END OF THEATRE CONSULTANT’S REPORT GRANARY THEATRE Project: 19217 – Granary theatre, Cork Date: November 2019 Title: Feasibility Study Page 15 of 15 Issue type: Information © Charcoalblue LLP
Marcin Lewandowski / soundofphotography.com
Appendix
STEVE ROBERTS STUDIO PRINCIPAL, BRISTOL WE CREATE AMAZING SPACES WHERE STORIES ARE TOLD AND MUSIC IS MADE Qualifications Main Responsibilities HND Stage Management, Responsible for the day to day operations and business development of our Bristol Established in 2004, Charcoalblue is the world’s leading theatre, acoustic and digital consultancy. We operate six Central School of Speech Studio in liaison with the UK senior management team. Steve also provides project studios across the UK, USA and Australia, who deliver projects to every corner of the globe. & Drama, London management and consultancy on all aspects of theatre design, with special emphasis City & Guilds 181 on stage engineering systems. Put simply, we love what we do. Passion for our work, and our client’s vision, means we are constantly striving to Entertainments & Theatre Experience realise the best possible environment for performance. Working in partnership with architects and engineering teams, Electricians, parts I & II Steve has over thirty years of experience working in technical theatre. After working we specialise in design services for a wide range of creative spaces. We offer strategic, project leadership, conceptual Professional Associations as a Chief Electrician, a Lighting Designer and a Production Manager he worked as a and detailed design services for cultural projects, auditoria and technical design. We provide integrated, world class Secretary of the Institute of Project Engineer for Lighting Systems International on projects including the Malaysian acoustics and digital design consultancy. Theatre Consultants National Theatre. Prior to joining Charcoalblue Steve worked with Carr & Angier and Professional member of then with Anne Minors Performance Consultants (now SSV) where he was responsible Collaboration and genuine relationships are at the heart of everything we do; resulting in unique and innovative the Association of Lighting for the design of their projects’ technical systems. solutions that draw the best out of every space and place. Whatever the scale or budget we are driven by the desire Designers Consultancy Work to deliver individual solutions, derived from a deep understanding of the project. Theatre, acoustics and digital design Full member of the UK Projects runs in our blood, and every one of us has at some point worked within the industry that we now design for. Association of British Factory, Manchester; Colston Hall, Bristol; Royal Festival Hall, London; London Theatre Technicians Coliseum; Wexford Opera; Wales Millennium Centre (the home of Welsh National Our portfolio ranges from world-famous companies such as London’s National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Affiliate member of CIBSE opera), Cardiff; National Theatre, London; Southbank Centre, London; Chichester Company, the London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Opera House in the UK; Steppenwolf, Chicago Member of the SLL Festival Theatre, Chichester; Home, Manchester; Hull New Theatre, Hull. Shakespeare Theater and the World Trade Center in the US; as well as the cutting-edge Sydney Theatre Member of the editorial International Projects Company, St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn and Toronto’s Luminato Festival. Our work with educational board for the International Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay Concert Hall, Singapore; Performing Arts Center institutions includes the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute. Theatre Engineering & at the World Trade Center, New York; The New Holland Concert Hall, St Petersburg; Architecture Conference Gergiev Cultural Centre, Vladikavkaz; Koener Hall, Toronto; National Concert Hall, Organisations we partner with include St Paul’s Cathedral, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia and the 2014 Dublin; Dubai Opera House; Ataturk Kultur Merkezi, Istanbul; Zorlu Performing Arts Obama Foundation in Chicago. Our digital designers work with immersive technology for cinema, broadcast and Publications Centre, Istanbul; Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha; The Rotondes, Luxembourg; events spaces with companies such as Google, Facebook and British Academy of Film and Television Arts. “Cost Model New-build Astana Expo, Kazakhstan; International Schools Group, Saudi Arabia. Concert Hall”, Building Previous consultancy work Theatre, music, art and technology connects communities, inspires new ways of thinking, and enriches lives. As a Magazine July 2017, The New Holland Concert Hall, St Petersburg; Gergiev Cultural Centre, Vladikavkaz; socially conscious company, we contribute a portion of our time, skills and profit to support causes and co-author Koener Hall, Toronto; National Concert Hall, Dublin; Ataturk Kultur Merkezi, Istanbul; organisations in all areas of the music and theatre industry that share our vision to promote culture and creativity. Zorlu Performing Arts Centre, Istanbul. We love what we do, and we think you will too. Contact details [email protected] +44 (0)117 325 9280
ABOUT US “ Design Engine Architects are a very professional and dedicated company. The Directors and staff are very competent and really do consider the client’s needs. Some architectural practices are only interested in the design (and what the design can do for their practice). Design Engine really do want the client to have a building they can afford to own as well as one that delights them.” Kerry Hutchings Head of Major Projects, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Design Engine Architects Models Richard Rose-Casemore, Richard Jobson and Rodney Graham In addition to the production of drawings and CGI’s a uniqueness of formed Design Engine Architects as a Private Limited Company in the practice is the sheer number of physical models that we produce December 2001. to explore and explain a project. These become hugely important when describing ideas to stakeholders, as we find they bring clarity Design Engine's projects are designed and delivered by a dedicated to a proposal that drawings often cannot. Models are always team of staff, who offer a first-class quality driven service to its clients. supplemented by drawings and CGI’s which are produced in-house The practice has a wealth of experience working on new buildings by our highly skilled team. but also within sensitive historic settings and with construction budgets ranging to date from £0.5 million - £85 million in value. Team approach We like to work closely with our client and consultant team alike Design Engine's work holds the synthesis of high quality design and and to date have enjoy long-term and fulfilling working relationships sustainability as a core value and consequently many completed with the many clients and professionals we have encountered. projects have been honoured with awards, including RIBA Stirling Mid-list, an RIBA International Award, the LEAF (Leading European Award-winning delivery Architects Forum) Sustainability Award and numerous RIBA, Civic We pride ourselves on the delivery of our projects. We invest as Trust, RTPI and BCI awards and commendations. The Practice has much in the process of technical design and production information received 52 Design Awards since 2001. Currently the practice as we do in client briefing, scheme design delivery and the employs 40 people which includes 28 qualified architects and 9 making of planning applications.Our staff receive the best training assistant architects. possible in order to deliver our clients outstanding projects. Site analysis Lessons learnt We undertake very careful analysis of the site which we use to lead us We consider the delivery of a building to be a journey for all parties to the development of potential site-specific concepts arising from concerned. We believe it is vital that once it is complete an the brief. opportunity is made to reflect on the positives and negatives of the Design by dialogue outcome. We like to develop our designs through close dialogue with all project stakeholders. This is a key part of our service and is never a time-limited exercise. The client briefing process in particular, is a key part of the relationship-building process and when properly undertaking always leads to a truly successful project. Director-led Designs Our projects are always director-led from inception to completion. Rodney Graham will be the director who would lead this competition.
Search
