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[email protected] n The Opportunity The ARC Centre 39 Weston Drive Caterham Surrey CR3 5XY Cinema Development Opportunity: Freehold and Leasehold Proposals Considered The ARC Caterham is a building of outstanding historical significance in what was originally the Caterham Barracks site and is now central to a prestigious new residential development close to Caterham town centre and local community amenities including numerous privately owned and run office and retail businesses and a Tesco Extra superstore. The property itself benefits from ample car parking facilities, Caterham Railway Station and the 541 bus which stops right outside the building. Cinema Next Consulting have been instructed by the Board of The ARC to explore the potential of cinema and leisure complex development at the premises and contracted Burrell Foley Fischer LLP, Architects and Urban Designer with a specialism in the design of independent cinemas, to undertake a preliminary appraisal of the buildings. At the time the appraisal was undertaken, the space available for development as an independent cinema, was limited to the undeveloped part of the Barracks building to the rear of the existing toilets, the intention at the time being that the existing soft play and workshops on the opposite side of the linear foyer would remain in use. The brief at the time was for a low cost fit out of the undeveloped space, to provide two auditoria, suited to digital cinema exhibition, and providing the facility in the larger of the auditoria for small scale performance, such as comedy acts or amplified music. Continued over... [email protected] Cinema Development Opportunity - continued Attached sketches Option 1 and Option 2 illustrate the preliminary capacity study that was undertaken, in response to the available space and brief at the time. Option 1 illustrates two auditoria of 195 seats (+2 permanent wheelchair positions) and 109 seats (+2 permanent wheelchair positions), assuming the existing toilets remain. It further illustrates how if they were to be relocated, for example through development at the end of the linear foyer, a further 3 rows (+51 seats) or 5 rows (+86 seats) could be provided across Screens 1 and 2, depending on whether part or all of the toilet provision is relocated. Option 2 illustrates in addition the potential for creating additional café space to the end of the linear foyer. As the entire building is now potentially available for redevelopment as an independent cinema with a café/bar, restaurant and other ancillary facilities, the number of screens and total seating capacity would be significantly greater. The character and natural materials of the existing Barracks buildings offer an opportunity to create a distinctive cinema venue, while meeting the expectations of a modern cinema operator and cinema going audience. [email protected] The Property The ARC Centre 39 Weston Drive Caterham Surrey CR3 5XY Ideal Location The property is uniquely positioned close to the main A22 Godstone Road artery linking junction 6 of the M25 with Redhill, Oxted and Godstone in a southerly direction and Purley, Coulsdon and Croydon heading north. [email protected] Exterior Views The ARC Centre 39 Weston Drive Caterham Surrey CR3 5XY Above: The main entrance to the building facing its own ample car parking facility. To the left of the building is the existing restaurant and bar area which features bi-fold doors and patio dining area. Right: Facing west towards the prestigious Caterham Barracks residential development [email protected] Interior Views The ARC Centre 39 Weston Drive Caterham Surrey CR3 5XY Right: The existing bar/cafe/dining area benefiting from large dual aspect windows and bi-fold doors leading out to a paved patio space Below: The stunning central gallery with atrium currently serving multiple uses from dining and exhibition space to pole and aerial fitness [email protected] Interior Views The ARC Centre 39 Weston Drive Caterham Surrey CR3 5XY Above and right: The existing ‘Phase 2’ of the building, once serving as a theatre for military personnel resident in the Caterham barracks. The lofty ceiling height makes the space ideal for a cinema conversion. [email protected] Our Partner Stefane Fischer MA Dip Arch (Cantab) RIBA FRSA Stefanie Fischer, a partner in Burrell Foley Fischer LLP and regular collaborator of Cinema Next, is an Architect with specialist knowledge of the design of facilities for film and media. She also has experience of working on historic buildings including projects for Institutional clients. She has worked on a wide range of residential and regeneration projects for private and public-sector clients. Community