An interactive map of Prestatyn showing the location of the Scala Cinema.
The future of Prestatyn's Scala Cinema and Arts Centre
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Presented below are the plans for the new Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, currently under construction since February 2007. The designs were created by London-based architects and urban designers Burrell Foley Fischer LLP, commissioned by Inglis Todd Consultants, on behalf of Denbighshire County Council.
The Stage 1 Feasibility Study was completed in February 2002 and was positively received by all concerned. In September 2003 Inglis Todd Consultants and Burrell Foley Fischer LLP were appointed to progress with the Stage 2 Feasibility Study, following a competitive selection and tender process. The design of the new Scala Cinema and Arts Centre was developed in tandem with the development of the Business Plan, separately commissioned from Inglis Todd Consultants. The design brief stressed the importance of the new Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, contributing to the vitality and viability of the town centre and its regeneration.
Burrell Foley Fischer LLP are to be commended for their quality and thoughtful designs which make excellent use of space. Its is clear from browsing the plans, that Prestatyn's Scala Cinema and Arts Centre will help transform and regenerate the town.
Included are a wide range of facilities which local businesses, schools, communities and associations can use as comfortable, easily accessible and centralised meeting rooms. Two cinemas, theatre production stages, a Tourist Information Centre, a retail shop unit and a wonderful café/bar which overlooks Prestatyn's High Street are also included.
The new Scala Cinema and Arts Centre will not be directly managed by Denbighshire County Council's Tourism and Leisure department. Instead it will be run on behalf of Denbighshire by a professional trust, in the form of a corporate company, which is in similar fashion to Prestatyn's Nova Centre and Rhyl's Pavillion Theatre. The new digital Cinema will be able to screen the latest films and cinema releases as they become available.
How the new Scala Cinema and Arts Centre will look...
The following plans were kindly supplied by Anna Joynt of Burrell Foley Fischer LLP and are available in the popular Adobe PDF format. If you don't have the Adobe Reader software installed on your computer, it can be downloaded for free here.
To view the plans, simply click on each thumbnail image below:
High Street Elevation
The architect's impression of the Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, with the front of the building as seen from street level. The design restores the famous large window arches.
A larger version of this artists impression is available here.
Night view of street frontage
A representation of how the Scala will look during night time.
A larger version of this artists impression is available here.
Ground floor
Ground floor plans include:
- Retail shop unit
- Tourist Information Centre
- Box Office with Cash ATM's
- Dressing Rooms
- Green Room
- Meeting/Community Room
- Studio Theatre
- Storage areas
- Sheltered goods-in delivery area
First Floor
First floor plans include:
- Café/Bar with adjacent meeting room
- 150 seat Cinema
- 151 seat dual-purpose Cinema/Theatre
- Staff Room
Second Floor
Second floor plans include:
- Projection and Control Rooms
- Projectionist's Rest Room
- Office
- 2 Meeting/Community Rooms that can be used as extra dressing rooms if required.
Third (top) Floor
Third (top) floor plans include:
- A lightly decked and railed outdoor terrace
- Reception
- Large Meeting/Community Room
- Store room and Plant Rooms.
With grateful thanks to Anna Joynt of Burrell Foley Fischer LLP Architects and Urban Designers
©2003 Burrell Foley Fischer
