STATTBAD CLOSING
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- autoflavour
The building my studio was in got shut down today by the authorities because an anonymous tip got the place shut down .. mainly due to fire codes.
I flew home tonight and we straight to packing up my space.. gutted..
@pressplay.. sad days indeed.
- autoflavour1
I know it might seem strange to post this.. but STATTBAD was not only a club, it was a whole arts complex with studios, galleries cafes, bar.. it was kind of the heart of the area it was in..
im kind of in shock.
- yep - a few arts/music venues like this in UK - if you have a lot of people using them you need to be on top of fire regs - surely a primary considerationfadein11
- utopian0
That is crushing news Tom...I'm sorry to hear!
- OBBTKN0
A disco on a pool? Sounds fun. Sorry for this auto :(
- moldero0
damn, that sucks, got any more pics of the space?
- georgesIII0
wow, this is fucked up,
sorry to hear that
- detritus2
The warehouse community I live in here in North London is being slowly gutted by the council and their fucking fire-safety requirements.
Some of it's clearly necessary and probably overdue... a lot of it is just over the top bullshit application of housing codes meant for small dwellings transplanted on to large environments that function differently.
As a result, my lovely 40m long workspace I share with a few people here is going to have an entirely unnecessary corridor put through it, despite the fact there are exits all along the way and at each end, just to satisfy some rule.
Going to completely transform this place.. for the worse.
You have my sympathy, auto. Good luck, man.
- uan0
- Continuity0
Fuck, that sucks. I would have liked to see it next week.
- pressplay0
yeah, situation sucks at the moment, it all came very sudden, future is very uncertain...
to be fair: the authorities tolerated the place (the basement club to be precise) for years although it was only half-legal and it was obvious that it’s pretty much a death trap in case of fire or panic. Now that someone officially complained they can’t turn a blind eye to it anymore.
I guess there’s hope that at least the offices and the bar can be used again after some modifications on the building...
@ moldero: for more pics just google »stattbad wedding«
- pressplay0
we stayed until now, very hard to move so abruptly but we found a new place not far away that is currently being renovated, meaning that we can’t move in until july...
today everybody is packing up, most of the team members lost their job, overall mood is pretty apocalyptic. one guy gave me a tile from the pool as a keepsake. get yourself one too, auto