the People

Owner
Gateshead Council

Architect
Foster and Partners
Riverside Three
22 Hester Road
London SW11 4AN
Tel. +44 (0)20 7738 0455
Fax. +44 (0)20 7738 1107
www.fosterandpartners.com

Partner in charge:
Spencer de Grey

Project architect:
Jason Flanagan

Project team:
Austin Relton, Stuart Macalister, Iain Fairbairn, George Stowell, Jason McColl, Daniel Goldberg, Armin Buchbinder

Engineer(s)
Specialist Engineers:
Buro Happold
Contact: Mike Cook
17 Newman Street
London
W1T 1PD
Tel. +44 (20) 7927 9700
www.burohappold.com

Structural & Services Engineers:
Connell Mott MacDonald
Contact: Paul Bates
St Anne House
20-26 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2UL
Tel. +44 (20) 8774 2000
www.conmottmac.com

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Desvigne & Dalnoky
Contact: Michel Desvigne
23 Rue du Renard
75004 Paris
France
Tel. 00 33 1 44 61 98 61

Lighting:
Equation Lighting Design Ltd.
Contact: Nick MacLaimmor
41 Pall Mall Deposit
124-128 Barlby Road
London W10 6BL
Tel. 020 7565 0565

Acoustical:
Arup Acoustics
Contact: Ian Knowles
Boston House
36-38 Fitzroy Square
London
W1P 5LL
Tel. +44 (20) 7636 2853
www.arup.com

Communications Design:
Arup Communications
Contact: Jim Reid
13 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 4BQ
Tel. +44 (20) 7636 1531
www.arup.com

Fire Consultants:
Arup Fire
Contact: Nathan Hewitt
13 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 4BQ
Tel. +44 (20) 7636 1531
www.arup.com

Access Consultants:
Burdus Access Management
Contact: David Burdus
Overwater
Corbridge
Northumberland
NE45 5QX
Tel. +44 (191) 222 1263
www.burdus.com

Cost Consultants:
Davis Langdon
Contact: Gary Lockey
Rotterdam House
Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DY
www.davislangdon.com

Lift Consultants:
Lerch Bates
Contact:Michael Bottomley
44-46 Lower Bridgeman Street
Bolton
BL2 1DG
www.lerchbates.com

Urban Movement Analysis:
Space Syntax Laboratories
Contact:Tim Stonor
11 Riverside Studios
28 Park Street
London
SE1 9EQ
Tel. +44 (20) 7940 0000
www.spacesyntax.com

Theatre Consultants:
Theatre Project Consultants
Contact: Alan Russell
4 Apollo Studios
Charlton Kings Road
London
NW5 2SW
Tel. +44 (20) 7482 4224
www.tpcworld.com

Catering Consultants:
Winton Nightingale
Contact: Keith Winton
3 The Mews
16 Hollybush Lane
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 3TH
Tel. +44 (1732) 743 843
www.winton-nightingale.com

Planning Supervisor:
WSP
Contact: David Ladkin
Weymouth House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YG
Tel. +44 (191) 273 3123

Glass Artist:
Kate Maestri
www.katemaestri.com

General contractor
Laing O’Rourke
Contact: Wilf Hannon
Unit 1 Locomotion Way
Camperdown Trading Estate
Killingworth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE12 5US
Tel. +44 (191) 268 2990
www.laingorourke.com

Renderer(s)
Foster and Partners [for all drawings] www.fosterandpartners.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
Bentley Microstation www.bentley.com

Photographer(s)
Richard Bryant/Arcaid

the Products

Structural System
Envelope Steelwork:
Waagner Biro Stahl-Glas-Technik AG
Postfach 11
Stadlauer Str. 54
A – 1221 Wien Austria
www.sgt.waagner-biro.at

Internal Structural Steelwork:
SH Structures Ltd.
Moor Lane Trading Estate
Sherburn in Elmet
North Yorkshire
LS25 6ES UK
www.shstructures.com

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
Blockwork:
Advanced Brickwork Ltd.
23 Millgate
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 4TR UK
www.advancedbrickwork.com

Metal/glass curtainwall:
Envelope Steelwork, Glazing & Cladding:
Waagner Biro Stahl-Glas-Technik AG
Postfach 11
Stadlauer Str. 54
A – 1221 Wien Austria
www.sgt.waagner-biro.at

Concrete:
Structural Concrete Sub & Superstructure: Heyrod Construction Ltd.
Albion Works
Clowes Street
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 7LY UK
www.heyrod.co.uk

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Asphalt Roofing:
Briggs Roofing & Cladding
Blackett Street
Hebburn
Tyne & Wear
NE31 1ST UK
www.briggsroofing.co.uk

Glazing
Internal Glazed Screens:
Fendor Hansen
Hewarth House
William Street
Felling
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE10 0JP UK
www.hansengroup.co.uk

Doors
Wood doors:
Abrahams & Carlisle
Carlham Works
Newman Street
Bradford
BD4 9NT UK
www.abrahams-and-carlisle.com

