The Point Refurbishment
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The new-build extension to the rear
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A refurbished end terrace of a Grade II listed row, extended to include gallery space, cafe and bookshop
A glass bridge leads to the studio on the upper level of the extension, while stairs lead down to the floor of the atrium and the café below the studio.
The rear portion houses a double-height gallery space and a crèche past the bookshop. The atrium with an internal low-E coating is fitted with automated blinds and opening windows. The extension is a plain brick-faced outbuilding, with a pitched roof.
The café ceiling; concrete cast in metal plates, is only 3mm thick and is left exposed to gain maximum height for café users while still insulating noise from the studio.
Heating is by two domestic-type condensing boilers, one for the old building and one for the new. All services are monitored and controlled by a computer in the main office.
Data
- Completed: 1999
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £843,399
- Funding: Arts Lottery, European Regional Development Fund
- Address: Darts, 16 South Parade, Doncaster, DN1 2DR, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Groundworks Architects
- Project architects: Alison Davies, Chris Hesketh, Kynan Simmons, Roger Gooding, Steve Banks, Tracy Perry
- Client: Darts: Doncaster Community Arts
- Structural engineer: Price and Myers
- Quantity surveyor: WT Partnership/Wates
- Services engineer: Leeds Environmental Design Associates
- Project manager: The Uccello Partnership
- Main contractor: Weaver Construction
Suppliers
- Electrical: Copley Electrical
- Mechanical: Woodward Buildnig
- Steelwork: Allott Bros
- Glazing: Solaglas Architectural Systems
- Blinds: Technical Blinds
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