Immingham Multi-Media Centre
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Multi-media studio as part of a program to provide a cultural and community resource centre
Part of the local council led program to transform a redundant 1970s school site into a cultural and community resources centre. The multi-media studio is the refurbishment and extension of the former drama and dining hall.
The centre provides television and video production equipment, a sound studio, television conference facilities and a learning resource centre. The activities are fluid and evolving. The design allows for change, flexibility and extendability.
The plan separates the public and private elements. The public foyer space is the key space of the building, rooflights provide natural light and gallery space. Curvilinear walls and internal partitions make a formal contrast between public and private space.
The extension is a simple framed structure reliant on a flitched support beam and secondary universal steel beams to create a double-height foyer space. The roof has deep overhangs to protect the skin of the building and a simple folded form to enable water to discharge more efficiently.
Data
- Begun: Apr 1996
- Completed: Oct 1996
- Floor area: 970m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £540,000
- Procurement: IFC 84
- Address: Margaret street, Immingham, DN40 3HX, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Hodson Architects
- Project architects: Howard Bruce, Joanne Hodson, Mark Hodson
- Client: North-east Lincolnshire Council and Immage 2000 Studios
- Quantity surveyor: John Watson and Carter, Grimsby
- Structural engineer: Michael Heal Associates
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Frank Mills Associates
- Main contractor: TopCon
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