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ACT Design Project Works are led by Chris Baldwin and John Coffey who can provide planning and design services for auditoria and associated arts facilities, providing specialist advice in the following areas:

  • Evaluation of existing arts provision
  • Options and concepts for arts development
  • Design of auditoria and stages
  • Briefs and design schematics to developers
  • Theatrical equipment planning, specification and commissioning
  • Technical planning for conference venues
  • Audio-visual equipment planning, specification and commissioning
  • Upgrading of audio-visual equipment and integration with existing systems
  • Evaluation of equipment options.
  • Arrangement of seating and sightlines
  • Architectural and gallery lighting design
  • Detailed design services throughout construction

The company is based in Madingley, near Cambridge. This design office uses in-house full colour CAD 2D equipment for general drafting and 3D for illustrative work.

ACT works closely with clients to gain the most cost-effective solution to design development and to procurement. ACT's role is as both design and technical consultant from feasibility study to successful completed building.

Of course it doesn't stop when the building opens. ACT addresses all the operational issues to ensure venues are easy to run, accessible and friendly, deliver an enjoyable experience, and require the minimum of staff. ACT can draw up the constitution, recruit and induct the Board, recruit, interview and train the staff, ready for opening night.

Examples of our design and expertise have been divided into the following headings:

Regional Theatres, College & School Theatres, Refurbishment and Community & Visual Arts.

Use the links at the side to explore our work or use the project selector at the top of this page.

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List of clients

@ Bristol
45 Park Lane, London
A Hall for Norfolk
Ambassadors Theatre Group
Angles Centre, Wisbech
Arena Theatre, University of Wolverhampton
Arts Council England
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Arts Council of Wales
Arts Depot, London Borough of Barnet
Arts Marketing Association
Arts Marketing Hampshire
Ashley Gallery, Epsom
Australia Council for the Arts
Blackwood Miners Institute
Blaenau-Gwent County Borough Council
Blaenavon Miners Hall
Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridlington, Royal Hall & Spa Theatre
British Airports Authority
British Telecom, Martlesham
Cambridge Photographer's Gallery
Carmarthenshire County Council
Cazenove and Company
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
Chelmsford Borough Council
Church of St Andrew the Great, Cambridge
Church of St John the Evangelist, Wolverhampton
City University, London
Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare
Compton Verney House Trust
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Conoco Oil
Cromer Seafront Regeneration Project
Cwmni Theatr, Arad Goch
Dacorum Borough Council
Djanogly Theatre, University of Nottingham
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Eastern Arts Association
Edge Hill College, Ormskirk
Edinburgh City Council
Engine Shed, Wivenhoe
English National Opera
Ferens Gallery, Hull
Fisher Theatre, Bungay
Fitzpatrick Hall, Queens' College, Cambridge
Forum 22
Glasgow Audiences Project
Greig City Academy
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Upgrade
Hammersmith Hospital
Harlow Interpretation Centre
Hebbel Theatre, Berlin
Homerton College, Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
Institute of London Underwriters
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Jubilee High School
King Abdullah Mosque, Jordan
King's College, Cambridge
King's Lynn Arts Centre
La Horquetta Arts Centre, Trinidad
Leicester Digital Media Centre
Library Theatre, Manchester
Lloyds Register of Shipping
London Chest Hospital
London School of Pharmacy
Magic Circle Headquarters, London
Manchester Cornerhouse
Medway Rennaisance
Memorial Hall, Dereham
Mercedes Benz
Middlesex University
Mount Vernon Hospital
Naparima Bowl, Trinidad
National Concert Hall, Dublin
National Council Rehearsal Hall, Qatar
National Library of Wales
National Theatre of Qatar
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
Newport City Council
Northampton School For Boys
Norwich City Council
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown
Oriel Gallery, Cardiff
Outfitters Gallery, Margate
Oxford Gallery, Oxford
Paaet Shuwaikh Campus Auditorium, Kuwait
Paradise Room, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Paston College
Paulskirche, Frankfurt am Main
Penarth Pier Arts Centre
Penygraig Community Theatre
Pinner's Hall, City of London
Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton
Reading Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council - The Harlequin
Reuters
Royal Bath and West Showground
Royal Free Hospital
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
Royal Marsden Hospital
Scalas - Barcelona, Madrid, Salou and Gran Canaria
Scottish Arts Council
Sha-tin Theatre, Hong Kong
Smart Audiences Leatherhead
Stock Exchange, City of London
Swaine Adeney Brigg
Swindon Borough Council
Tavistock Centre, Swiss Cottage
Theatre Forum Dublin
Teatro Nacional Sao Joćo, Oporto
The Castle, Wellingborough Borough Council
The Highland Council
The Municipal Hall, Pontypridd, Taff-Ely Borough Council
Theater Des Westens, Berlin
Theatr Mwldan
Theatrical Management Association
Tickets.com
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
UWCC - Bute Building, Cardiff
W.H. Smith Headquarters
Wales Millennium Centre
Waveney District Council
Welland Park College
Westminster Medical School
Whittington Hospital
Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Woodbridge School
Wrexham County Borough Council
Wyeside Arts Centre