Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch

HawkinsHeritage & Adaptive Reuses Award – Excellence Award – Best in Category Home to the performing arts in Christchurch, this Category 1 listed heritage building has been sympathetically restored to current code requirements while successfully preserving the heritage value and charm of the original 1908 theatre. Judges’ Comments This is an outstanding rebuild project – a catalyst for the new performing arts precinct and a flagship for the city’s heritage projects. OWNER Isaac Theatre Royal Charitable Trust ARCHITECT Warren and Mahoney; with heritage architect Tony Ussher Architects STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Holmes Consulting Group MECHANICAL ENGINEER Powell Fenwick Consultants QUANTITY SURVEYOR Rawlinsons CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Naylor Love Construction PROJECT MANAGER RCP Electrical engineer and theatre technical consultant Neil Pritchard; Hangup Entertainment