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Outdoor theatre zone
Copenhagen Competition

Sky Screen for MOMI

Competition proposal for Royal Theatre, Copenhagen

Arts

Over the years we have worked with arts and community organisations, film makers and musicians.

We have promoted initiatives for setting up workspace provision for artists and collaborative projects for public art.

Ventures include:

 
A proposal for Arts Centre & Theatre, Armagh

Commended competition entry for a landmark structure for the Museum of the Moving Image.

The Orbit project - a lottery bid for a city-wide orerry installation combining the planet locations with sculpture, high technology and the work of community artists to celebrate the millenium. The project received wide support, media coverage and international interest.

This exciting proposal caught hundreds of peoples' imagination and stimulated many other complementary proposals. As one of the founding directors we 'championed' the project.

Theatre St Christophers

 

Refurbishment of theatre for St Christopher's School, Bristol. This involved close collaboration with local expert furniture makers to create new seating and storage and a suspended ceiling in birch ply to conceal stage and hall lighting and improve the hall's acoustic. We have also just completed a new residential unit [see accessible places].

Media : The exceptional quality of Bristol's historic and contemporary buildings, and the surrounding varied and beautiful English countryside, provides an excellent base for the production of costume drama, film and television. The BBC has television and radio studios, and HTV also has regional television studios. Around these are grouped film companies, specialists, and production facilities. We have provided architectural services for this industry since the 80's.

In addition to this several of our completed buildings have been used in film and television drama episodes, The Riverstation restaurant in 'Casualty', Priors Field, a private house, in 'Afterlife' (ITV). 'The House Race' featured a proto-type town house developed by us for a series by ITV Central. The local press is supportive and both the Evening Post and Western Daily Press have featured our work, for instance the progress of the Youth Centre, Portishead, or awards for the quality of our work. Nationally features have appeared, for instance, in the Architects Journal, and at more popular level in Sunday Times, Ideal Home, and the more technical SelfBuild & Design.

Our involvement in major film studio design paralleled Aardman Animation's success. This started in Clifton with the conversion of a small warehouse to studios for Aardman, where a 'Grand Day Out' was made. We went on to convert Fyfe's old banana warehouse in Gas Ferry Road into their first large film studios, model workshops and offices. Here 'the Wrong Trousers' was shot. Aardman's international success lead to the demand for additional film studios and workshops which were found at Aztec West, just north of Bristol, where the conversion of an industrial shed provided further studios. Here the 'the Chicken Run' was made.

Our work has also included the design of model making workshops and sound studios, such as the sound studios for Edward Williams (see below) composer of music for 'Life on Earth' (BBC).

B Bond - Bonded
Warehouse Bristol

Open Space : We held one of the 6 directors positions for this visionary project. Open space was a proposal for grouped studios, workshops, exhibition,office and cafe space for hand skills, crafts & arts workers. Supported by over 35 organisations, the Director of Arts & grants from S W Arts, amongst others, the project advanced to a proposal for the conversion of 100,000 sq m warehouse in the City Docks.

Composer's Studio: Extensive sound proofing was included to create 2 separate internal recording studios, with provision for composition, rehearsal and performance for internationally known composer Edward Williams.

Albany Center Proposal
Bristol

Other past clients include:
Artshare South West - accessibility alterations to Somerville Road premises, and feasibility study for major re-development of site
Albany Centre - conversion of Sunday school buildings to community arts centre, and feasibility study for second phase expansion
Bristol Old Vic - accessibility alterations to main foyer
All Hallows Community Education Centre - Easton - conversion of old pickle factory into teaching workshops for the Bristol University Settlement
The Grosvenor Centre - St Pauls - derelict chapel transformed into a 24 place community day nursery for local children run by voluntary organisation.

Stone-mason's house
Totterdown, Bristol

Craft Skills : We welcome the opportunity to work with craftspeople. A stone mason asked if we could assist with the construction of his house. Working in close collaboration many features using his particular skills were included in the design.