Clearview National January 2018 - Issue 194 | Page 62

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JULIA’S HOUSE - ‘MAKING MEMORIES - A
PLACE TO HAVE FUN AND ESCAPE’
» » WELL OVER A DECADE AGO, JULIA
Parks, who was a paediatric nurse at Poole
Hospital, had a wish to open a children’s hospice.
Starting small, a charity was set up which
provided care and support in the community.
However, as demand grew, Julia wanted to
take the Charity one step further and open a
Hospice for families to visit, which gave them a
change from their ‘normal’ surroundings. An old
property in Poole was acquired and converted
for use, but unfortunately she passed away from
cancer and never saw her dream executed.
Julia’s legacy lives on and is expanding. Word
of mouth about the Charity led to outreach work
being carried out in Wiltshire which over time
saw demand escalate, so a second centre has been
opened in her name based in Devizes.
A huge amount of work was needed;
internal reconfigurations, extensions added
and the two buildings being joined to make
the space fit for purpose. A three year plan to
raise £3.5 million to cover the works began.
With supporters such as Robert Downey Jr,
Martin Clunes and Guy Ritchie; as well as
numerous other initiatives, the target was
reached in just a year and half.
Wates, the project manager, approached
Selectaglaze about providing secondary glazing
for some office rooms in the Grade II Listed
building – wanting to create a nice working
environment for the staff. As the original
windows were old and draughty, Architect
Hill Design specified thermally insulating
secondary glazing to 4 box sash windows, as
well as adding internal and external insulation
to raise the U-values. Selectaglaze Series 25
vertical sliders provided the best option to
match the existing sightlines and comfortably
operate to the sizes specified.
Selectaglaze employed regional partner
Techniglaze to undertake the role of surveyor
and installer, ensuring that the most cost
effective price could be given, keeping overall
build cos