![Exterior view showing the glazed frontage and distinctive fascia graphics](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-hero.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=166.66666666667&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Exterior view showing the glazed frontage and distinctive fascia graphics
![View of the 265-seat auditorium](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-theatre.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=187.5&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
265-seat auditorium
![View of the ground floors café and bar with an employee sitting at reception](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-bar.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=187.5&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Ground floor café and bar
![Sculpture by Martin Heron, located in the piazza](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-sculpture.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=187.5&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Sculpture by Martin Heron, located in the piazza
![Concept model of the arts centre](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-model.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=200&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Concept model
![Section through the auditorium](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/project-alley-arts-section.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=166.66666666667&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Section through the auditorium
Alley Arts and Conference Centre
The Alley Arts and Conference Centre is a civic building for Strabane and a focal point for performing arts in the region. A collaboration between ourselves and Alan Jones Architects, the Centre stands out as a unique and distinctive presence in the Northern Irish town, thanks to its fascia graphics.
Its foyer, seen through the glazed frontage, is part of the street scene and fronts a 265-seat auditorium and café/restaurant. The theatre is technically innovative, with the multi-purpose auditorium allowing conference uses and employing a low volume and velocity air displacement system. On completion, the Centre won a Royal Society of Ulster Architects Design Award.
Client | Strabane District Council |
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Location | Strabane, Northern Ireland |
Size | 625 sq m |
Status | Completed 2006 |
Awards | Royal Society of Ulster Architects Award 2008 |
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