位列二級保護建筑名錄的BAFTA總部的綜合擴建和重新設(shè)計，加強了英國電影和電視藝術(shù)學院（BAFTA）在電影、游戲和電視電影藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域卓越的國際地位；項目融合了前沿的創(chuàng)新技術(shù)和高效的使用成本，同時謹慎地平衡了成員的需求、公共開放性與機構(gòu)的收益，以確保慈善機構(gòu)在社會、環(huán)境和經(jīng)濟方面擁有長效的可持續(xù)性。

自1974年創(chuàng)立以來，BAFTA一直坐落于皮卡迪利大街195號。該地作為皇家水彩畫家學院（JMW特納的半身像位于立面）建于1883年，當時為臨近的皇家學院所忽視。由于建筑在規(guī)模、布局和功能上的不足，BAFTA不斷擴大的慈善項目的實施受到了極大的限制。新皇冠地產(chǎn)租約超過了100周年，推動了項目的更新改造，并由Benedetti建筑師事務(wù)所負責建筑和室內(nèi)的設(shè)計。BAFTA的項目資金由捐贈或儲備金組成，沒有政府補貼。

這座陳舊的保護建筑面積達2050平方米，已無法滿足使用的需求，且運行維護成本高昂。設(shè)計打造了2465平方米的前沿靈活空間，有助慈善機構(gòu)平衡教育工作與成員的需求和收益。學習/新人才樓層作為建筑的空間中心，實現(xiàn)了慈善機構(gòu)的核心使命，為電影、游戲、電視領(lǐng)域多元化的年輕創(chuàng)意人才提供靈感和培訓支持。

經(jīng)過重新設(shè)計，使用面積得到大幅增加，空間容量和衛(wèi)生間增加了一倍，同時建筑擁有了全新的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，消防安全、能源性能、聲學、室內(nèi)氣溫和功能都得到了優(yōu)化。一致的室內(nèi)設(shè)計彰顯了BAFTA歷史保護建筑的特色。創(chuàng)造性的重新設(shè)計涵蓋了空間、體量、視角和空間序列的多種組合，賦予了建筑在慈善和商業(yè)運營方面的適應(yīng)性，并提供了戲劇放映和特色活動的空間，確保了機構(gòu)在社會效益和財務(wù)方面的可持續(xù)發(fā)展。

新的頂樓是設(shè)計的一大亮點，由建于1883年的兩個維多利亞式屋頂采光空間和塵封40余年、一度被認為已失存的灰泥天花板經(jīng)過修復、抬升，重新整合而成。歷史悠久的灰泥結(jié)構(gòu)被抬高了3米，并采用高性能的創(chuàng)新“Eyrise”智能玻璃（在英國首次使用）密封形成新的頂層空間。人們在此可以欣賞到圣詹姆斯教堂和花園的壯麗景色。項目在英國首次使用了先進的回收聚合物“wearpure.tech”材料以3D打印的形式打造能夠吸收溫室氣體，減少碳減排的梁和幕墻，向?qū)W習/新人才樓層的年輕訪客傳播可持續(xù)性的重要性。

經(jīng)過更新改造，建筑的EPC能源評級從“G”提高至“B”，能夠減少約73%的碳排放，單位平方米的碳排放量從155kg左右減少到約42kg，每年能夠減少約292噸的碳排放。

項目包括227坐席的安妮公主影劇院（擁有全英最佳的杜比環(huán)繞聲效果）、41座的新影劇院、宴會廳、4間廚房、多功能活動展覽空間、會員餐廳酒吧，以及利用施工過程中發(fā)現(xiàn)的歷史材料打造的全新天窗會議室，還增加了特別定制的全新桌椅、評審會議室、員工福利區(qū)域和辦公室，以及能夠俯瞰皮卡迪利和圣詹姆斯教堂庭院的新露臺。

材料搭配簡潔克制，經(jīng)典、耐用，來源可持續(xù)，且擁有不同的紋理，精心打造的定制細節(jié)，隨著樓層的增加呈現(xiàn)出不斷迭加的精致度，并在頂層達到極致。

通過提升建筑在靈活性、功能性和經(jīng)濟能效方面的表現(xiàn)，設(shè)計兼顧了未來的需求，大力推動了學習/新人才培育計劃的發(fā)展，從而促成每年約1000萬名線上學習者的參與，每年為約 8萬人提供電影、游戲、電視等方面的專業(yè)技能，并為500名左右的定向人才提供支持。

BENEDETTI與客戶和顧問方開展了密切合作；與杜比、科視、默克、努美納等創(chuàng)新企業(yè)簽署合作協(xié)議，并在貫穿新冠疫情的兩年半施工過程中與承包商開展積極的合作。最終這一耗資2500萬英鎊的項目得以在預算范圍內(nèi)如期完工，在試運行之后于1月23日向公眾開放。

BENEDETTI建筑師事務(wù)所關(guān)注所有的客戶、使用者以及設(shè)計所影響的人群，致力于打造令人愉悅的優(yōu)美空間。植根于對場地語境的深入理解和對材料、尺度、光線和觸感品質(zhì)的敏銳把控，設(shè)計方案具有為空間增值的長效潛能。

BENEDETTI專注于深入了解客戶的價值觀和愿景，對場地背景開展廣泛研究 ，與客戶合作尋求最佳的解決方案。BENEDETTI深知成功的建筑得益于多方的共同努力，在客戶、設(shè)計團隊、利益相關(guān)者和建筑商之間，營造出具有創(chuàng)造性的開放良好的合作氛圍。

BENEDETTI為所有項目在復雜條件中尋求最佳價值，以創(chuàng)意設(shè)計將挑戰(zhàn)化解為實際的機遇。

The comprehensive expansion and re-design of BAFTA's Grade II listed headquarters, enhances BAFTA's international identity as the centre of excellence for motion picture arts in Film, Games and Television; integrating innovative state-of-the-art technology and cost-in-use efficiency while sensitively balancing members' needs with public access and revenue generation, ensuring the charity's long-term social, environmental, financial sustainability.

