Theatre Royal
Glasgow
Moleta Munro & Page Park
Elgin, Pentland, Storr and Tiree Fabrics
The foyer extension for Scottish Opera at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal was focused on creating a transformational experience for audiences, encouraging wider community engagement and building a sustainable business for the future. The project focused on the audience’s journey from ‘street to seat’ – on improved approach, entrance, intuitive internal wayfinding and the provision of enhanced audience facilities.
The demolition of the former Café Royal building provided the opportunity to create a dramatic extension addressing the street corner of Hope Street and Cowcaddens Road, allowing the Theatre to celebrate the corner in a fashion prevalent through Victorian Glasgow. The form of the extension is derived from the splendid category A listed auditorium. 'It was a pleasure to work with Bute on this project. The layering of textures was important to the interior concept and Bute worked closely with ourselves, the client and furniture manufacturers to deliver a number of beautiful fabrics.' - Eilidh Henderson Page Park. 'It is refreshing for us to be able to work with and support local suppliers, such as Bute, and we continue to be impressed with the high quality and innovation of their product range.' - Justin Baddon, Founder and Managing Director Moleta Munro. Architectural images by Andrew Lee.