CREATING A 21ST CENTURY PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING 19TH CENTURY BUILDINGIn April 2012 we completed the RIBA
Stage C process which acts as our
masterplan. Consolidating the learning
from each stage of the project, the
masterplan lays out the specific plans
for what is to be achieved, and how.
The masterplan is structured around five pillars which have evolved over the course of the project to encompass every initiative within the overall concept. Below is a summary of the main points of the masterplan, and a complete overview is available in the documents below. |
![]() PERFORMANCETo create a promenade of a dozen flexible performance spaces on the first floor that
can be used together or individually, creating the UK’s most radical performance
terrain and giving artists and audiences an exciting set of possibilities for theatre.
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![]() HOMETo provide residential accommodation for up to 24 artists. To develop hosting and
event spaces for eating and congregation. To provide effective working
accommodation for over 20 start-up companies to grow and thrive. To provide
creative and administrative space for developing new ideas in crafts and design,
performance, film and music.
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![]() ACCESSTo open up the whole building for public use and introduce a lift that will provide
level access to all floors. To create a softer entrance to the building through gardens
and a terrace at the top of Town Hall Road, to create an excellent Café Bar space and
re-open Mountford’s original courtyard as a light well in the centre of the building.
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![]() RESILIENCETo restore the original fabric of the building and to create a sustainable infrastructure that includes heating the building with wood burners set in original fireplaces, maximising natural light and ventilation above and other non-mechanical solutions. To repair leaking roofs, crumbling brickwork and masonry, and install thermal insulation in loft cavities and a new energy efficient heating system.
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![]() HERITAGETo bring artefacts and building history to life from the bee motif mosaic floors to the
Grand Hall Atrium and marble Grand Stair staircases. To repair the pipe organ in
the Grand Hall (the largest example of Robert Hope-Jones’s work who went on to
invent the Wurlitzer) and establish a digital archive.
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![]() TOP TIPSThroughout the process, we have been learning from our mistakes and successes. Below is a list of tips we have compiled along the way.
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![]() The Conservation Management StatementThe Conservation Management Statement, commissioned by the English Heritage Society, was undertaken to fully research the historical, architectural, social, political and cultural significance of the building and to ensure that the appropriate level of care was being taken. To download the full Conservation management Statement click here |
![]() The Ten Year Management and Maintenance PlanThe Ten Year Management and Maintenance Plan was created by Bollingbrook LLP in collaboration with Battersea Arts Centre and Haworth Tompkins to fully assess the extent of repairs and maintenance necessary for the building. To download the full Ten Year Management and Maintenance Plan click here |
![]() The Project Execution PlanThe Project Execution Plan was developed by Battersea Arts Centre to communicate organisational structures by which the project will be delivered and controlled. To download the full The Execution Plan click here |