Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice
| Project Id | 3605 |
| Project Name | Battersea Arts Centre - performing arts centre, UK |
| Description | Battersea Arts Centre restoration began as a long term, improvisatory collaboration with artists, theatre producers and the local community. The transformation of entire former town hall building now offers use for creative and community activity, increased number of performance spaces and incorporated artists’ residences, a new rooftop office and staff garden, a creative business hub, a community allotment and an outdoor theatre. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project | The design process of the restoration among client and architects included a local community and artists as well as other stakeholders resulting in a creative collaborative and sustainable design solution; resulting in a more resilient, inclusive and accessible civic space |
| Web links | https://www.bac.org.uk/ |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| City size | Metropolis (between 1 and 10 million people) |
| Construction period | 3-Baroque-Neoclassical |
| Adaptive reuse period | <2000 |
| State of conservation | Medium conservation |
| Vacancy before | Permanently used |
| Vacancy after | Permanently used |
| Cultural significance | Municipal heritage| |
| Typologies | Civil (eg. municipal house, hospital)| |
| Ownership before | Public |
| Ownership after | Public |
| Management structure | Other: A 120-year lease granted with an initial rent-free period of 20 years. | |
| Managing body | Private non-profit| |
| Funding full answer | Public funding (National)|Public funding (Municipal)|Public Foundation|Private Foundation|Private donations (e.g. company, tax credit donations)|Crowdfunding campaign|Other: revenue (ticket sales, catering and event hire)| |
| Barriers and bottlenecks | Regulatory (e.g. heritage regulations / authorities)|Physical (e.g. accessibility, morphology, structure)| |
| total investment | > 10.000.000 € |
| Residential | no |
| Cohousing | no |
| Hotel accommodation | no |
| BnbHostel accommodation | no |
| Commercial units | no |
| Wellness centres | no |
| Restaurant | yes |
| Cafe | yes |
| Public library | no |
| Gardens | yes |
| Education | no |
| Museum exhibition | yes |
| Research | no |
| Cultural events | yes |
| Theatre | yes |
| Conferences | no |
| Social uses | no |
| Community Hubs | no |
| Incubator | no |
| Cultural and Creative Industries hub | yes |
| Innovative startups hub | no |
| Circular economy enterprises hub | no |
| Coworking spaces | yes |
| Workshop spaces | no |
| Living Lab | no |
| Fab Lab | no |
| Creative Hub | yes |
| Artist residencies | yes |
| Materials bank | no |
| Repair Cafe | no |
| Bike sharing place | no |
| Sports facilities | no |
| Other uses | yes |
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