OVERBURY THEATRES & PERFORMANCE SPACES Overbury is the UK’s leading fit out and refurbishment specialist. We have built a reputation for quality projects, and for placing our clients at the heart of what we do, making us the fit out and refurbishment company of choice. It is our belief that great projects are delivered by great teams, which is why we have a team devoted to working in education, arts, and heritage with a track record of delivering performance space, entertainment venues, and food and beverage areas. We have completed projects in many of London’s West End theatres, in both traditional and contemporary environments, each with unique challenges ranging from working out of hours around rehearsal timetables, to undertaking construction in listed buildings. We recently refurbished the Bloomsbury Theatre, and we have long standing working relationships Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group. We also fitted out the North Circle Bar for the Royal Albert Hall. We have a highly skilled Environmental Management Team who have helped us achieve a series of firsts on environmentally assessed projects, including the largest BREEAM Outstanding fit out to date, and the first SKA Gold rated project. Our aim is to work with the client team; not just to understand your project’s intricate details but the reasons behind the project, its goals, targets and what constitutes a successful project for you. This knowledge is shared with all of our subcontractors to ensure they understand the bigger picture and regardless of how small their works may be, its importance within the whole. Seamless performance STUDIO STAIRCASE through practiced delivery The experience and benefits gained by completing in excess of 300 specialist fit out projects per year enables us to offer you and your consultant team a unique, tailored service on this project. KCL WELLCOME TRUST PUBLIC ATRIUM CAFE UAL ROYAL ALBERT HALL UAL MACQUARIE ROCKETSPACE KCL ARTS ED ROPES & GREY CBRE FORA BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET PWC COSTUME PRODUCTION THEATRES THEATRES UAL UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD UCL UAL UAL BBC WYNDHAMS THEATRE REGENT STREET CINEMA ARTS ED UAL ADELPHI THEATRE UAL ARTS ED UAL KCL KCL Royal Albert Hall Project North Circle Bar Location London Size 100 sq ft Contract Period 15 weeks The North Circle bar of the iconic grade I listed building was substantially altered and refurbished to increase serving capacity. Works were carried out during the 122nd season of The Proms, where 90 concerts took place over 8 weeks. Orchestra rehearsals in the auditorium began on the 4th day of the project, and continued until 7 days before completion. Because of the daily rehearsals, there were strict working restrictions for 10 weeks of the 11 week programme. For 5 hours of each 9 hour working day the delivery team had to ensure there were no noisy works. At the end of every working day protection was removed, the site was cleaned and the workers would vacate the building by 5pm before the public entered at 5.10pm for the evening performances. During construction the Royal Albert Hall continued to be occupied by patrons, artists and staff, so the visual impact of the project was a concern. To minimise the visibility of the works, discreet hoardings were installed that seamlessly blended into the surroundings. Hoarding boards were painted to match the decorations of the surrounding walls and featured graphics of gilded frames that matched those displayed around the building. The arrangement of the existing bar was changed from a single counter to two facing counters. There were also repairs and decorations to the grade I listed ceiling and the laying of a 5,800 piece bespoke tiled floor. Design information for the 147 year old building was understandably incomplete, therefore the team’s flexible and collaborative skills were regularly realised. The team managed to negotiate obstacles during the job’s process and complete the work without delay or disruption. Logistics were strictly managed because of the lack of on-site storage. There was no access to the loading bay so all deliveries had to be made before 12pm, unloaded outside the building entrance and taken directly to the work areas. Given the level of restrictions that the team worked under, it was testament to their professionalism that they completed the works on time, to the highest quality and without a single complaint. Bloomsbury Theatre Client University College London Location London Contract Period 36 weeks As part of UCL’s cutting-edge revamp of Bloomsbury Theatre, the 1960s Brutalist landmark building - famous for its innovative comedy, theatre, music and dance – Overbury expertly renovated and upgraded its 541-seat auditorium, stage and fly-tower. The modern makeover gives student societies and productions the full benefits of a 21st century theatre and creates the opportunity for collaboration between academics, artists, performers, directors and companies. The project encompassed the reinstatement of the main auditorium, maintaining