second phase completing the massing between the two new hotels.
An aerial view showing in red the two new lanes proposed for the sheltered housing. The land slopes down to the river and the lanes will catch picturesque views of the river banks below.
A watercolour sketch looking at the massing of a first enabling phase - a possible Travelodge of 50+ rooms.
Number of Projects: 46
The "I" Building
Shepperton studios LtdEast Workshops
Shepperton Studios LtdOffice Development
Office development includes interiors33 Commercial Road
Babcock And BrownPinewood Gatehouse
Pinewood Studios LtdShepperton Masterplan
Shepperton Studios LtdBristol Arena Hotel
OrionCamden Market
Atlantic EstatesBristol Arena
Orion1 Gun Street
Gun Street LtdPinewood Studios
Pinewood shepperton LtdEaling Studios
Ealing Studios LtdProduction OfficesWatermark
OrionLast Resort
Last ResortPinewood Masterplan
Pinewood Studios ltdFalcon Wharf
George WimpeyWatermark
OrionPortable Olympics
Snow Box
OrionManchester Stadium
Manchester City CouncilDesigned at Arup Associates the original scheme was winner of a limited design competition for the Manchester 2000 Olympic bid in 1991. The principles of the design were retained and refined over several years until finally built for the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002. The design was built for a football legacy. For the Games temporary seating and an artificially raised arena accommodated the athletics track and field. The warm up track became the final home for athletics and the stadium was finished for occupation by Manchester City Football ClubGlasgow Arena
Glasgow City CouncilComptition winning scheme designed at Arup Associates in 1995. The passage from home to venue and the spectator seat must be safe and comfortable. The Glasgow arena was designed for a clear legible transition from city to seat (1995-6) The venue was signalled from a distance using a leaning giant arch. This in turn hit the ground through the two main spectator ramps marking the public entrances and orientating the crowd. Secondary accredited entrances for media, vips athletes/performers and officials are all articulated as part of the architecture. All the architecture articulates safe egress.The Body Shop
Deb McCormickCooper's Park
Bayswater BrasserieDesigned at Philip Cox, Richardson and Taylor Architects, Sydney007 Stage
Pinewood Studios LtdClaremore Lodge
Bob HampshireEaling Studios
Ealing Film StudiosShepperton Studios
Pinewood Shepperton LtdHortensia Road
Trever OsborneWhite Church 2.
BroadstoneTube Station Study
ConsortiumUnderground station design study for an integrated helical market spiralling into a tube station ticket hall.Chilling Place Farm
Giles RooneyZakynthos House
Iain ShearerBucklersbury House
StanhopePicketts Lock
CompetitionEaling Studios
Ealing studios LtdGenerale
Babcock and BrownIslington Sorting Office
Giles RooneyEton College
Eton CollegeLots Road Academy
The Osborne GoupProject Collage
Pinewood Shepperton LtdPinewood owns a 58 acre site to the north of its main studios. Burland TM as masterplanners for both Pinewood and Shepperton became involved in planning a permanent film location for the land which could also be the home of a new media community. The intitial concept includes sets "clipped" from real locations and transposed onto the site in their exact original orientation. Frontages - typical external backlot construction - would be the film set facades of a modern mixed use community. The lake is the focus for sets from Wings of a Dove (Venice) and Bond (Como). Other sets included Alnwick Castle (Harry Potter), the centre of Vienna (the Third Man) and of Prague (Mission Impossible).14 Fieldgate Street
BroadstoneThe Billiardrome
Billiardrome LtdThe Billiardrome is a purpose-designed arena for all forms of billiardsport – snooker, pool, billiards, carom and pyramids. It was conceived as and has been designed to be the optimum building for the exhibition of these competitive billiardsports which, together, are one of the largest participant games in the world, second only to football. It will provide the optimum experience for players, spectators, officials, media and all other visitors. And yet, as far as we know there has never been an arena designed specifically for the purpose of showing billiardsports off at their best.Travelodge Study
Babcock and BrownThis sensitive site in Durham is full of planning problems. The land is next to a newly completed larger hotel. Part of the site is occupied by the main city substation which is supposed to be relocated in the redevelopment. The design study indicates a phased proposal to allow funding to flow for the relocation of the substation. The first part is a small Travelodge hotel of about 50 rooms. The second is a proposal for affordable and sheltered housing.Edward Jenner Unit
LINCThis exciting project will extend the haematology unit at Gloucester Royal Hospital.Stirling
White Church 1.
Broadstone