Brighton Dome Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre

Brighton, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Cultural · Heritage Performing-Arts Restoration · Temperate · 2023

A GBP 38m restoration of Brighton's Grade I-listed Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre, reopened in 2023 after more than a decade of work. The 1806 building has an 18m single-span timber frame, among the widest of its type in the UK, which was exposed and strengthened. Decorative timber linings were repaired with around 6,500m of European oak and the roof re-covered with 16,000 Welsh slate tiles.

Innovation highlights

• Exposed and strengthened 18m single-span 1806 timber roof
• Steel tie-rods reinforcing a 200-year-old frame
• Large-scale oak and slate heritage repair
• Concealed servicing in a listed performance space

Innovations in the catalogue

• Strengthening of a Historic Long-Span Timber Roof
• Reveal-and-Restore Heritage Interior
• Discreet Servicing Within a Listed Hall

Client / Developer

Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival

Architect

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Engineer

Max Fordham (services)

Type

Heritage Performing-Arts Restoration

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