New London Architecture

Crafts Council Gallery

Built

The transformation of a 19th century Grade II listed chapel in Islington to create a new hybrid public space - gallery, library, event space, forecourt - for the Crafts Council.

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2022

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2022

Shortlisted in the CULTURE category
The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft in the UK. They want craft to be accessible to everyone, to inspire new makers and start new conversations. For the past 15 years they have focused on developing national initiatives with partner organizations, without a space of their own. In 2017 they appointed AOC to retrofit Claremont Chapel to create a new home for craft. 

The Grade II listed building first opened in 1819 as a congregational chapel but has since enjoyed a diversity of uses, from Victorian Mission House to 1960s dental equipment showroom. The project redevelops the ground floor to provide a new contemporary gallery, study area, library housing 5,000 publications, public lobby and forecourt. The design evolves the neutrality of the white cube gallery by introducing the tactile qualities of natural materials and new uses to create a hybrid public space.

Vote for this project in the ‘People’s Choice Award’. The voting deadline is 1 November 2022.

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Islington

Size

589 sq m

Completion

July 2021


Location

44A Pentonville Rd, London N1 9BY, UK


Team Credits

Architect

AOC

Structural Engineer

HRW

M&E / Sustainability Engineer

Ritchie+Daffin

Other

Sebastian Cox

Graphic Designer

Pentagram


Listed by

AOC Architecture Ltd

Last updated on

24/06/2022


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