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Architects: Stephenson ISA Studio
- Area: 10600 m²
- Year: 2012
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Photographs: Daniel Hopkinson
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Manufacturers: HansenGroup
Text description provided by the architects. Chetham’s School of Music is the largest world class Music School in the UK and is unique to the region. The existing medieval building contains the first public library in England, which boats amongst its’ scholars Karl Marx and is an architectural gem. It is currently not readily accessible to the public and one of the main design principles was to create a dialogue between the existing buildings, the new school and its wider context. The musical heart of the School is in a building which is no longer fit for purpose and the School has outgrown its current building provision for teaching and learning through its increased success and profile.
