As part of a wider regeneration scheme, BAM Construction has begun building for Portsmouth City Council an ‘iconic’ new building, with a ‘landmark tubular structure’ to include community, youth, and health facilities, in the city’s Somerstown.
Spanning a main road, with a pedestrian route giving those living on both sides of the facility equal access, the two-storey ‘hub’ will include a community centre, youth centre, a Primary Care Trust office, a dental surgery, and a local housing office. The contractor (BAM Design is both the architect and service engineer) will retain existing mature trees to create external piazza spaces at either end of the building, for which a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ is being targeted.
