De La Warr Pavilion

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De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.

De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.
De La Warr Pavilion
Restoration and refurbishment of the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion, one of the UK’s most important Modernist buildings, delivering new gallery, performance, learning and hospitality spaces while safeguarding the building’s architectural integrity and resilience within a challenging marine environment.

De La Warr Pavilion
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
De La Warr Pavilion
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
De La Warr Pavilion
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.
De La Warr Pavilion
The project will deliver a new building housing exhibition space, learning facilities and visitor welcome, and will also convert an Old Deanery building into a cafe and community space.

Project Overview

De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust

Client

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

Location

Programme

Funder

Programme

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

Location

Programme

Funder

Our Role

We were appointed as Project Manager, Project Cost Manager, Contract Administrator and Quantity Surveyor, providing full project and cost management services throughout design and construction. The project was delivered using a traditional procurement route.

Project Details:

The restoration and refurbishment of a Grade I listed modernist building including the creation of new gallery spaces, restaurants, bars and offices including educational facilities. The project also included the construction of two satellite pavilions for both office and performance/ learning space. The De La Warr Pavilion is a unique and nationally important Modernist building. The works to upgrade and preserve the building for future generations had to be sympathetic to its historic importance whilst also improving the buildings durability in the harsh marine environment.

Internally the works included the renovation of the gallery and auditorium, entrance, foyer and café/bar areas, as well as the creation of temporary gallery spaces. Externally the works involved the use of modern materials for the repair and replacement of damaged features. This included the replacement of all south (sea) facing windows due to extensive damage and leaking from exposure to the corrosive environment and repainting the entire building.

The satellite pavilions, although new build, had to blend seamlessly with the original building. This was successfully achieved by the excavation of the floor level to ensure the buildings were only partially visible. The pavilions provided invaluable additional space to the already successful ventures within the main building. This included a dance and performance space for production rehearsals as well as back of house and office facilities for the staff.

Funding:

Arts Council England
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
SEEDA
Local Authority

Key Outcomes

Conservation and renewal of a nationally significant Grade I listed Modernist building
Improved durability and performance in a harsh coastal environment
Expanded gallery, performance and learning facilities
Successful integration of new-build elements within a sensitive heritage context
Strengthened long-term cultural, educational and commercial sustainability

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