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Discover Children’s Story Centre

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Discover Children’s Story Centre

An extensive reconfiguration of a children’s attraction in a Victorian former-factory building, including: establishment of a new circulation route with new vertical circulation; expansion of the existing programme to double visitor capacity and include a new café function space.

Client
Discover Children’s Story Centre
Location
Size
1600 m2
Project dates
Design (RIBA St 1-4): August 2015 - March 2016 Construction (RIBA St 5-6): June 2016 - September 2016
Services provided
Full Service: Architectural Fitout Concept, Developed & Technical Design (RIBA St2-4); Contract Administration (RIBA St 5-6).
Design team

  • Momentum (Structural Engineer)

  • Ritchie & Daffin (Services Engineer)

  • CastleDavis (Quantity Surveyor)

  • Butler & Young (Approved Inspector)

Project type
Refit & Reuse
Use type
Community & Education

Studio Weave were appointed to design an internal reconfiguration of a children’s attraction in a Victorian former-factory building. Our scope included: establishment of a new circulation route with new vertical circulation; expansion of the existing programme to double visitor capacity and include a new café function space.

The project was developed with high expectations and a limited budget. With a significant proportion of the overall construction budget ringfenced for installation of play features and set dressing, the architectural scheme was carefully coordinated and layered to establish the foundations of a long-term plan within current constraints. Building fabric improvements critical to improving movement patterns and unlocking underutilised spaces were prioritised. Fitted joinery packages were designed to be scalable and/or deliverable in future stages.

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