02. The Whelk
Project Site: South Bank Center, London Instructor: Hal Hayes
South Bank Center is a historical site for British Cultural Renaissance after WWII. The South Bank Center currently consists of the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theater, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Hayward Gallery. With the increasing demand for more performance space, the British government had asked for proposal to build new performance space on this historical site. Architectural firms, Richard Rogers’ and Feilden Clegg Bradley, had won competitions to renovate and make new addition to the site in separate occasions. However, their schemes were not built due to various reasons. This studio project is based on the real potential need to the site. The program requires a 500 people capacity flexible performance chamber with supporting front of house and back of house space.
