St Mary Redcliffe Options Appraisal July 2018 - Latest drawings from Purcell

OPTION 4.1 - Choir Vestry on the Northside
As a hybrid of previous options 1 & 3, this option provides the following:
1. A western entrance, aligned with the proposed pedestrian route from
Redcliffe Wharf, that enters the new undercroft, via a bridge over a reflecting
pool at the base of the historic Redcliffe Pipe
2. Reconfigured steps to the north porch from the north and west
3. An introductory exhibition space within the 1930s undercroft, linking to
a ‘treasury’ within the C14 undercroft, via an adjacent-opening lift and a
generous set of steps
4. Principal vertical circulation alongside, providing compliant access to the nave,
via a new opening centred between the north transept and north porch, and
located below the cill to the existing tracery window
5. A generous café, opening to an east-facing terrace
6. A dedicated retail space
7. Discreetly-sited accessible WCs
8. A purpose-built choir vestry, consisting of a practice space, music store, male
& female robing, WCs and linking to the chancel via the existing stair to
Canynges’ Kitchen
9. A public route through the Processional Way and, via new steps, to the south
churchyard
10. An internal stair and lift from this point to both a self-contained education
space (with WCs below) and events space within the south churchyard
11. A secure education space, with an internal link to the church, via the Priest’s
Door
12. A generous events space (with separate kitchenette, storage, and WCs) that,
projected from the uppermost point of the south churchyard, floats over the
ground to preserve the tree-roots and enable the retention of the existing
designated Grade-A trees
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13. Carefully-screened parking alongside Pump Lane
14. A new public space to the north-side
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Potential Limitations:
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1. No enhanced access to the west-end at nave level
2. New choir vestry occupies the approximate position identified in previous
options for a potential phase-3 Hogarth gallery
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3. Requirement for choir to utilise existing stair to Canynges’ Kitchen potentially
prevents public use as part of interpretation sequence, although, due to
timings, overlap may be minimal
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LOWER GROUND FLOOR (undercroft level)
1. Introductory Exhibition
2. Cafe
3. External Seating
4. Exhibition
5. Lift & Stair to Nave Level
6. Choir Vestry
7. Education Space
8. Event Space
9. Visitor Parking