A new flagship visitor centre at Heartlands, the £35m regeneration scheme for heritage tin mine workings in Cornwall, has been equipped with a pioneering building services solution from Pipe Center.
Heartlands, which opens to the public on 20 April, is located on a 19-acre site at Pool, near Redruth, encompassing the original mine at Robinson’s Shaft with traditional exposed workings and structural supports retained as part of the visitor attraction. Main contractor on the project is Midas Construction.
George Cox, who headed the project for building services contractor EIC, said: “A key requirement of the design was to retain the authentic mine workings with their steel and ironwork structures. The offsite modular approach offered an ideal solution, as it could be blended into the historical setting. It effectively becomes part of the scene without distracting from the impact or historical authenticity of the workings.”
The modular system, built offsite by Pipe Center’s specialist Modular Engineering business, includes electrical services and heating pipe work for low temperature hot water, fed by a district heating system running on pelletised woodchip biomass boilers.
Funded by grants from the Big Lottery Fund, Homes and Communities Agency and European Convergence funds, Cornwall Council’s Heartlands project will be managed as a social enterprise, with any profit generated through venue hire, trade and other events, reinvested in the project to boost the local economy.
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