6. PRIORITY PROJECTS
Concept design
The concept design aims to bring the Weighmaster’s House back into active use, using a best practice minimum intervention conservation approach that: • embraces the New European Bauhaus values by ensuring the project is sustainable, beautiful, accessible and inclusive. • provides a versatile and multifunctional but purposeful and accessible community space intended to work hard to meet identified community needs and aspirations. • creates a space that truly reflects the values and identities of the people it serves. The concept design incorporates the following key design moves. 1. The frontage of Weighmasters House on Church Street will be restored, including the repair of timber sash windows on the upper floors. The gated entrance will feature a more contemporary glazing treatment with minimal or fully concealed framing. During the building’s opening hours, this glazing should ‘disappear,’ evoking the memory of the open timber gates of the Butter Market. 2. New canopy between the entrance to Weighmaster’s House and the north-west entrance of the Butter Market garden. The canopy is seen as a contemporary re- interpretation of the historic canopy seen on the photographs from the 1900. 3. Service space to the rear of the Weighmaster’s House providing accessible bathrooms and a lift. 4. Although the ground floor currently has steps, the feasibility of lowering the raised areas to create step-free access across the floor should be investigated. 5. Create a connection to the east of the building to interface with the Butter Exchange building, facilitating meaningful interactions between the Weightmasters ‘makers’ and the innovation hub users. 6. The portico of the Butter Market to serve as a shared entrance.
Figure 13: Plan showing a design concept for the Weighmaster’s House
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INDICATIVE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
INDICATIVE UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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