Heritage Centre Stage – Reawakening Brighton’s Royal Estate

Grant Applicati on to the Heritage Lott ery Fund – Round One Supporti ng Images Contents

Heritage Centre Stage Reawakening Brighton’s Royal Estate

Grant Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund - Round One Supporting Images

ROYAL PAVILION ESTATE OVERVIEW P4

THE NEED FOR CHANGE p8

OUR VISION p19

2 3 The Royal Pavilion Estate 2013 5 The Royal Pavilion an iconic building. iconic an Pavilion Royal The

The Royal Pavilion Estate 2013 4 City Context Context City Site Plan as Existing

To South Downs & London Brighton City Centre City Brighton Goldsmid

New England Hanover North Gate The Royal Pavilion Estate East Lawn Quarter (William IV)

Northgate House North Laine Queen’s Park & ROYAL PAVILION Whitehawk Regency University Old Courthouse ROYAL PAVILION ESTATE BRIGHTON MUSEUM Valley Gardens & ART GALLERY King’s Lawn

South Gate The Lanes Kemp Town (Indian)

Dome ROYAL PAVILION Concert Hall GARDENS BRIGHTON DOME

Corn Exchange West Lawn

Studio Theatre

BUILDING USE KEY: ORANGE Buildings Used by RPM GREEN Buildings Used by BD&BF (Garden owned & managed by RPM)

6 7 Need for Change 9 Maintenance and restoration of the historic fabric cannot be sustained beyond reactive repair. reactive beyond be sustained cannot fabric historic the of restoration and Maintenance Urgent conservation work is needed to the roofs and basements. and roofs the to needed is work conservation Urgent

Need for Change 8 Need for Change 11 The Estate needs to be accessible and connected. and be accessible to needs Estate The Restoration is needed to re establish the magnificence of the Estate. the of magnificence the establish re to needed is Restoration

Need for Change 10 Need for Change Need for Change

The buildings and the Estate do not live up to their historic origins. A growing culture of vandalism and anti-social behaviour - particularly at night- is damaging the Estate.

12 13 Need for Change Need for Change

Poor working conditions and badly configured inefficient spaces. Weak visitor experience and inadequate heritage interpretation.

14 15 Need for Change Need for Change

History hidden from the public. History hidden from the public.

16 17 Our Vision 19 Refurbished Conservation Studios Not to Scale 29 August 2013 Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios LLP Upgrade Royal Pavilion Garden Securable Boundary Views & Connections Restore Upgrade Entrances & Footpaths Elm Avenue Retore New lighting & Furniture Planting & Soft Works Reduce Impact of Energy Centre Collections Storage Collections off-site Collection Archaeology Relocate City Museum Collection between Consolidate and BMAG store Keep, Off-site Royal Pavilion Company Tea New dedicated learning in current New dedicated learning in current Exhibition Gallery? Temporary Temporary Seasonal Temporary Royal Pavilion Group Structure Welcome FORMAL New Gardeners’ New Gardeners’ Facility Adelaide Tea Room Room Room Room Room Room Room Room Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea Adelaide Tea SETTING PERFORMANCE New Gateway Building Cafe? Incorporating Pavilion Gardens Studio Cafe Bar/ Restaurant CONFIRMED UNDER REVIEW New Estate Visitor Hub in New Estate Visitor BMAG Foyer? Museum Consolidating existing into Cafe and Dome Cafe Bar - possibly one new Catering offer in New Estate Visitor Hub Enlarged Learning Suite in Northgate House Staff Accommodation Staff staff for venue critical Upgrade facilities of Circus as part accommodation New staff University linking with development, Street DESIGN ELEMENT STATUS: Founders’ Room Flexible use eg. learning, gallery? conferencing, ROYAL PAVILION ESTATE MASTERPLAN ESTATE PAVILION ROYAL DRAFT 1 establish diff erent characters and patt erns of use and patt characters erent diff establish Pavilion the Royal part of a visit to as Front vity in the of acti variety of a greater management Garden ENRICHING THE GARDEN • to of the Garden structure the historic Reinforcing • and East Lawn the East enjoy to Enabling visitors • er bett enable boundary to the site Strengthening Corn Exchange, Dome Cafe Bar and Museum Dome Cafe Corn Exchange, Gallery Central on on the south elevati archways pair of huge Dome and Museum Brighton CONNECTING BRIGHTON DOME AND MUSEUM BRIGHTON CONNECTING • Spaces’ of the main ‘Event three ng the Connecti • the through the Garden Spaces’ to Connect ‘Event • the into Street Church ons from connecti Reinforce the west boundary, connecti ng to ng connecti boundary, the west Road New heart of the Estate the Royal to groups welcoming during high season Pavilion VISITOR WELCOME VISITOR • building on ‘Gateway’ a new Create • ‘Visitor a new Hub’ in the Create • space for a dedicated Create

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The Royal Pavilion Garden - then, now and the future.

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Brighton Dome - then, now and the future.

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The Corn Exchange - then, now and the future.

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The Great Kitchen transformed.

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Further aerial views of the Royal Pavilion Estate.

30 31 Heritage Centre Stage – Reawakening Brighton’s Royal Estate Grant Applicati on to the Heritage Lott ery Fund - Round One Supporti ng Images