Project Overview
Description
Legacy project: delivered as part of our long-standing arts & heritage portfolio. A prestigious and award-winning new build art gallery aimed at enhancing Margate’s prospects for overall regeneration. The works were located on the lower seafront level with restricted access and numerous adjacent properties and concerns. The numerous stakeholder requirements and deliverables had to be managed successfully to ensure a compliant building was delivered.
Our role
We were appointed as project management advisors to Kent County Council on the recommendation of South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and assisted throughout design development and delivery. Our role focused on cost control, programme management, coordination of stakeholder and funder requirements, securing statutory approvals and ensuring delivery aligned with client aspirations. We worked closely with the local authority, architects and design team to make sure designs not only met the client's brief but also those of the funders and all within the set budget. We ensured works progressed throughout the delivery stage, producing progress reports for NLHF, Arts Council England and SEEDA.
Scope and Outcomes
We are proud to have been part of a project that created an award-winning new-build art gallery on Margate seafront. Turner Contemporary continues to play a central role in Margate's cultural and economic regeneration and has been established as an internationally significant destination for contemporary art. Key Outcomes - Successful delivery of an internationally recognised cultural landmark - Effective management of complex stakeholder and funder requirements - Delivery within a constrained and sensitive coastal environment - Strong alignment between design ambition, budget and statutory compliance - Significant contribution to Margate’s long-term cultural and economic regeneration.
