The Drum Arts Centre is situated on the site of the former Aston Hippodrome with historical arts performances including Laurel & Hardy, Judy Garland and Morecombe & Wise. The Drum is a busy intercultural arts centre and was in need of expansion and refurbishment. Our proposals involved raising the roof of the main auditorium, improving the external appearance of the building and refurbishing existing facilities. Our first involvement with The Drum was many years ago when we were appointed by John Sisk & Son under

a Design and Build contract to further develop the concept design for The Drum which was originally carried out by Associated Architects. This became the first ever project for Larry Priest and Mark Bryant and allowed them to set up practice as Bryant + Priest (a year later Richard Newman joined the team and we became the practice we are today).