SHOWCASE 3:
FLAVEL MEMORIAL CHURCH,
Dartmouth.
The late nineteenth Century Grade II Listed non conformist chapel, was constructed on reclaimed land with “snecked” limestone with Bathstone dressings beneath steeply pitched slated roof slopes.
A comprehensive programme of essential fabric repair works, including specialist stonework conservation measures, has been undertaken in conjunction with a series of sensitive alterations to afford disabled user access to the building and improve its wider community facilities.
In particular, a new Meeting Room has been created beneath the rear balcony, minimally enclosed by an expressly contemporary black aluminium framed glazed acoustic screen incorporating adjustable micro-blinds to allow for varying degrees of privacy. Its divisions and proportions respect the existing balcony fascia detailing.
A new principal entrance located axially to the Eastern end is defined by an expressed steel box frame with reveal linings in Oak; the resulting effect of a giant architrave making reference to the deeply splayed reveals of the original openings.
