Prince’s Foundation
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Refurbishment of a Victorian warehouse in Shoreditch to house the headquarters of the Prince's Foundation
This careful refurbishment of a Shoreditch warehouse for the Prince’s Foundation returned the building to its original appearance, though with the conspicuous addition of two wind cowls. These demonstrate the Foundation’s support of environmental quality and the principles of sustainable architecture and urbanism.
Internally, the architects have clarified circulation, with the addition of a lift and stairs to the northern edge of the building, and toilet facilities and escape stair to the south. The northern stair sits back from the warehouse walls, allowing the full five-storey height of the building and its scarred brick walls to be appreciated. Glazed openings adjacent to each half-landing permit glimpses of the building's various spaces: a painting studio at fifth floor level, a library on the second floor, further studios on the first floor and workshops at basement level.
The studio/workshop spaces embrace activities ranging from community-focused non-vocational art and building studies, through environmental impact analysis, to doctoral and MPhil research into the history, theory and practice of architecture.
At ground floor level a café and gallery provide a public front to Charlotte Street, accessed via a herringbone brick detailed ramp.
Data
- Begun: Jan 1999
- Completed: 2000
- Floor area: 2,242m2
- Sectors: Education, Office, Civic, Arts and culture
- Total cost: £2.4M
- Tender date: Nov 1998
- Procurement: JCT 1980 Provate with Quantities Single Stage Selective Tendering
- Address: 19-22 Charlotte Rd, London, EC2A 3SG, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Matthew Lloyd Architects
- Project architects: Esther Waterfield, Helen Little, Matthew Lloyd, Michael Howe, Pat Woodward
- Client: The Prince's Foundation
- Structural engineer: Price & Myers
- Services engineer: Fulcrum Consulting
- Main contractor: Ballast Wiltshier
- Quantity surveyor: Gardiner & Theobald
Suppliers
- Steelworks/ stair: AK Goymer
- Timber floors preparation: Victorian Works
- Brickwork: Frank Staddon
- Roof cowls: West Engineering
- Shop front: Hills of Shoeburyness
- Glazing: Rankin Glass