the existing volume, arrangement, and functionality, with upgrades to meet current compliance requirements. The upgrades provided an improved foyer and bar, dressing rooms and WC facilities, as well as updated backstage and front of house. The works included replacing technical infrastructure with modern state of the art stage engineering facilities, including a new orchestra pit lift and specialist theatre lighting and controls. We also replaced all fixtures and fittings, services, plant, ventilation systems, acoustic doors and ceilings. During the course of the Theatre refurbishment, all of the surrounding areas were fully occupied by either students, academics or were the subject of construction work. Overbury successfully delivered the 36 weeks project without disruption by diligently planning and sequencing the works, ensuring all live and transient services were maintained, while liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders. As the project was being designed in a 3D environment, but with the absence of an existing model of the buildings structure, additional point cloud surveys were utilised during the strip out and enabling phase to assist in developing the building services model and co-ordination with structure. This was then supplemented with on-site co-ordination between Overbury and the architect to overcome the remaining clashes and in order to drive the construction programme. The resultant 2D site information was then fed back into the designer BIM models, federated to provide the Client with a finished and fully co-ordinated model, including all relevant COBIE data, for their future use. This project achieved Ska HE Gold, the highest possible sustainable higher education fit-out rating. Regent Street Cinema Client University of Westminster Location London Contract Period 50 weeks Overbury worked with the University of Westminster to reopen Britain’s oldest cinema 120 years after showing its first film. The art deco features from the cinema’s 1920s refit have been restored, as has the building’s domed ceiling and the original 1936 John Compton organ. Our challenge was to conserve the interior and maintain original features whilst upgrading the space to ensure that it functions as a working cinema and multifunctional auditorium. A new steel structure was installed that extended the raked balcony seating down to the stalls. This made space underneath for a new bar, toilets and foyer. There are new electrical and mechanical services throughout including a new AHU to the roof space. Adelphi Theatre Client Really Useful Group Location London Contract Period 19 weeks The famous West End theatre required a complete refurbishment of the foyer bar and WCs, significant structural works to the Jessie Mathews bar, a strip out of the auditorium, alongside repairs, decorations and services works. Finishes were coordinated to match Ernest Schaufelberg’s original 1930s Art Deco interior. The client’s cornerstone was the show business adage “the show must go on”. This became a literal requirement when the programme duration was reduced by a third to accommodate the live performances booked in after our appointment. Our works had to be arranged around the associated rehearsals and sound checks. The team’s flexible approach enabled the project to be completed without having to resort to extensive out of hours working. London Palladium Client Really Useful Group Location London Size 6900 sq ft Contract Period 29 weeks The works at the London Palladium were described by owner Andrew Lloyd Webber as “the beginning of the biggest programme of refurbishment and change in the Palladium’s 100 year history”. Demolition works were started during the last two weeks of “Sister Act”. The final four weeks of construction were carried out while rehearsals were underway for “The Wizard of Oz”. In addition to this, works were temporarily halted seven weeks into the project to ensure The Royal Variety Show went ahead without disruption. The newly renovated facilities understate the scope of structural remodelling carried out in a very short time frame and in very constrained spaces incorporationg many listed features. A new box office was created and the existing box office and disabled entrances from Argyll Street adapted to suit the new layout. Three new function spaces were formed and a new lift installed. The central feature was a new oculus situated directly over a new spiral staircase linking to the Variety Bar at the rear of the stalls. The implementation of this included considerable alterations to the exiting envelope. An existing hospitality area was converted into much needed toilet facilities and a new entrance formed from the Variety Bar into the stalls. ArtsEd Client Arts Educational Schools London Location London Contract Period 31 weeks An Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation theatre was transformed from a space seating 150 to a 200 capacity, state-of the-art venue that matched the Arts Educational Schools’ (ArtsEd’s) high caliber teaching to the reality of the West End stage.