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New Cultural Quarter in Ipswich
Contemporary Architecture in Westgate, Suffolk, England, UK – design by Waind Gohil + Potter Architects
30 Aug 2019
New Cultural Quarter in Central Ipswich
Design: Waind Gohil + Potter, Architects
Location: Westgate, Ipswich, South East England, UK
New Cultural Quarter in Ipswich
WG+P Architects (Waind Gohil + Potter) have designed a new theatre square and pavilion as part of a wider mixed-use development to revive the Westgate area of Ipswich. The 35,000 sqm site has been incorporated as part of Ipswich Borough Council?s development plan.

Phase 1 of the masterplan is to improve the area outside the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, including a new pavilion to be managed by the theatre. The new square will become the North West gateway to Ipswich town centre, whilst the pavilion will become home to the theatre?s growing community engagement and creative learning programme.
The space has been ergonomically designed to encourage collaborative working and provide a Tech Hub for developing digital skills in arts practise for those in Ipswich and Suffolk. The team also worked

alongside the theatre in order to ensure that the building design incorporates a Changing

Places facility, in addition to accessible toilets, to provide facilities for those with complex needs

visiting the town.
Phase 1 has received planning consent from Ipswich Borough Council who comm...