The charity's home since 1974, 195 Piccadilly was built in 1883 as the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour (JMW Turner's bust on fa?ade) when snubbed by neighbouring Royal Academy.? Its size, layout and failing services severely limited BAFTA's delivery of ever-widening charitable programmes.? New Crown Estate lease beyond their 100th anniversary, prompted commissioning Benedetti Architects as architects & interior designers.? Funded by donations/reserves, BAFTA has no government subsidy.

The 2,050m2?Listed building was tired, unfit-for-purpose, expensive to run/maintain.? Our design creates 2465m2?state-of-the-art spaces with maximum flexibility, balancing the charity's educational work with members' needs and revenue.? At its heart is the Learning and New Talent floor, core to the charity's mission, enabling the inspiration, support, and training of diverse young creatives in Film/Games/TV.?

Design significantly increases usable area, doubling capacity & WC's, with entirely new infrastructure, fire safety, energy performance, acoustics, thermal comfort, and useability. Unifying interior design enhances BAFTA's unique character celebrating its historic assets.? Our inventive re-working of various combinations of spaces, volumes, views, sequential movement, enables robust charitable/commercial adaptability with opportunities for theatrical reveals/special events, securing the charity's long-term social and financial sustainability.

Most strikingly revelatory aspect of our design creates a new top floor that restores/raises/re-integrates two huge 1883 Victorian rooflight spaces & decorative plasterwork blocked +40 years and considered lost.? The historic plasterwork/structures lifted 3m and enclosed with innovative high-performance 'Eyrise' smart glazing (first UK use) creating the new top floor with spectacular views over St James's Church & garden. Another UK first-use is our 3D-printed 'wearpure.tech' airborne-carbon reducing bar/screen highlighting sustainability to young visitors on the Learning/New-Talent floor.

EPC benchmark rating improved "G" to "B" with ±73% carbon reduction from ±155 to ±42 kg/CO2/m2?saving ±292 tonnes of carbon/year.

Includes: 227-seat Princess Anne cinema/theatre (with Dolby Atmos ensuring it's the UK's finest), new 41-seat cinema/theatre, banqueting hall, 4 kitchens, multi-purpose event/exhibition spaces, members' bar/restaurant area, new skylit boardroom re-using historic materials found during construction complementing our bespoke new table/chairs, judging/meeting rooms, staff welfare/offices, and new terraces overlooking Piccadilly and St. James's Churchyard.

Pared-down palette of classic, durable, sustainably sourced materials in varying textures, highly crafted in a suite of bespoke detailing, increasing refinement on successive floors to top-floor 'crescendo'.

Futureproofing via robust flexibility, functionality & financial efficiency, driving massive growth of learning/new-talent development programmes, resulting in: ±10,000,000 learners/year engaged online, equipping ±80,000 people/year with tools for film/games/TV careers, and ±500/year talented individuals' tailored support.

Close collaboration with client/consultants; partnering agreements with innovative firms like Dolby, Christie, Merck, Noumena etc. and proactively engaged contractors during 2.5-years construction through COVID, the ￡25 million project successfully completed on time & budget Sept.’22 for commissioning/training and public opening Jan.’23.

??RIBA?? UK Awards 2023 - London Awards - Winner

??Green?? Good Design Awards 2023 - Winner

??World?? Architecture Festival Awards 2022 - Inside: Bars & Restaurants - Highly Commended?

??World?? Architecture Festival Awards 2022 - New & Old - Winner

??New?? London Architecture Awards 2022 - Conservation - Winner

??Building?? Innovation Awards 2022 - Most Innovative Restoration/Refurbishment - Winner

??London?? Construction Awards 2022 - Fit out project of the year - Winner

??SECBE?? Awards 2022 - Conservation & Regeneration - Winner

??FIS?? Awards 2022 - Plasterwork/Fine Arts Moulding - Winner

??Green?? Apple Awards 2022 - Beautiful Buildings - Winner

??Surface?? Design Awards 2022 - Public Building Interior - Winner

??Surface?? Design Awards 2022 - Supreme Award - Winner

We focus on people – our clients and all who use, or are affected by what we design. We create elegant and uplifting places, finding enduring solutions that add value and are rooted in a contextual understanding of place and the tactile qualities of materials, volume and light.

We enjoy taking time to understand clients' ambitions and values, the wider context and the specific site. We work with our clients to find the best solutions. Good architecture depends on many people working together. We create a relaxed atmosphere of open, creative collaboration between client, design team, stakeholders and builders.

We seek the best value out of the complex realities that all projects face, turning constraints into practical opportunities.

Location:?195 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN

Client:?BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)

Architect & Interior Design:?Benedetti Architects

Structural Engineers:?Price & Myers

Contractor:?Knight Harwood

Services Engineer:?Harley Haddow

Project Manager and QS:?Jackson Coles

Client Project Manager:?Equals Consulting

Planning Consultant:?DP9

Lighting Designer:?LAPD

AV Consultant:?Charcoalblue

Acoustic Consultant:?Sandy Brown

Heritage Consultant:?Alan Baxter Heritage

Approved Inspector:?Sweco

Fire Engineer:?BWC Fire

Project sector:?Cultural

Budget:?￡33,000,000

Project completion date:?January 2022

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