Now if you want big,,,

Centquatre (104) in Paris is BIG. At least twice the size of CarriageWorks. Probably similar in size if we had developed the whole of our building. 104 is named for its address in Rue d'Aubervilles in the 19th Arrondissement in Paris. It is an old "funeral parlour'. Well all the funerals and burials were once organised from one place in Paris, hearses, horses, carriages, etc. And this was the place. The building is two buildings with a joining courtyard. They are built from the marvellous Parisian sandstone and some brick, all of which have been lovingly restored. The back building also housed the stables for the horses and hearses.

The front building has 8 studios, four of them of the size of our two rehearsal rooms, and the other four in various sizes smaller than this. This also houses the administration offices, cafe, technical studios like IT creation spaces. These studios are set down each side of a wide cobblestone courtyard which allows for a wonderfully perspective view of the rear building.

The back building has two theatres, one of 400 seats (2/3 the size of bay 17) and a 200 seat space. They are both flat floor spaces with individual small, and bare foyers. Both have a decent height, possibly 10 metres. The acoustic treatments throughout are quite dry; it felt quite similar to Bay 17. Behind the theatres are a space which will be a 250-300 cover restaurant and also a 12 metre square but intimate meeting space. There is also am amazing and beautiful "children's space" This room is open to the public each day from1550-1800; has been designed by an architect/designer who works in the educational arena. The idea is that parents and children can come there and play anytime they like. They must be there together; and sometimes artists will come and make an intervention. It is not day-care. it is colourful and fun!

The stables are sub this floor and have the marvellous feeling of being underground and the really old world is present.

Finally they have three artist living quarters which I think were off site somewhere; and also an area called Cinq which is available to the amateurs of the area to hire at 2 euros per hour.