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Hertford Theatre
- Where we started
- What we’ve been up to
- Where we are hoping to end up
Hertford Theatre Consultation Presentation Hertford Theatre Where - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hertford Theatre Consultation Presentation Hertford Theatre Where we started What weve been up to Where we are hoping to end up Bennetts Associates Our Projects include the RSC, The Old Vic, Storyhouse Hampstead Theatre and
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Bennetts Associates
Our Projects include the RSC, The Old Vic, Storyhouse Hampstead Theatre and the Citizens Theatre
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Creating a Cultural Hub for Hertford
Building on success, creating growth and legacy, eliminating deficit
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Project Timeline
June 2019
- The journey we’ve been on
Oct 2019 Feb 2020
July 2020
Oct 2020
RIBA Stage 1
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Place
Unlocking the potential of an important site
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Place
Responding to the special character of Hertford
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Place
Promoting access and engagement with the River Lea, Motte and Castle Gardens Grounds
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1. Muddled arrangement on the street with lack of presence and connection with the town 2. Lack of engagement with river edge and motte 3. Need to build on current offer to make the business more future proof and sustainable 4. Lack of general connectivity between town, building and landscape
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Core Issues
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Growth and Legacy
The Brief
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Sustainability
- Select the right team!
- Targets – Breeam excellent has been selected for the project
- Build Less – retain where possible
- Build Low Carbon – specify materials with low embodied energy
- Build Efficient – efficient services, go electric, drive down energy use
- Build Beautiful – if the building is loved it will last
- Measure – help the building function properly in use
What should the principles be in creating a sustainable building for Hertford?
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Design Response
- An iterative and collaborative process
- A design that responds to the core issues
- A balance between contemporary and contextual
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Massing
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Massing
Conceptual build up – Site cleared with existing auditorium retained
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Massing
New build volumes with sloped roof planes placed around existing auditorium
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Massing
New build volumes with sloped roof planes placed around existing auditorium
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Massing
New build volumes with sloped roof planes placed around existing auditorium
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Massing
New build volumes with sloped roof planes placed around existing auditorium
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Massing
New build volumes with sloped roof planes placed around existing auditorium
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Conceptual build up – A series of connected volumes that wrap around the retained auditorium
Massing
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Each contain a item from the brief with the foyer spaces stitching between each volume
Massing
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Solid volumes that are carved to create openings for windows, entrances.
Massing
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Each volume can be read internally as well as externally
Massing
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Each volume has a direct relationship to an exterior space be it the town or river and presents varied elevation on the streetscape
Massing
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Each volume has a direct relationship to an exterior space be it the town or river and presents varied elevation on the streetscape
Massing
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Each volume has a direct relationship to an exterior space be it the town or river and presents varied elevation on the streetscape
Massing
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The building starts to take on the character of a small town . The new build volumes frame a central connecting space or “town square” with the existing auditorium
Massing
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Key Views
View Maidenhead Street View The Wash View Across river
Massing
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Facades
The cladding needs to reinforce the concept of a series of connected volumes. One of the key points is the material on the exterior should be read on the interior to strengthen this link
An outside that reflects the craft and quality of the work inside
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Facades
Brick feels like the right choice for the building because it has a solidity , it will reinforce the idea of the blocks, suits the context and can be used internally and externally
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Facades
Contemporary and contextual
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Facades
Distinctive in detail
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Additional detail is added to the façade by using a protruding header course at a low level and by glazing every stretcher course up to the window datum in a complimentary colour
Detailing
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The two details come together to create visual interest as it catches the light without detracting from the
- verall concept
Detailing
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Lastly, the protruding header course slowly recedes as it moves up the façade creating a gradient effect creating variation between the volumes but by using the same detail.
Detailing
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Detailing
The overall effect is a façade created in the same material using the same rules, but each volume will look different depending on how they are viewed and their aesthetic will change from day to night
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Key Spaces
Ground Floor
5 2 3 1 4 6 8 7 9 10 1. Entrance 2. Office 3. WC’s 4. Central Foyer 5. Bar 6. Café Seating 7. Bar Seating 8. Room For Hire 9. Studio Theatre
- 10. Auditorium Stalls
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Key Spaces
First Floor
1. Circle Bar 2. Room for Hire (dance Studio) 3. First Floor Foyer 4. Cinema 1 5. Cinema 2 6. Cinema 3 7. Auditorium Circle Level 8. Studio Theatre Balcony 2 1 7 4 5 6 8 3
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Auditorium
Key Moves
- Increased capacity (550 Seats)
- New balcony level
- Delivers live performance and cinema
- Enhanced experience
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Studio Theatre
Key Moves
- Operates as a smaller version of auditorium
- 150 seats
- Theatrical and cinematic programme
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Entrance
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Entrance
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GF Foyer
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FF Foyer
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Landscaping
The Landscape Proposals aim to:
- Provide a high quality setting for the new theatre.
- Improve the relationship between the building and the River Lea, and provide a new route connecting
the Town Centre and the Castle Gardens.
- Improvements to the banks of the River Lea enhancing the views that are opened up between the
Theatre and Hertford Castle Gardens and the motte.
- Allow visitors the opportunity to enjoy a more active section of the River Lea, with the weir creating a
focal point.
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Landscaping
1 2 3 4 5 1. Yard 2. The Wash Streetscape 3. Island garden 4. River Frontage 5. Motte Walkway
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Landscaping
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Landscaping
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Landscaping
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Sustainability Measures
- Retain as much of the existing building as possible
- Hybrid concrete and CLT (timber) structure exposing the structure where possible
- Use in house expertise to specify the right materials (ongoing)
- Upgrading the external fabric (new build and refurbishment) to increase performance
- Use of efficient services and go electric (ASHP for heating cooling)
- Utilise intelligent building systems to drive down energy use when in operation
- Where possible create spaces that are flexible and adaptable
- Have a building that is beautiful and has longevity
What steps have we taken to reduce embodied and operational energy?
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Cost and Programme
- RIBA stage 3 on budget with comprehensive cost planning to confirm that we can deliver
the project within the £19.9mn cost envelope Key Dates:
- Consultation commencing Sept and running for 4-6 weeks in advance of planning
application mid-October.
- Stage 4 Technical Design commence October 2020.
- Contractor procurement will commence Jan 2021 and appointment programmed for June
2021
- Construction works to commence August 2021 and complete April 2023.
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Where we want to be
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