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Fairfield Halls
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Fairfield Halls
London, United Kingdom
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
MICA’s refurbishment of Fairfield Halls is the first completed stage of a new cultural quarter in Croydon’s town centre – a major milestone in the town’s ongoing regeneration.
Our brief, set by Croydon Council, was to refurbish and reinstate many of the original features from the original 1962 modernist building, while creating sustainable, inspiring spaces that will benefit the community for generations to come. A budget of £30m was identified.
Taking a heritage-led approach, the team restored the three original venues; the 1800 capacity Concert Hall, 750 capacity Ashcroft Theatre and the Arnhem Gallery and banqueting suite, set around a large naturally lit foyer, with a focus on increasing the revenue-generating opportunities and commercial viability of the building.
The building’s locally listed status required agreement with the conservation officer as well as planning permission for all works. The external refurbishment involved sensitive cleaning and repair of original materials including Portland Stone, Granite and mosaic with large areas of single glazed steel framed windows. Precast concrete cladding to the high-level concert hall elevations and Ashcroft Theatre north elevation had failed and required complete removal and replacement.
Internally, all of the building services, including ventilation, lighting, electrics, fire alarm and sprinkler systems have been replaced to meet current standards and new clean energy technologies and ventilation systems have been installed throughout. The foyer had become dark and unwelcoming following a series of unsympathetic additions over the years and the Ashcroft Theatre was riddled with asbestos. MICA did a lot of research into the heritage of the building, looking at archive drawings and the original black-and-white photographs of the building from 1962. The works remove clutter and restore the original design intent with new chandeliers to match the original designs in the sun lounge, new frameless glass entrance doors and restored the viewing balconies above the main foyer.
The scheme adds two new pieces providing studio space for flexible performance and retail functions. These included a new glazed north extension with café and community studio giving active frontage to the previously blank College Green façade, and a completely re-built and extended Arnhem Gallery venue with new naturally lit, multi-function performance and rehearsal space at Level 02 with back-lit glazed cladding at high level together with new roof terrace and connection to restaurant space.
The Halls were closed for refurbishment in July 2016 and with a 9-month strip-out and asbestos removal contract. The refurbishment works commenced in May 2017 with the Halls re-opening in September 2019, providing a varied programme of inclusive free and ticketed events operated by the BH Live social enterprise. The halls provide a vital amenity for the local community and are described by Mayor Sadiq Khan as ‘a cathedral of culture’.
Our brief, set by Croydon Council, was to refurbish and reinstate many of the original features from the original 1962 modernist building, while creating sustainable, inspiring spaces that will benefit the community for generations to come. A budget of £30m was identified.
Taking a heritage-led approach, the team restored the three original venues; the 1800 capacity Concert Hall, 750 capacity Ashcroft Theatre and the Arnhem Gallery and banqueting suite, set around a large naturally lit foyer, with a focus on increasing the revenue-generating opportunities and commercial viability of the building.
The building’s locally listed status required agreement with the conservation officer as well as planning permission for all works. The external refurbishment involved sensitive cleaning and repair of original materials including Portland Stone, Granite and mosaic with large areas of single glazed steel framed windows. Precast concrete cladding to the high-level concert hall elevations and Ashcroft Theatre north elevation had failed and required complete removal and replacement.
Internally, all of the building services, including ventilation, lighting, electrics, fire alarm and sprinkler systems have been replaced to meet current standards and new clean energy technologies and ventilation systems have been installed throughout. The foyer had become dark and unwelcoming following a series of unsympathetic additions over the years and the Ashcroft Theatre was riddled with asbestos. MICA did a lot of research into the heritage of the building, looking at archive drawings and the original black-and-white photographs of the building from 1962. The works remove clutter and restore the original design intent with new chandeliers to match the original designs in the sun lounge, new frameless glass entrance doors and restored the viewing balconies above the main foyer.
The scheme adds two new pieces providing studio space for flexible performance and retail functions. These included a new glazed north extension with café and community studio giving active frontage to the previously blank College Green façade, and a completely re-built and extended Arnhem Gallery venue with new naturally lit, multi-function performance and rehearsal space at Level 02 with back-lit glazed cladding at high level together with new roof terrace and connection to restaurant space.
The Halls were closed for refurbishment in July 2016 and with a 9-month strip-out and asbestos removal contract. The refurbishment works commenced in May 2017 with the Halls re-opening in September 2019, providing a varied programme of inclusive free and ticketed events operated by the BH Live social enterprise. The halls provide a vital amenity for the local community and are described by Mayor Sadiq Khan as ‘a cathedral of culture’.
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