Nicholas Hare Architects LLP

Royal Opera House Production Workshop

Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP

Nicholas Hare Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hufton+Crow

AREA
4,300 m2

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Aveley, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Workshop

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Nicholas Hare Architects were appointed by the Royal Opera House in 2007 to design a new production workshop for set construction and fabrication at a new site in Purfleet Essex.

Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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The new building accommodates a large paint-shop for vertical and horizontal scene-painting as well as carpentry and metal workshops.

The vaulted building form is designed to allow fully assembled scenery to be seen as it will on stage, and incorporates continuous rooflights set between the deep primary structural truss members to provide even daylight with reduced glare.

The building has a strong presence on the site and provides a focus at the heart of the new production campus.

Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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The workshop was shortlisted for the New London Architecture Award in 2011 and the Production Campus was named Project of the Year and won the Regeneration award at the 2011 RICS East of England awards.

The scheme recently received the RIBA East Spirit of Ingenuity Award for its "dedication to light and to the craft of making".

"The workshop has exceeded all our expectations as a work place and is the envy of other Opera Houses around the world. It has totally transformed the way we build and paint our scenery."

Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
Site Plan
Royal Opera House Production Workshop
Floor Plan


Royal Opera House Production Workshop
East Elevation
Royal Opera House Production Workshop
West Elevation
Royal Opera House Production Workshop
South Elevation
Royal Opera House Production Workshop
North Elevation


Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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Royal Opera House Production Workshop
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