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CASE STUDY 3

Floor for Hampstead Theatre's production of Comfort Me With Apples  Designed by Mike Britton

polystyrene carved floor for hampstead theatre
Starting with a raked floor we built the area that would eventually hold polystyrene
mounds
measuring up the polystyrene ready for sculpting
The polystyrene blocks are added
two sculpted polystyrene mounds which make up the floor
And are smoothed out to form the shape of two mounds (for touring, the whole area needed to come apart for ease of transportation)
the sculpted polystyrene floor with carpet and foam crumb
Carpet is placed on top and foam crumb is applied to it using strong glue and texture.
polystyrene sculpture
On site at the theatre with 3 ladders placed into slots that have been welded underneath the main floor and each one at a specific angle.
props and sculptures
The front elevation of the stage showed exposed roots to give the impression that the whole front area had been dug away.
the finished floor for comfort me with apples

The stage with actors

 

 

 

 

 

photo by

Tristram Kenton