World War I Memorial, St Helier. Jersey. / November 1, 2018 by Rory Drinnan

Client: The Parish of St Helier

Sector: Public Art

St Helier was the only parish in Jersey not to have a dedicated memorial to parishioners killed whilst on active duty during the First World War. A decision was made to rectify this in time for the centenary of Armistice with a new memorial commissioned to commemorate the 603 St Helier men who lost their lives during the hostilities. It was conceived as a gateway piece to Parade Gardens, providing a visual (and perhaps in the future a physical) link between the cenotaph and the Don memorial. It is an inclusive, large scale “furniture” piece with two communal platforms which could be viewed as laid out pages from a book, intended for reading, sitting, playing, lying, performing and waiting. Rather than forming a physical “edge” to the gardens, the new intervention is scaled to be low lying and fragmented in order to frame and facilitate view and route. The memorial seeks to create a distinct sense of place within its park setting and play a part in public and private activity patterns in the immediate area, whilst recognizing and relating to its urban and civic context.

Completed: November 2018
Design Scope: Full Service

Award - Best Artwork in the Public Domain in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2019.

Project Manager: Private & Public

Main contractor: JP Mauger

Structural Design: Rothwells

Graphic Design: The Potting Shed

Quantity Surveyor: Tillyard

Lighting: Astons Building Services LTD

Specialist Sub-contractors: Peter Moore Groundworks, KC Engineering, Grace & Webb, Bespoke Concrete, P.O.S.H

Pitt Street, St. Helier. Jersey. / April 1, 2018 by Rory Drinnan

Client: Channel Islands Co-operative Society

Sector: Public Realm

Inspired by underground waterway Le Grande Douet, the “River of Light” installation completely transforms the entire length of Pitt Street invigorating a previously dark and uninviting cut through. The design brings Le Grande Douet to life through movement and light. The colour contrasting paving was hand laid to depict a continual moving stream into which are embedded programmable colour changing LED lighting strips and text relating to the historical development of St. Helier over the last 1000 years. This series of linear timelines includes bands dedicated to the town’s architectural, military, cultural, political and religious history, from Jersey’s infancy right the way through to the present day, culminating in aspirations for the future, written by local primary school children.

Completed: April 2018

Design Scope: Concept development with Private & Public Ltd; scheme design; full specification; commemorative bronze plaque.

Award - Best Landscape Architecture in Relation to the Built Environment in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2019

Landscape Detail Design: Axis Mason

Main Contractor: Camerons

Stone Masons: Granite Le Pelley

Cheffins at The Beaumont Inn, Beaumont. Jersey. / July 1, 2017 by Rory Drinnan

Client: SMST Properties Ltd

Sector: Hospitality / Heritage

A hugely complex project with a landlocked site prone to flooding, the brief demanded a conversion of Jersey’s oldest listed pub, a new build restaurant, gastro lounge and kitchen and the conversion of a 1930s residence into a contemporary guest house. Much of the work involved careful retention and reconstruction of listed features, some of which only revealed themselves throughout the strip out phase. New elements introduced were carefully detailed to ensure authenticity to the various spaces within. A significant achievement was ensuring that all spaces and their connections offered full operational functionality and seamless flow. This project was inherited when the original interior designer relocated overseas prior to any work commencing on site. The design required analysis and development, both in terms of compliance, and to suit differing site conditions and budgets.

Completed: July 2017

Design Scope: Scheme design, detail design, value-engineering, compliance and all specifications.

Award: Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year – Jersey Style Awards 2018

Project Manager: Rowney Sharman

Architect: Axis Mason

Interior Design Concept: Tamara Nance

Main Contractor: ROK

M&E: Astons Building Services

Specialist Sub-contractor: Lotheringtons Commercial Interiors

Sommerville House, St Helier. Jersey. / May 24, 2017 by Rory Drinnan

Client: Axis Mason; T&G Structural Engineers; Private & Public

Sector: Workplace / Cultural

Sommerville House was conceived as a new creative and cultural hub aptly located in the north of the town’s regeneration area. It is a multi-tenanted building hosting three creative companies, covering the disciplines of architecture, art, engineering and creative technology. The interiors have been designed to present a cohesive, whole identity whilst expressing the individual culture and aspirations of the different operations they house. Materials chosen for use for the fit-out were selected to demonstrate versatility of application and unexpected appropriations. Previously a back of house bank facility, which had become neglected and run down, the new development sought to strip back the spaces to their shells to reveal and maximise the impact of existing features, such as double height spaces, roof lights, regelit walls and exposed structure.

