Ridgewood Park Multipurpose Room Extension -Community Facility Extension

Scope of Works

Shelford's works included:

• Multipurpose room extension
• Integration with existing clubroom facilities
• Connection to existing kitchen
• New kitchen servery
• Automatic roller servery door
• Concrete footings and slab
• Face brick external walls
• Rendered internal brickwork
• Raked and angled ceilings
• Four reverse-cycle air-conditioning units
• Automatic glass louvre highlight windows
• Security grille doors
• Automatic quick-release doors
• Structural-steel elements
• Associated building works

Key Features

The new open-plan room was designed to accommodate public meetings, sporting club activities and community functions, increasing the versatility of the existing Ridgewood Park facility.

High raking and angled ceilings create additional volume within the room and were configured to complement the architectural form of the existing building.

Kitchen & Function Integration

A key component of the extension was improving the connection between the existing kitchen and the new multipurpose room.

An opening was formed within the existing kitchen wall and fitted with an automatic roller door, creating a new servery that allows food and refreshments to be prepared in the kitchen and conveniently served into the function space.

Architectural & Structural Detailing

Automatic glass louvred highlight windows introduce additional light and ventilation, while full-height stacking security grille doors and automatic quick-release doors support the practical operation of the facility.

The building also incorporates a concealed internal steel structure with exposed projecting structural-steel elements externally, adding architectural definition to the extension.

Construction Challenges

Maintaining Weekend Club Operations

The most important construction challenge was maintaining access to the existing kitchen throughout the works.

The kitchen needed to remain operational for sporting clubs on weekends, meaning construction activities and public access had to coexist within the same facility.

Each Friday, temporary security fencing was reconfigured to maintain safe separation from the construction zone while creating controlled access to the kitchen for weekend club activities.

Staged Construction

Construction was delivered across two stages.

Initial works involved excavation for the concrete footings and concrete-filled cavity wall before the concrete floor slab was formed and poured.

Sequencing these works alongside continued use of the existing facility required careful coordination throughout the programme.