consultation is an important part of her work and she shares her expertise by participating at conferences, teaching, serving on advisory bodies and engaging with architectural education as an external examiner. She brings strong management skills to all projects. Stefanie has provided consultancy services to the BFI and former UK Film Council and London Film and Development Agency and has worked on a range of projects from feasibility study stage to completed schemes. Stefanie’s cinema and media projects have included Metro Cinemas (Metro Tartan); Renoir Cinema (Artificial Eye); Picture House, Exeter; the Rio, Dalston (Listed Grade II); Broadway, Nottingham’s Media Centre; Norwich Cinema City (Listed Grade I); the Cine Lumiere (Listed Grade II) at the Institut Francais in South Kensington; and the Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Prestatyn. Current projects include, The Depot, Lewes, a new three screen community cinema being created from a refurbished and extended former brewery depot building; The Newlyn Filmhouse, a new two screen independent cinema being created in a former fish store; The Picture House Campbeltown, the refurbishment of a (Listed Grade A) cinema together with a new build extension to provide a second screen. [email protected] The ARC Centre - Ground Floor Plan - Option 1 The ARC Centre - Ground Floor Plan - Option 2 Cinema Projects Case Studies Recent Projects Over the following pages we have included examples of recent developments undertaken in the following areas: Nottingham The Broadway Media Centre Prestatyn Scala Cinema and Arts Centre East London Stratford Picturehouse Southampton Harbour Lights Scotland Campbeltown Picture House Cornwall Newlyn Filmhouse Norwich Cinema City East London Rio Cinema, Dalston [email protected] PROJECT CLIENT Broadway BroadwayBroadway, LOCATIONT Lacemarket Conservation Area, Nottingham’sNottingham’s Media Nottingham CONTRACT VVALALUE Centre £4m Broadway was a phased development around a client in occupation of a building that started life as a Methodist Chapel and was converted into an Educational Cooperative BuildingBuilding in the 1950s. Facilitiesacilities provided in early pphaseshases of development include a nnewew cinema for film eexhibitionxhibition and conferences, a rrefurbishedefurbished 1950s auditorium for film exhibition, edit suites fforor film and video pproductionroduction and training, and bbroadcastroadcast-standard studio, a cafécafé bar, front-of-house accommodation, administrative offices for Broadway and like-minded organisations, educational facilities, sseminareminar rooms, andand creative media start-up units. The final phasephase of the centre’s ddevelopmentevelopment provided two new screensscreens and a multi-media lab that allows Broadway to exploitexploit the potential of digitaldigital media. A glazed elevationelevation opens up the frontage to communicate more effectivelyeffectively Broadway’s engagementengagement with film and media andand provides improved foyer, social and conferencing spaces. The project waswas awarded the Lord Mayor of Nottingham’s Award for the best adaptation of an existingexisting building 1997, a RenovationRenovation in Aluminium Award in 20072007 and an Adapt Award 1998. [email protected] PROJECT CLIENT Denbighshire Scala Cinema and County Council LOCATION Arts Centre Prestatyn COMPLETION DATE 2009 CONTRACT VALUE £2.6m The Scala Cinema & Arts Centre project will help to allowing the café to open up to the street and to enjoy revitalise the town centre in Prestatyn and provides the south west facing aspect. A new glass canopy access once again to film on a site with strong local forms a contemporary counterpoint to the Victorian memories of cinema-going. It also provides access to façade. There is a high level of intervisibility through a new social and training facilities, exhibition spaces large glazed screen between the street and the within the foyers, meeting and training rooms and a entrance foyer which is designed to be welcoming and flexible multi-use auditorium suited not only to cinema accessible to all building users. exhibition but performing arts, dance and exercise The auditoria are set back behind the small-scale High classes, fairs and markets. Street frontage and are housed in a plain, red brick The integrity of the High Street frontage, which rectangular shed, topped by a lightweight metal clad contributes to the character of the conservation area, ‘roof box’ which houses the digital media suite. There is has been reinstated through restoration, and further adedicated150seatcinemaanda150seatmulti-use adapted to suit the building’s new use. The ornate red auditorium, both equipped with digital projectors.