Savill Building
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The roof structure is similar to that of the Mercat de Santa Caterina in Barcelona, Spain
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The Savill Building is a landmark structure at the entrance to The Savill Garden which also acts as the ‘gateway’ to The Royal Landscape of Windsor Great Park
The Savill Building is designed as three domes which are sinusoidal and ultra slim in elevation. Its dramatic curved form combines contemporary engineering with traditional craft skills. The ‘gridshell’ roof derives its strength from the grid of its structure and the double curvature of its form and cladding.
It is built from larch and clad with green oak from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable Windsor Estate source.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2004
- Completed: Jun 2006
- Floor area: 1,800m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £4.8M
- Tender date: Nov 2003
- Procurement: GC/Works/1 Without Quantities (1998). Two stage tender.
- Address: 32 Edwards Way , Brentwood, Essex, CM13 1BT, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Glenn Howells Architects
- Client: The Crown Estate
- Services engineer: Atelier Ten
- Project manager: Ridge and Partners
- Timber engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- Main contractor: William Verry
- Landscape architect: Landform Consultants
- Structural engineer: Engineers HRW
- Roof design: The Green Oak Carpentry Company
- Quantity surveyor: Back Group