The Devil’s in the Detail

Sophie Nash is Project Officer for the Westonbirt Project. She organises the logistics of the project, working with architects and project managers for various elements to deliver the works.

Now that the car park is underway my attention has now shifted to the delivery of the new Welcome Building.

We've been working alongside our architects, Glenn Howells, and key members of the Westonbirt team including visitor services, the friends membership team and the learning team amongst others.

We are currently revisiting the internal layout of the building, checking that the building works in terms of ticketing, toilets and interpretation, balancing the requirements for each of these functions to ensure it works for us as much as possible.

Storage is always in short supply so we've tried to create enough space to store the current seasonal guide and space for a mop and bucket amongst other necessary items.

We’ve also created space for mobility scooters so those who want to hire a scooter can collect them from the new Welcome Building.

Over the next few weeks leading up to issuing the tender we will be deciding on fixtures and fittings including plug sockets and lighting.

For more details about the Westonbirt Project