Bedales Theatre
Bedales School, RIBA and TRADA award winning theatre in the round
About
Hampshire
1996
- Architects
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Architects
Roderick James Architects
- Features
Steel and timber combinations, first floor balcony, 400mm x 400mm corner posts
- Awards
RIBA, Civic Trust Award, Royal Fine Art Commission and BSKYB Building of the Year: The Popli Khalat-Bari Award, The TRADA Carpenters' Award
Impressive project built in collaboration
A collaborative project with Roderick James Architects and Feilden Clegg Bradley, involving the design and build of an oak frame theatre in the round. The Auditorium features four huge 400mm x 400mm oak corner posts, joined at their heads by four trusses. The four hips meet at the truss ends which then continue up to a pyramidal roof lantern. By hanging rods from the trusses to support the balcony fronts the scale of the internal space is far more expansive than a traditionally built timber frame would allow.
