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SCALA
CIVIC BUILDING of the YEAR
2005
Small Project Category
The RNLI Lifeboat Station Mudeford
Sponsored by NPS Property Consultants Ltd.
Winner of the SCALA Civic
Building of the Year Award 2005
Small Project category
RNLI Lifeboat Station
Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
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A lifeboat station has been present for some 40 years
in this busy marine location on the coast of East Dorset,
overlooking Christchurch Harbour and the Solent.
The station is located on the head of Mudeford Quay
where the buildings and structures serve a complex
mix of tourist, recreational, commercial fishing and
residential needs. The quay is designated a
conservation area, with older buildings recognised as
having ‘Group Value’ in the DOE list of buildings of
special architectural interest. As an element in the
cluster of buildings which make up the development
at the quay head, the Lifeboat Station is part of a
prominent building group in the local harbour and
coastal landscape. As such it was important that the
design of a new lifeboat station respected and
enhanced the character of the area.
Keith Martin
Senior Executive
DLM Design
T: 01202 499977
E: enquiries@
dlmdesign.co.uk
W: www.dlmdesign.co.uk
In addition, Christchurch Harbour is designated an
SSSI and, therefore, any proposals for development
needed to address the sensitivity of the harbour
environment and minimise impact upon it.
Due to the site’s complexity negotiations took place
with the Mudeford Fishermen’s Association, residents
on the quay, Stanpit and Mudeford Residents
Association and Highcliffe Sailing Club, in addition to
English Heritage, English Nature, the Environment
Agency, the Dorset County Archaeologist and
planning authorities.
The RNLI wished to replace the existing lifeboat
station with a new larger building to house an Atlantic
75 fast inshore lifeboat, which could be launched and
retrieved by a tractor, from a new slipway. In addition
to the previous station facilities, the new building also
needed to contain a public viewing gallery, crew
training facilities, an office, kitchen and maintenance
stores inline with the latest RNLI standards.
The facilities to be housed within the station necessitate
a fairly large building. To retain an appropriate scale
for the Quay environment a two element concept was
adopted for the external appearances. A single storey
‘boat house’ opening onto the slipway, abutting a two
storey building similar in scale to its immediate
neighbours. Internally, there is a single, efficient space,
externally the mass of the building and the plan area
are effectively minimised.
Entrance elevation
The ‘boat house’, with a modern approach, is
designed with large windows and a canopy on the
landward side to encourage the general public to
view inside. The windows are lightly tinted double
safety glass in aluminium blue powder coated frames.
These large windows combined with a full length
obscure glazed roof ridge reduce the mass of the
building against the harbour backdrop. The roof itself
reflects a tradition of lead raised seam roofing used in
maritime locations, although here the material is zinc
for lightness and durability. The boat house doors are
folding, special hardwood board used regularly by
the RNLI in similar locations.
Detail of elevation

8 RNLI Lifeboat Station
Lifeboats
Tender Elemental Analysis
Tender
“The two element
approach to the
design allows the
building to be
hinged at the point
where they
apparently join…”
Doors and slipway
The two storey element has more traditional detailing
to strengthen its relationship with the older buildings
on the Quay. The building is finished with a through
coloured natural pale sand render. The roof is
handmade clay plain tiles with raised reconstructed
‘Portland Stone’ copings and projecting corbels.
The two element approach to the design allows the
building to be hinged at the point where they apparently
join, creating an efficient use of space and relating the
building to its external environment.
RNLI Station, Mudeford
Team Members
1. DLM Design - Mulberry Court, Stour Road,
Christchurch, BH23 1PS. Tel. 01202 499977
2. Bondesign Associates - Greencroft, 2
Beaucroft Road, Wimborne Minster, BH21 2QW.
Tel. 01202 888075
3. Quantity Surveyor - Jonathan White &
Associates Ltd, Walford Mill Studio,
91 West Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1PT.
Tel. 01202 841555
4. Structural Engineer - Hemsley Orrell,
HOP House, 41 Church Road, East Sussex,
BN3 2BE. Tel. 01273 223900
5. Main Contractor - Ashe Construction
(Southern) Ltd, Unit 22, Compass Point,
Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4RA.
Tel. 023 8045 6330
6. Zinc Roofing - Rheinzink UK, Cedar House,
Cedar Lane, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey,
GU16 7HZ. Tel 01276 686725
7. Windows and Roof Glazing - Structura UK Ltd,
Phoemix Works, Davis Road, Chessington, Surrey,
KT9 1TH. Tel. 020 897 4361
8. Boathouse Door - Caudle Contracts Ltd,
Everglades, Malden Street, Weston, Hitchin, Herts,
SG4 7AA. Tel. 01462 790580
Part One £116,402.65
Part Two: Demolitions and site clearance £4,574.00
Site preparation/groundworks
Incl.
Piling works £17,995.00
Ground floor structure £24,957.60
Superstructure - generally
Incl.
Concrete frame £1,746.00
External walls £31,883.10
Structural steelwork £38,516.20
Internal walls/partitions £6,212.65
Masonry generally
Incl.
Carpentry and superstructure sundries
Incl.
First and second floors £5,934.32
Balcony £835.93
Timber studwork £211.46
Roof structure £53,832.88
Bay window £1,216.02
Tiled roof coverings and rainwater goods £13,292.50
External windows, doors, frames and roof glazing £58,188.92
Boathouse door £42,260.00
Internal doors £4,756.60
Toilet cubicle rear partition £2,109.30
Stairs and landing £1,942.93
Internal finishing works
Incl.
Wall finishes £7,048.71
Wall tiling £1,161.92
Ceiling finishes £3,625.83
Floor finishes £5,174.50
Fixtures and fittings £10,570.15
Internal and external decorations £3,311.00
Plumbing and mechanical services installations £5,384.00
Electrical installation £21,481.00
Part Three: External works and drainage Incl.
External paving £19,023.42
Handrails
Incl.
Sundry fittings £516.90
Drainage
Incl.
Foul drainage £1,876.50
Stormwater drainage £2,950.00
Mains service £500.00
Piling £27,570.35
Decking and supports
Incl.
New viewing platform and walkways £2,022.66
Existing slipway improvements £760.00
Total: £539,845.00