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PROJECT: The People’s Palace CLIENT: Alexandra Park & Palace Charitable Trust LOCATION: North London PROJECT ARCHITECT: Terry Farrell & Partners COMPLETION DATE: Proposal only GROSS AREA: 7.5acres, plus 196acres of parkland COST: TBC
Determined to build a sustainable future for Alexandra Palace, its Trustees have gathered a team of expert architects and designers to help them realise their vision of turning it into a year-round destination venue. The building could become a major international hub for culture, community events, learning and recreation in the future, if the public agree to support current plans to regenerate the People’s Palace. Internationally-renowned architects and
A vision of the proposed new west arrival to the ‘People’s Palace’.
urban planners Terry Farrell & Partners and global transport advisors WSP have created exciting new design concepts which would see the 19th Century Grade II-listed building transformed into an entertainment and leisure venue for the 21st Century. The fabric and heritage of the Palace would be carefully conserved using a plan put together Donald Insall Associates, the historical building and conservation management specialists. “In much the same way as the South Bank
has carved a cultural niche for itself in London over the last few years, we have a vision to create a vibrant cultural and recreational People’s Palace north of the river,” says Duncan Wilson OBE, chief executive of the Alexandra Park & Palace Charitable Trust. The Palace already stages a
comprehensive programme of live music, entertainment and sporting activities, attracting visitors from around the world, but half of the building is currently in a poor state and is closed to the public. Regeneration plans include; restoring the once-magnificent Victorian Theatre to its former glory; improving Alexandra Palace’s live entertainment spaces including the Great Hall and West Hall; creating a hotel within the current building; regularly opening Ally Pally’s famous television studios – the birthplace of the world’s first regular high- definition public television broadcast; creating new learning opportunities and community facilities by breathing new life into unused spaces within the building; improving the approaches to the Palace and its public realms such as the Palm Court; and restoring the extensive basement area to create cafes and retail spaces. Plans and design concepts for regenerating
the popular entertainment destination will be exhibited at Alexandra Palace until 22nd June so that Londoners have plenty of time to ‘have their say’. The exhibition is free and can also be accessed online at
www.alexandrapalace.com/regen.
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