Stirling Tollbooth
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A blend of traditional restoration and conservation work with highly modern and dramatic structural interventions
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Renovation of a listed former town hall, courthouse and jail the into a music focused arts venue retaining the existing complex internal layout
The existing Stirling Tollbooth building forms a 'u' shape with the court house occupying the central section and vaults underneath. It sits between the two main streets on the approach to the castle. As part of the design, the connecting street of Jail Wynd has been closed and pedestrianised and it is here we have that made a new entrance utilising one of the vault spaces as a passageway.
The 'A' Listed existing building has been interfered with as little as possible, so that the elevations to the public streets, and the fine interiors retain their character and can be enjoyed as 'the old Tolbooth'. Special interiors have been reserved for special uses within the existing building, so that the old Courtroom is reused as the pre-eminent performance space, the robing room as a grand bar, and the old council chamber as a high quality restaurant.
Data
- Begun: Jul 2000
- Completed: Oct 2000
- Floor area: 1,690m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £3.9M
- Tender date: Jul 1999
- Procurement: JCT 98 LA edition with quantities
- Address: Jail Wynd, Stirling, FK81DE, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Richard Murphy Architects
- Project architects: Bill Black, Edward Hollis, Guido McLellan
- Client: Stirling Council
- Conservation Architect: Simpson & Brown
- Structural engineer: David Narro Associates
- Quantity surveyor: Morham & Brotchie
- Services engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- Project manager: Summerfield Robb Clark
- Planning supervisor: Woolgar Hunter
- Main contractor: Hunter & Clark
- Acoustic engineer: Sandy Brown Associates
- Theatre consultant: Theatreplan
Suppliers
- Facade glazing: Vitral UK
- Electrical: Steill Facilities
- Ironmongery: Rynex Engineering
- Glazed canopy: Gray & Dick
- Hardware: Laidlaw Architectural Hardware
- Internal lighting: Erco Lighting