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Community Hall

St John's, Cudworth, Barnsley

 

The new Community Hall is formed as an extension to the south side of the Nave at St John's Church.  The existing external stonework, therefore, becomes part of the interior within the new Hall. 

 

In order to ensure a good quality of daylight within the existing church the roof to the Community Hall is constructed with a large glazed roof.  Daylight can enter the Nave through the large existing windows in the south elevation and opening roof lights provide ventilation to the Hall.

 

It was important to us that the form of the proposed Community Hall responds sensitively to that of the existing  Church. It is intended that the new architecture acknowledges and promotes a 'gentle hierarchy of scale and mass' whereby the Community Hall is deferential and respectful to the historic structure.

 

This project was delivered under Wiles & Maguire and works reached completion in 2012.

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The new Hall reflects the form and scale of the existing church in combination with a contemporary pallet of materials

CUD Glazed Roof

Glazed roof provides natural daylight and ventilation

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Existing stonework becomes part of the new interior

Cudworth Hall

Oak scissor trues

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View to the west end

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Entrance to the hall

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Brickwork in a 'Flemish bond' with projecting headers

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