This document provides details about the construction progress of a new 6,500 square meter cultural building in Manchester. The building will include a 500 seat theatre, 150-160 seat flexible theatre, over 500 square meters of gallery space, 5 cinemas that will receive 160,000 annual visits, cafe bars, a restaurant, learning facilities, rehearsal spaces, and digital editing facilities. Recent construction photos show the cantilever, theatre stage, cinema panorama, restaurant and bar areas, and box office foyer nearing completion.

1. Major New Cultural
Building for Manchester
Construction Progress

2. HOME, Our 6,500 m2 building will welcome 650,000 visits per year:
• 500 seat theatre
• 150/160 seat flexible theatre
• Over 500 m2 of 4m high gallery space
• 5 Cinemas - 160,000 visits per year
• Café bars & Restaurant
• Learning & participation facilities – 17,000 visits per
year
• Rehearsal facilities
• Digital edit facilities
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3. Ariel view of new Public 3
Image courtesy http://www.mecanoo.nl

4. View from No1 First Street
Image courtesy http://www.mecanoo.nl

5. Recent construction photograph of the cantilever

6. Image courtesy
http://www.mecanoo.nl
Theatre 1

7. Recent construction photograph from Theatre 1 Stage

8. Cinema 1 Panorama
Recent construction in Cinema 1

9. Cinema 1
Image courtesy
http://www.mecanoo.nl

10. Cinema 1
Recent construction in Cinema 1

11. Image courtesy
http://www.mecanoo.nl
First Floor Restaurant & Bar

12. Recent construction in of First Floor Restaurant & Bar

13. Recent construction in of First Floor Restaurant & Bar

14. Recent construction in of Ground Floor Bar

15. Image courtesy
http://www.mecanoo.nl
Box office & Foyer

16. Recent construction photograph looking
towards the box office

17. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTACT
MARLA CUNNINGHAM
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
+44 (0) 161 200 1545
MARLA.CUNNINGHAM@HOMEMC
R.ORG