Open Air Theatre Studios in Regents Park
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Open Air Theatre Studios in Regents Park
Rehearsal and Kitchen Facilities, London, UK – design by Reed Watts Architects
4 Jul 2018
Open Air Theatre Studios
Design: Reed Watts Architects
Location: Regents Park, Westminster, London, England
Woodland theatre studios combine Regent?s Park with timber architecture
Reed Watts Architects have completed new building housing new rehearsal studios and catering kitchen for the Regent?s Park Open Air Theatre in Westminster, Central London.
The 480 sqm project was built in just seven months amongst the protected Royal Parks trees and brings together the theatre?s operations onto one site for the first time in its 86 year history.
Regent?s Park Open Air Theatre is a uniquely located cultural institution that hosts audiences of over 1,200 people each night during the summer. Reed Watts? designs respond to the woodland setting with subtle contextual architecture that works with, and celebrates its surroundings.
The structure is constructed from a prefabricated, cross-laminated timber (CLT) panel system. This lightweight structure was erected quickly (during the winter season when the Theatre was closed) and required relatively small foundations, thus reducing the impact on neighbouring tree roots. Externally, the building is clad in a band of dark stained larch at the base, with a crown of textured cladding at higher levels. The cladding ha...
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