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Approval for FaulknerBrowns’ ‘cultural hub’ in Sunderland
Plans for an “ambitious cultural hub” in Sunderland city centre have been approved by Sunderland City Council. Culture House – designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects – will be a modern, mixed-use cultural venue that will act as a “new civic landmark within the wider regeneration of Sunderland,” said the practice. The building will combine a library for children, young people and adults with performance spaces, exhibition and gallery spaces, a local studies and archives centre, ‘creative labs,’ and spaces for instructed learning and play. A cafe, roof garden and further social spaces are also incorporated, to create a “living room in the heart of the
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city,” the architects commented. Culture House will sit on the south side of Keel Square, acting as a focal point at a key location within the Riverside Sunderland masterplan. The project, which is due to start on site in September, is part of a bid to “diversify the city centre economy” which received £25m of funding from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund (FHSF).
The design uses a “strong sculptural
form” to create an identifi able landmark within the city centre, said the architects. “The overall mass is carved into smaller blocks in response to the high street setting, with punched openings and towers
expressed on the facades facing Keel Square.” Further details in brick, masonry and clay refl ect the “rich material palette of the neighbouring Magistrates Court.” The project will target 900 kgCO2
/m2 of
embodied carbon for the shell, core and fi t out elements and operational carbon in line with RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge targets. As well as entirely electrical building servicing systems, the project has air source heat pumps and effi cient LED lighting. Culture House is expected to attract more than 500,000 visits per year and will “act as a major catalyst in transforming the city centre into a vibrant and diverse district,” said FaulknerBrowns.
ADF MAY 2022
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