Completed: May 2017

Design Scope: Full Service

Award - Best Remodelling in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2019

Main contractor: Mitchells Building Contractors

M&E: Brady & Gallagher

Specialist installations: Artmetal and Hugo & Co.

Calligo, St Helier. Jersey. / September 1, 2015 by Rory Drinnan

Client: Polygon Group

Sector: Workplace

This project entailed a complete strip out of the top floor of this tech hub site to create a new open plan “anti-office” space for this cloud-based tech company. At the scheme’s centre is a kitchen and communal dining area designed to be the heart of the office - a central facet of Calligo’s company culture. Three free standing pods, each with their own identity, provide flexible meeting, collaboration and quiet spaces and divide the remaining open plan space into separate semi – private work zones, task areas and a games room. A neutral, tactile material palette has been used throughout with colour provided by remote-control RGB lighting installations.

Completed: September 2015
Design Scope: Full service.

Highly Commended - Best Remodelling in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2017

Main Contractor: Mitchells Building Contractors

M&E: Astons Building Services

Specialist Installations: Stansfield Signs

C5, St Helier. Jersey. / July 16, 2014 by Rory Drinnan

Client: C5 Alliance

Sector: Workplace

This eclectic “anti-office” space was inspired by vintage arcade games and cult sci-fi films, not least because “Funland” a 1980’s arcade was a previous occupant of the site. As well as providing a public face for the tech business, the design was to be a statement of intent for the cultural ethos of the company. The attraction and retention of high calibre staff was a key motivator behind creating a distinctive and unique design aesthetic. C5’s recruitment goals were achieved within the first year of relocating to the new office, in less than half the projected timescale. The accommodation provides a welcome area, meeting rooms, a large presentation area, and a noodle bar as well as permanent and touch down work spaces.

Completed: June 2014
Design Scope: Full Service.

Highly Commended - Best Interior in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2015

Main Contractor: Lotherington’s Commercial Interiors

M&E: Brady & Gallagher

Specialist Installations: Noel Mallet & Nick Rouault

Durrell Zoo, Trinity. Jersey. / May 1, 2011 by Rory Drinnan

Client: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Sector: Cultural / Hospitality / Retail

A remodelling and extension of an existing building with sustainability at its heart. The multifunctional internal and external spaces deliver new guest experiences through ticketing, retail and café environments, introducing core conservation and sustainability messages through its design and integrated displays, whilst managing the volume of visitors arriving and departing. The centrepiece of the installation is a striking granite messaging wall in multi-coloured layers, conceived as part of the ‘Durrell Timeline’ approach and entry sequence. Above this ‘inhabited’ wall is a dramatic glass canopy with leaf pattern fritting providing shelter for guests before slicing through the existing building and guiding visitors into and out of the park. Selected light fittings and furniture are reclaimed or fabricated using recycled materials in line with the clients’ sustainability ethos.

Completed: May 2011

Design Scope: Concept development; space-planning; fit-out and interior /furniture specifications.

Award - Best Innovative and/or Sustainable Design in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2011

Award - Best Landscape Architecture in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2011

Highly Commended - Best Large-scale Refurbishment or Remodelling of a Building in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2011

Project Manager: Rowney Sharman

Executive Architect: Ray Hole Architects

Project and Landscape Architect: Axis Mason

Main Contractor: Camerons

Fit-out Contractions: Lotherington’s Commercial Interiors

Liberty Wharf, St Helier. Jersey. / January 1, 2010 by Rory Drinnan

Client: Harcourt Developments

Sector: Retail / Hospitality / Workplace / Historic

Liberty Wharf shopping centre opened in November 2010 and has been constantly evolving as new tenants move in and continue to shape its identity in this key St Helier gateway site. Axis Mason undertook the large-scale conversion of a large Grade 1 listed former abattoir site and railway station into a retail and hospitality destination for St Helier, with adjacent new build Grade A office provision, a bus station, serviced offices, an aparthotel and a visitors centre plus dedicated offices for the displaced Jersey Tourism operation.

Completed: January 2010

Design Scope: Jersey Tourism and Bridgestreet serviced apartments fit-outs (full service); a number of retail and hospitality tenant fit-outs (compliance / full service); site wide historic detailing; metal work design; signage and way finding strategy.

Award - Best Historic Remodelling in the Jersey Architecture Commission Design Awards 2011

Architect: Axis Mason

Main contractor: Deerglen