New London Architecture

Cromwell Place

Built

Cromwell Place is an innovative project that establishes a new operating model for art galleries where the architectural challenge was to provide spaces within five Grade-II listed buildings from 1857
NEW LONDON AWARDS 2021

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2021

Shortlisted in the EXPERIENCING CULTURE category
The art market in London has enjoyed continued growth over the last five years, and there are now more than 250 galleries established in the capital’s West End.

Cromwell Place is a first-of-its-kind arts space and membership model, with rentable exhibition space, office space, viewing rooms and art storage.

Our key moves involved sensitively restoring the existing Grade-II listed buildings to provide thirteen gallery spaces that celebrate
the period features throughout. We then deftly introduced new
interventions including viewing rooms, secure and climate-controlled
underground art storage.
NEW LONDON AWARDS 2022

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2022

Shortlisted in the CONSERVATION and CULTURE categories
The art market in London has enjoyed continued growth over the last five years, and there are now more than 250 galleries established in the capital’s West End.
Cromwell Place is a first-of-its-kind arts space and membership model, with rentable exhibition space, office space, viewing rooms and art storage.
Our key moves involved sensitively restoring the existing Grade-II listed buildings to provide thirteen gallery spaces that celebrate the period features throughout. We then deftly introduced new interventions including viewing rooms, secure and climate-controlled underground art storage.

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

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Kensington and Chelsea

Size

3251 sq m

Estimated completion

September 2020


Location

14 Cromwell Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 2JR, UK


Team Credits

Architect

Buckley Gray Yeoman

Client

South Kensington Estates

Structural Engineer

Heyne Tillett Steel

Heritage Consultant

Donald Insall Associates Ltd


Last updated on

06/09/2022


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