78 and 80 Derngate
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Display case alongside the staircase in No 80
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Restoration of Mackintosh's last built project, a terraced house at Derngate in Northampton with a detailed interior
The multi-dimensional arts facility in Northampton, incorporates a restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh house, 78 Derngate, at its core.
Devised for the toy maker and arts patron W J Bassett Lowke in 1919, Derngate was Mackintosh’s last completed commission. This phase of the project involved close collaboration with specialist historians and designers in order to recreate the lost Mackintosh interiors.
The project also focused on the adaptation of the adjoining early 19th century terrace house and gardens of 80 Derngate into galleries and support accommodation, with a linked connection to 78
The existing properties were purchased by Northampton Borough Council and the 78 Derngate Trust, who jointly acted as client. The scheme received listed building consent, a successful Heritage Lottery grant and was opened on schedule.
Data
- Begun: Sep 2002
- Completed: 2003
- Floor area: 281m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £955,548
- Funding: Heritage Lottery grant
- Tender date: Aug 2002
- Address: 78 - 82 Derngate, Northampton, NN1 1UH, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: John McAslan + Partners
- Client: The 78 Derngate Northampton Trust
- Landscape architect: John McAslan + Partners
- Services engineer: Rybka
- Quantity surveyor: Boyden & Company
- Fabric & Textiles: Mary Schoeser
- Wallpaper: Allyson McDermott
- Paint analysis: Crick Smith Conservation
- Furniture Maker: Jake Kaner (Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College)
- Main contractor: William Anelay
- Structural engineer: Jampel Davison & Bell
Suppliers
- Timber floor: Junkers
- Carpets: Avena Carpets
- Glass cabinet: CSG
- Tiles: Craven Dunhill Jackfield
- Steel frame, handrail: Multi-Form