Sheppard Robson has designed and submitted a planning application for a unique building in London’s Theatreland. The concept will transform the Arts Theatre in Great Newport Street and is set to revolutionise the theatre experience. The design also incorporates a boutique hotel and high quality restaurant.
Culture Park is a unique Sheppard Robson proposition to create a meaningful and visionary cultural legacy for Newham after the 2012 Olympic Games. The proposal is based on the principles enshrined in the Olympic Charter. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles.
Creative Links is a project centred in and around Ealing Studios where a development and funding strategy, and potential funding streams, have been created for the advancement of learning and enterprise for creative media and information communication technology (ICT) in Ealing. The project seeks to capitalise on Ealing’s existing creative and cultural assets; building relationships with existing initiatives and contributing to the community renaissance of Ealing and West London.
Lowther Castle and Gardens lies at the heart of the Cumbria region. Over the past 50 years, the Grade II listed Castle has fallen into ruin. The Sheppard Robson transformational project of the site engages local people with leading experts, to restore 500 acres of historic parkland. The project includes complete conservation of the castle ruins, restoration of the gardens and the building of contemporary cultural, creative and educational facilities
One of the key drivers for the large-scale redevelopment of the western edge of the City of Manchester (Quayside) was the need to consolidate and improve ITV’s studio and administration functions, which are currently dispersed over a large site. A site at the south-western end of the masterplan was identified for the proposed headquarters, studios and administration functions
P3 is a 1,300m² multi-media arts environment designed to showcase exhibition and performance. Developed from a vast, former 1960s concrete testing facility for the University of Westminster’s School of Engineering, the structure’s dramatic and impressive scale provided Sheppard Robson with a plethora of creative redevelopment possibilities
“We want you to design a building that thinks like Google.” Project FunLab is an inspired response to an inspired brief. Sheppard Robson’s analysis concluded that such a building would need to combine virtual and physical creative space and actively promote participation and engagement. These programmatic requirements led us to propose a factory or laboratory setting in which the creative process and resultant creative product can be showcased.
The Hackney Technology and Learning Centre was developed by Sheppard Robson as a new mixed-use building type. Housing a digital library, museum, cafe/bar, retail and offices, the building was the first PFI library in the country.
Previously situated on land allocated for the 2012 Olympic Games, the KICC Church is relocating to Beam Reach, a 4ha brownfield site identified by the London Development Agency for redevelopment. The new Sheppard Robson design will provide 5,000 followers with worship space, including an 8,000-seat main church, 1,000-seat youth church, 500-seat Chapel, 6,000m² offices and 1,200 space car park, all focused around a newly created public square.