PROJECT
TOPOFTHEHILLCOMMUNITYCENTRE, DERRY
GREAT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COME TOGETHER AT THE TOP OF THE HILL... A PROJECT WITH REAL HEART
T he £2.2m Top of the Hill Engineering Ltd, has created a much needed community heart for local residents in one of Derry-Londonderry’s most disadvantaged areas. The prominent two-storey building on Trench Road provides offices, a nursery, youth facilities, a multi-use hall, training Community Centre, delivered by Lowry Building and Civil rooms and associated car parking in the grounds of the old Immaculate Conception College. Under the leadership of The Hillcrest Trust, local residents had for many years, lobbied the local authority, Strabane and Derry Council,
for a hub building that could bring the community together. The long wait has been answered with this thoughtfully conceived and well-built piece of modern architecture designed to serve the Top of the Hill community for decades to come. Chris McIvor, Project Manager at Lowry Building and Civil Engineering Ltd says, “This was a great project to be involved in. The brief from the client, Derry City & Strabane District Council, was that they wanted a high quality building. This is what we have delivered; a much-needed space that really adds to the community environment.
“The architects, Doherty Architects, did a very good job in terms of design providing us with detailed drawings and plans. They also responded really well to any queries we had. We made sure all the finished work was done to a high standard. Our subcontractors performed really well, exactly when we needed them.” CHALLENGES The 60-week programme was due to be completed in April, a deadline that had to be extended due to the lockdown restrictions. A lot of structural work was required before the project got out of the
“Thiswas agreat project tobe involved in…amuch-needed space that reallyadds to thecommunityenvironment.”
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