Aedas’s Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury is shown as a standalone cultural building with a circular plan, transparent glass curtain wall, vertical structural fins, and a projecting roof canopy. The night-time exterior highlights civic-scale theatre architecture, structural expression, and public realm integration within an urban UK context.

Waterside Theatre

Aylesbury / UK

The Waterside Theatre is a landmark entertainment venue boasting a 1,200-seat auditorium which can be converted to a 1,800 capacity hall. Designed primarily for rock and pop concerts this venue can also cater for ballet, opera and theatre performances. The venue also has a 225-seat function suite – primarily for meetings and conferences but also designed for uses including exhibitions, screenings, and drama and dance recitals.

Inspiration for the theatre’s design has come from the rolling Chilterns hills, woodland and undulating Aylesbury Vale. The heavily accented timber fins reflect the local forests, while the curve of the roof captures the essence of both the hills and meandering canals. The venue is the cornerstone of the council’s wider Waterside regenerative masterplan, which includes residential and retail facilities.