Plans for a new art space at Custard Factory have been dug up by Simon Howes and posted on his wonderful Eastside Blog. At this stage it’s still a proposal but should it go ahead it’ll be up and running by December this year.

Here’s the side view. (Click for legible)

Here’s the full architectural drawing of the site. (Click for legible)

Lots more on Eastside blog.

The basic notion is to turn the yard and arches between Scott House and Space2 (aka Rojac) into an art space guarded by a giant spider. A gallery where the dance studio is currently will open up the the front of Scott House and connect it to the lake.. The arches would be heated spaces covered in a web-like material which could be used for installations, markets and a whole range of events. You’ll be delighted to learn that the plans also involve renovating the toilets.

There’s not much to add at this stage as boxes need to be ticked and so on but D’log has spotted a pattern. So far we’ve got a dragon, a tree-man and now a spider. I’m informed the Tolkien connection is purely coincidental.