伦敦 Hackney Empire 剧院,传统与现代的碰撞

©P.MeechPlace: London, UKClient: Hackney Empire Theatre, The Heritage Lottery Fund, The London Arts CouncilArchitect: Tim Ronalds Architects, LondonScope of work: Stage curtain, blackout, space-defining and acoustic curtainsDate: 2000 - 2005For this renovated variety theatre in London, Inside Outside designed the stage curtains and the upper circle acoustic drapes for the main auditorium, as well as acoustic and light regulating curtains for the new rehearsal studio and theatre pub. The classic forms and the overwhelming number of colours that dominate the old building provide a stimulating contrast to the newly designed portion. Inside Outside’s work addresses this architectural polarity with a variety of distinct designs that vary in colour, materiality and technique depending on the history and function of each space.In the new annex, a theatre pub, a hospitality space and rehearsal studios are stacked on top of each other on three floors. Despite performing different roles, each of the designs regulates both acoustics and light. In the pub, large ivory coloured, velvet and satin curtains cover the south and east façades. Their lower half is demountable to ease maintenance and for regular dry-cleaning. A separate curtain made of stainless steel mesh acts as a backdrop for a small removable stage. It adapts to each colour of the spotlights, as the cloth behind it picks up and diffuses any colour. In the rehearsal studio, spiralling rainbow voile defines rooms of various form and size.Team Inside Outside: Petra Blaisse with Anky Andriaanse Lieuwe Conradie, Simao Ferreira, Marieke van den Heuvel, Mathias Lehner and Peter Niessen©P.Meech©P.Meech