Fore Street Library

Built

Jan Kattein Architects

An inventive and flexible retro-fit is opening up new possibilities for a much-loved library to support local culture and community events.

The Living Room Library transforms a stuffy library on the high street into a versatile space that hosts cultural, educational and community events - whilst also retaining all the books. Pivoting bookshelves, a new stage, reading nooks, mobile workstations and rich red curtains transform the space into an open plan venue or a sequence of intimate spaces brought to life by a calendar of lectures, gigs and training sessions.

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Enfield

Completion

2022

Location

109 - 111 Fore St, London N18 2XF, UK

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