New London Architecture

The Kantor Centre of Excellence

Built

The first centre of excellence for children & young people’s mental health in England, bringing together the best in research, policy & practice for the Anna Freud Centre & the Pears Family School.

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020

Shortlisted in the CARING category 
The Kantor Centre of Excellence represents an exciting new era for the Anna Freud Centre charity. It is the first centre of excellence for children and young people’s mental health in England and brings together the best in research, policy and practice, under one roof in their new headquarters. At the heart of the Centre, the Pears Family School provides support for children aged 5-14, who have been excluded from mainstream school with serious and behavioural issues, and their families.
Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc

Knowledge Networks: London and the Ox-Cam Arc

The Kantor Centre of Excellence is a pioneering part new, part refurbishment project located on a restricted site near London’s King’s Cross. The first centre of excellence for children and young people’s mental health in England, it represents an exciting new era for the Anna Freud Centre and the Pears Family School and brings together the best in clinical practice, research with international reach and policy under one roof. Key partnerships and collaborations include Yale School of Medicine — Child Study Centre and University College London postgraduate degree programmes focusing on child development, psychopathology and the treatment of mental health problems.

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Islington

Size

3200 sq m

Completion

March 2019


Location

The Kantor Centre of Excellence, 4-8 Rodney St, London N1 9JH, UK


Team Credits

Client

The Anna Freud Centre

Architect

Penoyre & Prasad

Interior Designer

Studioilse

Structural Engineer

Webb Yates Engineers

M&E / Sustainability Engineer

CES Engineering

Quantity Surveyor

Gardiner & Theobald LLP

Project Manager

Avison Young (UK)

Landscape Architect

Forum Landscape

Planning Consultant

Turley


Listed by

Penoyre & Prasad

Last updated on

08/12/2021


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