The Savoy Theatre, London “Helping one of the West End’s most Maleon were asked to review the options for the new impacted the ability to install new central plant. The design heating energy source for the theatre as part of the solution also had to be achievable using the existing famous theatres achieve their own refurbishment of the adjacent Savoy Hotel. Originally the building electrical supply, which could not be upgraded sustainability goals.” theatre’s central heating services were supplied from the within the tight time constraints of the project. central steam plant within the hotel building, but as part The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre in the Strand in the of the extensive refurbishment of the hotel completed in Maleon worked with the theatre and their contractors to City of Westminster, London. The theatre opened on 10 2010 this service was terminated. provide a series of design options, which were achievable October 1881 and was built by Richard D’Oyly Carte on the both within the programme and the restricted plant space site of the old Savoy Palace. The design options and solutions provided for the within the building. The fnal solution chosen with the new heating services were carefully considered and theatre was successfully implemented and installed within The theatre was the frst public building in the world to be coordinated to be sympathetic with the existing building programme to provide the heating plant to serve the lit entirely by electricity. It is a Grade II* listed building. structure as well as the programme of works being theatre, whilst not disrupting the operation of the theatre undertaken by the hotel refurbishment which directly during the works.