Bedales Theatre

Bedales School, RIBA and TRADA award winning theatre in the round

An oak frame theatre with a pyramidal roof lantern

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Location

Hampshire

Completed

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.

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