Full RIBA Stage 4 MEP design and construction support for the regeneration of the Food & Beverage offer at Calke Abbey, Derbyshire: a new-build Hub Kitchen with roof-mounted solar PV, a BBQ kiosk and refurbishment works, completed in the summer of 2026.
Completed in the summer of 2026, the project encompassed the regeneration of the existing Food & Beverage (F&B) offers at the Calke Abbey site, in Derbyshire.
The project comprised the erection of a new-build ‘Hub Kitchen’ building, a BBQ kiosk and refurbishment works to staff offices, the Finishing Kitchen and the Welcome Kiosk.
Rubix MEP were appointed for full RIBA Stage 4 MEP design duties and subsequent construction support through to completion, beginning with MEP feasibility assessments of all areas and a carbon impact study and energy assessment.

Initial MEP feasibility assessments of all areas, and a Carbon Impact Study (CIS) and energy assessment for the site.
Overheating assessment of the new Hub Kitchen using dynamic thermal modelling, and RIBA Stage 4 MEP design drawings and schedules.
Roof-mounted solar PV assessment and design, with construction support through to completion.
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