O'DonnellBrown Transforms 1970s Community Centre into Scottish Performing Arts Hub
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Rheanna Hopkins
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Summary
Scottish architecture studio O'DonnellBrown has transformed a 1970s community centre in Kilmarnock into a performing arts hub for charity Take A Bow. The project involved overhauling and extending the existing building while preserving as much of the original fabric as possible, creating versatile spaces for youth performance and development. The design features timber colonnades and focuses on sustainable renovation of the existing structure.
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The studio has transformed the building into a versatile space for youth performance and development, while preserving and improving as much of the existing building fabric as possible.
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