cube_design was selected from 14 practices as the preferred architect to design the envelope for the new Heritage Lottery Funded building, which opened to the public in November 2019. The project consists of the refurbishment of a World War II hangar to house the exhibition and a new two-storey extension.
The Silverstone Interactive Museum takes visitors on an exciting two hour journey through motor racing past, present and future. The exhibition is housed in the only remaining World War II hangar on the site, which was originally built to house the Wellington Bombers. The hangar has been fully refurbished and features a colour shifting cladding system, creating an iridescence that forms the most dynamic backdrop; the original structure is sympathetically exposed internally, giving the visitor a visual clue to it’s historic use as a hangar.
The latest technology has been utilised to tell the amazing stories of the people that have been part of the site’s history, from medieval monks and World War II air crew, to the racing drivers, riders, engineers and marshals of today.
The new extension offers first class views over the track and houses a Collections and Research Centre, offering museum and archive accredited storage for the unique British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC). It incorporates other motor sport collections, as well as a specialist library and learning space for school groups.
| Location | Towcester, Northamptonshire |
| Client | Silverstone Heritage Ltd and Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Project value | £20 million |
| RIBA Work Stages | 0 - 7 |
| Project status | Completed |
| cube_design team | Jane Lock-Smith, Wayne Dooley |
| Project team | cube_design (Architect) | Mann Williams (Structural & Civil Engineer) | Hoare Lea (Mechanical & Electrical Engineer) | MAC Consulting (Cost Consultant) | Illman Young (Landscape Architect) | Mather & Co (Exhibition Designer) | Elmwood (Contractor) |
| Tagged | Play |
| Title | Description | File |
|---|---|---|
| Silverstone Experience | Project card | Download file (1.6 MB pdf) |
Jane Lock-Smith Bsc(Hons) BArchDist RIBA FFB MCIARB
Managing Director
Jane Lock-Smith can boast an extremely broad range of experience. Since establishing the practice in 2002, Jane has been instrumental to the successful delivery of numerous projects. A significant number of which have won architectural awards; a reflection of Jane and cube_design’s continued commitment to professionalism, excellent design & a passion for creating stimulating environments for learning.
Jane believes that meaningful client involvement is fundamental to the success of projects. Her dedication to producing excellent architecture is recognised by her role within the BSF programme, as a member of the CABE Design Review Panel, and as a RIBA Client Design Advisor.
Wayne Dooley BA(Hons)
Senior Graphic Visualiser
Wayne joined cube_design in June 2013, having graduated from Birmingham City University in 2010. He is a skilled architectural visualiser; proficient in a range of 3D software including Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Sketchup Pro and Twinmotion. Wayne is formally qualified in technical illustration and graphic design.
Wayne specialises in the production of cube_design’s 3D visualisations from the initial concept massing studies and stylised visuals to full photo-realistic montages for all of the practice’s projects.
Wayne has recently developed his visualisation skills using the latest Real-Time rendering technology and honed his skills in Lightroom for enhanced photographic content.
