Colour Factory, Winchester Workshop, Arts Collective Hampshire, Architecture, Project, Photos, Design
Colour Factory Winchester
New Workshops Building in Hampshire, England, UK – design by Dan Brill Architects
30 Jan 2009
Colour Factory
Brill’s Innovative Colour Factory Opens
Design: Dan Brill Architects
Dan Brill Architects has completed their first building, the innovative ‘Colour Factory’ based in Winchester, UK. The Colour Factory houses small workshops run by the Colour Factory arts collective.
Photos © Edmund Sumner
The single-storey out-building combines simplicity of form with neat architectural devices to create a visually exciting building. The tiny budget demanded creative solutions that reduced the number of materials and building trades otherwise required. Where possible, elements were combined such as the structural plywood, which is also used as the internal finish. Crucially, the polycarbonate Rodeca cladding offered rigidity, lightness, water-tightness, translucency, colour and cost-efficiency, eliminating the need for studwork, waterproofing and windows. Several aperatures in the plywood skin allow pools of coloured light into the building during the day, and to emit colour to the surrounding areas at night.
The small but perfectly formed building performs to its maximum, regularly housing workshops for children and adults in the community covering a range of skills such as jewellery, textiles, mixed media, and painting.
The Colour Factory has been shortlisted for the Architect’s Journal’s Small Projects Exhibition that runs on 5 to 27 February at New London Architecture, Building Centre, Store Street, WC1 London.
Location: Winchester, England
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Dan Brill Architects
Dan Brill Architects is a young architectural practice committed to a contemporary design approach that is equally practical, sustainable, contextual, and accessible.
Inherent to the design philosophy, Dan Brill Architects seek to transform project constraints into opportunities that generate inventive and unique design solutions. With extensive experience in the educational, public and residential sectors, their work is characterised by conceptual clarity and an innovative use of materials. Dan Brill Architects is RIBA registered and offers a full range of architectural, interior design and project management services.
This project has been funded in part by the Arts Council, Winchester City Council and Penningtons Solicitors.
Engineers: Heyne Tillett Steel
Contractor: Andrew Higgins
The Colour Factory
The Colour Factory Artist’s Studios and Gallery, in central Winchester, UK, seeks to provide a professional, energetic and accessible environment where colourful and imaginative ideas can be realised by both artists and community.
Comments / photos for the Colour Factory Winchester building page welcome
Website : www.thecolourfactory.org.uk