Sliding doors:
Hall 1 Sliding Folding Screen, Brockhouse Modernfold
Unit D1
The Commercial Complex
Sheriff Street
Worcester
WR4 9AB UK
www.brockhouse.net

Interior finishes
Suspended Ceilings:
Johnson Brothers
Wyther Lane
Kirkstall
Leeds
LS5 3BT UK
www.johnson-bros-contractors.co.uk

Demountable partitions:
Plasterboards Partitions & Foyer Balustrades by
GT Contracts
127 New Bridge Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 2SW UK

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Hall 1 & 2 Balcony Fronts, Bars Counters, Loose Tables and Bench Seating by
Benchmark
Hungerford
Berkshire UK

Paints and stains:
Colorcraft Northern Ltd.
17 Coopies Industrial Estate
Morpeth
NE61 6JN UK

Wallcoverings:
Hall 1 Acoustic Baffles, Plastering & Screeding by M&M Plasline
Dovecote Works
Dovecote Hill
South Church Industrial Estate
Bishop Aukland
County Durham
DL14 6XW UK
www.mmpgroup.co.uk

Acoustic Fabric Lining to Lobbies:
Eomac UK Ltd.
Unit 96 Silverbriar
Sunderland Enterprise Park (East)
Sunderland
SR5 2TQ UK
www.eomac.com

Paneling:
Timber Acoustic Wall Cladding
Abrahams & Carlisle
Carlham Works
Newman Street
Bradford
BD4 9NT UK
www.abrahams-and-carlisle.com

Special surfacing:
Music Shools Acoustic Floor Supports
Mason Ltd.
PO Box 190
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8XN UK

Concourse Resin Terrazzo Floor: Standaart Flooring UK Ltd.,
Unit 6
Firsdale Industrial Estate
Nangreaves Street
Leigh
Lancashire
WN7 4TU UK

Resilient flooring & Carpet:
Durastic, UK
www.durastic.co.uk

Raised flooring:
Timber Flooring by
Watson-Brook
119a High Street
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5JT UK

Furnishings
Fixed seating:
Hall 1 Seating by
Figueras International Seating SA
Export Department
Head Office & Factory
08186 Llica De Munt
Barcelona, Spain
www.figueras.com

Hall 2 Seats & Hall One Chorus Benches, Hall 2 Bleacher Seating: Audience Systems by
West Wiltshire Trading Estate
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 4JP UK
www.audiencesystems.com

Tables:
Loose Tables and Bench Seating by
Benchmark
Hungerford
Berkshire UK

IPS & WC Cubicle Systems:
Thrislington Sales Ltd.
Prince William Avenue
North Wales Trade Centre
Sandycroft
Deeside
Siry Fflint
CH5 2QZ UK
www.thrislingtoncubicles.com

Lighting
Sound & Communication System, Hall Theatre Lighting:
Northern Light
Assembly Street
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 7RG UK

Conveyance
Lifts:
Ace Elevators
Millennium House
74 South Street
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 1DQ UK
www.ace-elevators.co.uk

Hall 2 Spiral Lifts, Hall 1 & 2 Stage Rostra:
Waagner Biro Stage Systems
4 Kempson Way
Suffolk Business Park
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 7AR UK
www.waagner-biro.at

Other
Architectural Metalwork & Concourse Balustrade:
Dane Engineering
Viking Works
Hamsterley
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE17 7SY UK
www.danearchitectural.co.uk

Miscellaneous Metalwork:
WD Close
Old Mackley Pump Works
Quarryfield Road
Gateshead
NE8 3BE UK
www.wdclose.co.uk

Bulk Excavation:
Thompsons
Princess Way
Low Prudhoe
Northumberland
NE42 6PL UK

Piling:
May Gurney Ltd.
Milthorp
Monkton Road
Wakefield
WF2 7AS UK
www.maygurney.co.uk

Paving:
F&H Groundworks
Rosemont
Sutherland Grove
Shooton Colliery
County Durham
DH5 2YF UK

Internal & External Sto Render:
George Howe Ltd.
Lambs Cottage
Rennys Lane
Dragonville Industrial Estate
Durham
DH1 2RE UK

Access and Safety Systems:
HCL
Unit 3A
Riverside Industrial Estate
Langley Park
Durham
DH7 9TU UK
www.hcl-group.co.uk

Mechanical, Electrical Services:
Haden Young Ltd.
93-105 St James Boulevard
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4BW UK
www.hadenyoung.co.uk

Builderswork & Fire Stopping:
Isoler
Unit 2
Lee Close
Pattinson North Industrial Estate
Washington
Tyne and Wear
NE38 8QA UK
www.isoler.co.uk

Scaffold:
Interserve
Chainbridge Road
Blaydon on Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE21 5SZ UK
www.interserveplc.co.uk

White Goods and WC Equipment:
Leyburn & Irwin
UK

Hall Theatre Equipment:
Multistage International
59c Eastern Way
Bury St Edmonds
Suffolk
IP32 7AB UK

Street Crane Express Ltd.
Roman Ridge Road
Sheffield
S9 1GA UK

Metalwork to Hall 1 & 2 Balcony Fronts:
Boundary Metal
UK www.boundary-metal.co.uk