Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence.
23/07/2014.
[Littlehampton seafront] UK
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The small English seaside resort of Littlehampton has built an interesting architectural piece, a new landscape with a performance space and sheltered seating area, by Flanagan Lawrence architects.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Site plan. Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Acoustic diagrams, section and floor plan. Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
Floor plan. Shelter and Acoustic Shell by Flanagan Lawrence. Click above to see larger image.
These Acoustic Shells, in a sunken garden beside the beach in Littlehampton, were designed by London studio Flanagan Lawrence to facilitate community events and provide residents of the West Sussex town with a scenic resting spot on the edge of a sunken garden, between the town and a beach facing the English Channel.
Description of the project by Flanagan Lawrence.
The brief called for a stage and shelter to be sited in a sunken garden beside the beach in Littlehampton. Our strategy has been to create a pair of doubly curved sprayed concrete shells which emerge from the field of grass.
One shell faces the town and forms the principal bandstand. The acoustic design of the interior creates a reflective surface to project the sound of the performers to the audience in the sunken garden. The other shell faces the beach and forms a more intimate structure as a shelter for listening to the sound of the sea or for buskers to perform facing the promenade.
The shell structures have been created without formwork with the concrete sprayed directly on to the reinforcement mesh. The majority of the concrete shell is only 100mm thick and relies on the double curved geometry to span the stage.
The two shells appear like white land forms emerging from the grass of the greensward. This is reflects the historical context of the concrete sound mirrors along the south coast at Dungeness, and the visually striking form of the local sand dunes.
The project was won in competition in 2012 and it has been completed in time to be used during the summer of 2014.
CREDITS.-
Architects.- Flanagan Lawrence.
Engineers.- Expedition.
Landscape Architects.- LDA.
Client.- Littlehampton Council.
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DAVID LAWRENCE
Flanagan Lawrence. Directors.- David Lawrence / Jason Flanagan.
David Lawrence is the Managing Director of Flanagan Lawrence and, as well as running the business, leads teams on a diverse range of projects, including residential developments located mainly in Central London, high-profile office developments and city centre masterplans.
Having studied architecture at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, David has worked in London since 1986.
David’s residential experience has been focused primarily in London and he understands the needs of a very demanding and competitive market. He has led teams to deliver a range of bespoke buildings in Central London as well as large scale schemes in regeneration areas.
David has been involved with major regeneration schemes at Wembley, Greenwich, Manchester and Salford, where the masterplanning of brownfield areas is key to delivering the new communities and economic growth emerging from a changing British society.
Having delivered a range of high end residential buildings at Chelsea Wharf, Montpelier Hall in Knightsbridge and apartments at 21 Manresa Road, Basil Street, and a Grade 1 Listed apartment overlooking Regents Park, David is currently leading teams working on major residential schemes in Victoria and Belgravia as well as delivering one-off apartments in Chelsea, a house in Belgravia, an apartment building in Knightsbridge and large scale buildings in regeneration areas.
His experience of delivering office buildings is extensive, ranging from large scale urban regeneration developments, to infill new build in historic locations, to campus schemes around the Country. Current projects being delivered include 10 Hammersmith Grove, 18-20 Grosvenor Street and Embankment, Greengate in Salford. He was part of the panel that developed the BCO Guide to specification 2009.
JASON FLANAGAN
Flanagan Lawrence. Directors.- David Lawrence / Jason Flanagan.
Jason Flanagan is the design director of the practice and leads teams on a diverse range of projects including rural and urban masterplans, hotels and spas, residential projects such as individual houses and apartment buildings and performing arts centres and sound shells.
Jason has an extensive track record of working on public buildings for the performing arts, most recently leading the team on the competition-winning scheme for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff which comprises a concert call, theatre and gallery space.
Jason studied architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture at London University and at the Royal College of Art. During his studies he worked for Conran Roche Ltd and Armstrong Associates. He joined Foster + Partners in 1991 and in 1995 Jason was made Associate, delivering designs for a 3,000-seat conference centre at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow. In 1997 he became Project Director for the Sage in Gateshead, a music centre comprising two performance spaces, a rehearsal hall and a music school. He was made Partner at Foster + Partners in 2004.
Jason has a special interest in acoustics and sound. Amongst his most innovative projects is Soundforms, the first-ever mobile acoustic shell with the capacity for a full orchestra. This modular structure not only shelters performers, but allows musicians to hear themselves and projects sound to the audience.
