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Collaborative space for
theatre and performing arts
The purpose of this project
is to research a sustainable
preservation and renovation of
historic buildings, in order to
quantify the benefits of building
reuse against that of new
construction.
One of the main advantages of
older buildings is that a building
already exists; therefore materials
and the infrastructure may already
be in place. Minor modifications
can be made to adapt existing
buildings to compatible new uses.
The overall idea of the project is
the investigation of the features,
opportunities and possible
futures for theatre and church
and potential of maintaining
two conflict programmes in one
building.
Based on the history of the site
and its current conditions the
aim is to create а collaborative
space for theatre and performing
arts with а range of spaces
for workshops, storage and
exhibitions.
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X Church of St Mary Le
Strand
Westminster

London WC2R 1ES
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[01] Site Location Map [02] West Elevation [03] South
Elevation