King Charles Court
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The west facade of Trinity Court.
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Refurbishment of King Charles Court, the new home for Trinity College of Music to include practice, teaching, rehearsal and recording spaces
King Charles Court, part of the palace originally built by Wren for Charles II was, until recently, used by the Royal Navy College.
The original structure, which is very functional has been reinstated, with suspended or solid floors, plain white-plastered walls and simple stone stairs.
There has been much timber repair, though painted timber panelling has been left to move, with cracks unfilled. The separation and newness of the practice rooms, which are heavily soundproofed boxes set back from the existing structure, are emphasised by the use of bright red. Other colour highlights are blue, used at new major services areas, and yellow, in admin areas.
Data
- Completed: Sep 2001
- Floor area: 7,500m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £7.8M
- Funding: Government, National Lottery and Jerwood Foundation
- Address: Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, SE10 9JF, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: John McAslan + Partners
- Client: Trinity College of Music
- Multidisciplinary engineer: Arup
- Acoustics: Arup
- Cost consultant: David Langdon & Everest
- Development advisor: Healey and Baker
- Historic building advisor: Purcell
- General Contractor: Wates
- Selected subcontractor and suppliers: M&E RTT Engineerin
Suppliers
- Timber repairs: Vogue Developments
- Masonary repairs: PAYE stonework
- Stonework and restoration: AG Joy and Sons
- Acoustic partitions: James Rose Projects
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