Roll up, roll up! The SDC consultation week is almost upon us and we need you to come along to a virtual meeting near you to see what all the fuss is about.
What is it?
A series of virtual meetings where you can find out about how RIBA Stage 4 is progressing and have your input on all the different things we can now consider as a lodge. Take a look at the images and reports below to whet your whilstle:
A really good starting point is the Stage 4 Consultation document here. Further documents:
- Stage 4 consultation – Spaces summary
- March 2021 Summary Update to Council
- March 2021 Presentation to Council
- March 2021 Project Presentation for EGM
When is it?
There are no fewer than 16 different sessions – something for everyone! You can come and chat about internal layouts, sustainability or any other aspect which floats your boat.
To sign up to any of the sessions below, click on this link.
Wednesday May 5th 13:00 – 14:00 – Open Lunch-time Session
Join us over lunch for a more informal session. Bring a cup of tea, a sandwich and some questions as we spend an hour talking though your question, worries and even your excitement.
Wednesday May 5th 19:00 – 20:30 – House and Grounds
Join us to talk about the future of how we are going to manage our new site and how we can mould the design to make that simpler and easier for us to do.
Thursday May 6th 13:00 – 14:00 – Open Lunch-time Session
Join us over lunch for a more informal session. Bring a cup of tea, a sandwich and some questions as we spend an hour talking though your question, worries and even your excitement. This session will give us a chance to look back on the discussion of the previous evening and perhaps look forward to what’s to come next.
Thursday May 6th 19:00 – 20:30 – Sustainability
This is the largest project that FSC has ever undertaken and it is vital that we are able to balance out financial obligations with our obligations to the land and environment that we act in. Join us in this session, bring your questions and thoughts as we prepare for our Saturday session where we will be joined by Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio.
Friday May 7th 13:00 – 14:00 – Open Lunch-time Session
Join us over lunch for a more informal session. Bring a cup of tea, a sandwich and some questions as we spend an hour talking though your question, worries and even your excitement. This session will give us a chance to look back on the discussion of the previous evening and perhaps look forward to what’s to come next.
Friday May 7th 19:00 – 20:30 – Internal Room Layouts – (ft. Alice Hamlin MOLE Architects)
Join us in this session as we delve into the details of the internals of the Big Roof. Here we will examine how each of the spaces works and what they need to do, all the way down to the nuts and bolts and bulbs and sockets.
Saturday May 8th 11:00 – 12:30 – Self Build (ft. Piers Taylor Invisible Studios)
Join us, with guest Piers Taylor, to explore and start to plan how we can all get involved in the building of our new home. Are you keen to learn how to build tables or is landscaping more your scene? Come along and find out what’s possible.
Saturday May 8th 14:00 – 15:30 – Sustainability (ft. Alice Hamlin & Piers Taylor)
A follow on session from our Thursday introductory session on sustainability, this time we are joined by Piers Taylor to fully delve into the nitty gritty of our sustainable responsibilities and realities.
Saturday May 8th 19:00 – 20:30 – Stores Management Overview
With new buildings comes new workflows. Join us in this session as we look back on how the Stores year has worked in the past and look forward to new buildings and how we can make them fit how we want to work, rather than fitting our work to the buildings we have.
Sunday May 9th 11:00 – 12:30 – Site Use and Flow
Join us in this session to explore the ways in which we move around in the space we have. Come with us as we look to the future as we plan and prophesies how we will use our new spaces and how we can smooth off the rough edges, both metaphorical and literal, and make the site flow.
Sunday May 9th 14:00 15:30 – Open Discussion
Join us for this session as we look at any overflowing of emergent subjects from the first half of the consultation. To that end expect a broad set of topics and a rather eclectic agenda as we delve into those thoughts that may have fallen through the cracks.
Sunday May 9th 19:00 – 20:30 – Internal Expertise and Professionals
FSC is home to a host of vastly talented individuals, join us here as we draw out those with construction expertise to lend an appraising eye to the project, how it has progressed, where it is going and how it might get there.
Monday May 10th 13:00 – 14:00 – Open Lunch-time Session
Join us over lunch for a more informal session. Bring a cup of tea, a sandwich and some questions as we spend an hour talking though your question, worries and even your excitement. This session will give us a chance to look back on the discussion of the previous evening and perhaps look forward to what’s to come next.
Monday May 10th 19:00 – 20:30 – Non-Stores Site Use
Haddenham is far more than just the place we store out equipment. It’s our home, it’s where we train and play and learn. It’s where we come together to celebrate what we do in the field. A new home and new buildings gives us an opportunity to look at how we can better use the space we have and the space we are getting. Join us in this session to explore all the ways we can use Haddenham that have nothing to do with six-gallons and ten-pints.
Tuesday May 11th 13:00 – 14:00 – Open Lunch-time Session
Join us over lunch for a more informal session. Bring a cup of tea, a sandwich and some questions as we spend an hour talking though your question, worries and even your excitement. This session will give us a chance to look back on the discussion of the previous evening and perhaps look forward to what’s to come next.
Tuesday May 11th 19:00 – 20:30 – Open Session
In this, the last session of this consultation, join us as we look back at the highlights of the last week. We will look at areas of clear consensus and perhaps those more controversial topics that were raised. We will be using this session to wrap up any unfinished sections that we may have so expect a varied eclectic agenda.
Where is it?
On the interwebs – but one day we can all gather together under the Big Roof and sing
Why is it happening?
Because consensus decision making is part of who we are. Because the more people give their input, the more inclusive of everyone’s needs the building will be. Because there’s a lot to decide on…
This is such a brilliant stage to be at, so please do come along to one or more of the sessions and get involved.
Big Roof, Big Ideas, Big Excitement.
Blue Skies
SDC <stores.project@fsc.org.uk>