Located in the square immediately facing the National Theatre, the temporary, boldly coloured installation hosts a 225-seat auditorium made of raw steel and plywood. The architects used rough sawn timber cladding, modelling the auditorium and its corner towers to complement the geometry of the National Theatre building.
Composed of recyclable materials, and fitted with re-used seating, The Shed is naturally ventilated, its four towers drawing air through the building.
Architects: Haworth Tompkins (Steve Tompkins, Paddy Dillon, Shane McCamley)
Client: National Theatre
Contractor: Rise Contracts Ltd
Theatre Consultant: Charcoalblue LLP
Structural Engineer: Flint & Neill Ltd
Services Engineer: Ingleton Wood LLP
Quantity Surveyor: Gardiner & Theobald LLP
Acoustic Consultant: Arup Acoustics
Access Consultant: All Clear Designs Ltd
Fire consultant: LWF
Completion: February 2013
Construction Cost: £1.2m
Auditorium Dimensions: 14,8 x 18,3 x 8,7 metres (16,4 metres high including chimneys)
Gross Internal Area: 628 square metres
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