Craftsmanship award
There were two commendations and one winner in this category.
Winner: Arts Theatre
The Arts Theatre Cambridge: A Contemporary Reimagining of an Historic Theatre
A transformative refurbishment of The Arts Theatre Cambridge. The project delivered a revitalised auditorium, upgraded dressing rooms and back-of-house spaces, replaced audio-visual infrastructure and lighting, refurbished public toilets and shopfront to Peas Hill.
Client : Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust
Savills – Project Management
Aecom – Cost Consultant & Contract Administrator
HCR Hewitsons – Property Legal
Mills & Reeve – Construction Legal
Stuart A Johnson Consulting – Funding Monitor
Ian Chalk Architects – Architect and Lead Designer
Buro Happold – Engineers
CharcoalBlue – Theatre Consultants
SWECO – Building Control and Principal Designer
Turleys – Planning Consultants
Alan Baxter – Heritage Consultants
Main Contractor: Cocksedge Building Contractors:
Subcontractors:
Neil Burke Joinery, Push the Button, ABS Mechanical, ABS Electrical, ABS Joinery, Aqua
Environmental, Kirwin and Simpson, Styne, Anglia Fabrications & Design, Envirodec,
AMES, WSP, Prestige Fire, Kladworx, Apolodor, Dunhams, Youngs Doors, Stair Pro,
Norfolk Flooring, Camalarms, and Newmans Display.
Client Suppliers
AMC Joinery, Inivatech, Metric Media
Image credit: Photograph of new auditorium as seen from stage. Copyright Philip Vile
Judges citation:
“So much of this project required craft skills, including the sensitive management of the city centre site. But the winning element was, for us, the beautifully crafted maple interior which provides a glorious setting for theatre audiences and a new heritage asset for the people of Cambridge.”
