A concept scheme has been prepared investigating the conversion of a derelict mill in East Cambridgeshire into a flexible, low cost and contemporary community theatre.

Extensions containing an auditorium, backstage areas and vertical circulation are clearly expressed and reference the local ‘black Fenland shed’ typology in their dark, simple, humble and agricultural form, cladding and detail.

Further interest derives from the sensitive conversion of the historic mill building, placing sharply executed new fabric against richly textured and at times dilapidated existing brickwork and timber, and revealing our contemporary auditorium interior through careful handling of existing window openings.