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The Bradbury Hall, Henleaze, Bristol

2004 - 2010

A new church hall and other alterations to a turn of the 20th century church building in a sensitive suburban setting.

The hall is like an up-turned boat with a zinc roof and high level rooflights, all supported on a curved glulam structure. The front section of the new building is of a smaller more intimate scale with low eaves and a traditional steeply pitched roof of clay tiles, to match the adjacent Church. Timber is used extensively throughout the building, internally and externally.

We assisted the Minister in consulting Church and community members locally throughout the briefing and design process. The result is a building design which provides meeting rooms and an informal cafe space that can be used on their own or with the church or hall in a number of flexible configurations. The integrated heating, lighting and security controls, together with the careful selection of materials, will allow the building to have a long and low maintenance life at the heart of the Henleaze community.

The project was completed in June 2010. The completed building received a Bristol Civic Society Environmental Award in 2011.