Contact Manchester Arts Venue Renewal, English Architecture Photos, Design, Architect
Contact Manchester Theatre and Arts Venue News
2 March 2022
Location: Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire M15 6JA, North West England, UK
Design: Sheppard Robson, Architects

Photos by Adrian Lambert
Sheppard Robson complete revamp Contact Manchester arts venue
Making Contact: the completed refurbishment of the pioneering youth-led Theatre uses co-creation to build on its sustainable heritage
Contact Manchester Arts Venue Design
Contact, the UK?s leading theatre and arts venue with young people at its heart, has reopened its doors to the public following a major refurbishment and extension. This has been driven by a project team that includes architects Sheppard Robson, Max Fordham as M&E and acoustic engineers, Civic as structural engineers and Theatre Projects as theatre consultants. This next stage in the building?s evolution saw Contact remodel its existing spaces as well as creating 300m² of additional space, improving upon the building?s original pioneering sustainable design as the first naturally ventilated theatre in the UK.
The new and improved performance and event spaces include a purpose-built recording studio for young people?s music projects and a unique health and science development space created in partnership with the Wellcome Trust. The building has improved public circulation and is now accessible to all. There are also new offices for artists and cultural organ...