Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine March 2020 | Page 227

Hansen Yuncken : Her Majesty ’ s Theatre Redevelopment Timelapse
Hansen Yuncken : Her Majesty ’ s Theatre Redevelopment Timelapse
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Cox aimed to incorporate aspects of the original heritage design into the interiors inspired by the original Tivoli concepts . “ Maintaining the theatre ’ s original façades was a key part of the redevelopment ,” explains Brumfield . “ Along the way we ’ ve uncovered heritage artefacts such as the old friezes and signage ; we ’ ve also gained an understanding of original colour schemes - all of this has been used to inform the new interiors ,” he adds .
The design will deliver a very much improved backstage experience for the performers , with new dressing rooms and modern rehearsal rooms . The purchase of a neighbouring property has allowed for further expansion to deliver an improved front-of-house experience with heightened flow rates for attending audiences to better access all the theatre ’ s amenities .
The use of BIM ( Building Information Modeling ) has supported the construction deliverables from the offset . “ Cox started with a point survey and completed a scan of the interiors , enabling them to create a design that interfaced properly with the existing heritage facades , giving us a design
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