Heritage · Food & Beveragec. £1.2mThe National Trust

Calke Abbey Hub Kitchen

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.

National Trust
Client
c. £1.2m
Construction value
2026
Completed summer 2026
RIBA 4
Design + construction support
Solar PV
Roof-mounted, assessed and designed

The project

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.

Gable end of the new timber-clad Hub Kitchen at Calke Abbey, with the roof-mounted solar PV array running the length of the buildingThe completed BBQ kiosk at Calke Abbey: timber-clad servery with a mono-pitch roof and menu boards
“They have the ability to present and communicate sometimes complex and technical work in a manner understandable to the layman: an important skill to facilitate prompt project progression.”
Richard Fennell, National Trust Project Manager, F&B

What we delivered

Feasibility & carbon

Initial MEP feasibility assessments of all areas, and a Carbon Impact Study (CIS) and energy assessment for the site.

Overheating & design

Overheating assessment of the new Hub Kitchen using dynamic thermal modelling, and RIBA Stage 4 MEP design drawings and schedules.

Solar PV & construction

Roof-mounted solar PV assessment and design, with construction support through to completion.

Appointment highlights RIBA Stage 4Carbon Impact StudyDynamic thermal modellingRoof-mounted solar PVConstruction supportCompleted 2026

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