Max Rayne Centre, National Theatre, London


Architect
 Haworth Tompkins Architects
Date Built
 2014
Location
 Upper Ground
Description
Haworth Tompkins architects describe the Max Rayne Centre as the lynch pin of the recent multi-million pound refurbishment of Denys Lasdun's National Theatre,  They add that it, "... houses a state-of-the-art painting workshop, production offices, and a studio for designers, as well as departments relocated to enable change elsewhere in the building."



"Clad in aluminium fins and crumpled steel mesh, the Max Rayne Centre is designed to complement rather than replicate the NT's masonry language..."



"The new building allows public views into the scenic workshop via a huge east-facing window, ....





..... while walkways and viewing galleries within the theatre enable the other back of house workshops to be seen by visitors and audiences."



The National say that, "... These new spaces allow the National to further its role in supporting British theatre as a whole, providing a space for young companies and freelance artists to collaborate and create pioneering new work."