Geffrye forced to revise redevelopment plans
New design will incorporate East End pub
The Geffrye Museum in London will appoint new architects for its major redevelopment and integrate a former East End pub into the designs, after Hackney Council refused it planning permission earlier this year.
It has also revised its budget from £18.9m to £14m.
In May councillors rejected designs by David Chipperfield Architects for a two-storey extension, glazed walkway and new entrance to the museum.
Hackney Council said the merits of the new building did not justify pulling down the closed Marquis of Lansdowne pub at the rear of the site. It also expressed concerns that the new structure could cause harm to the Grade-I listed building.
In a statement, the Geffrye said it had restarted its capital development project and would be selecting new architects with a modified brief. The Heritage Lottery Fund approved initial support of £10.9m for the development in April 2011. The Geffrye will submit a new stage 1 application in autumn 2014, which is likely to be for a similar figure.
David Dewing, director of the Geffrye Museum, said “We are feeling confident and reinvigorated about taking the project forward for the benefit of our visitors in Hackney and beyond.”
The new design will build on the principles of David Chipperfield’s 2010 design but will integrate the historic pub into the overall design. It is likely to be repurposed as a museum cafe, but will not be reopened as a working pub.
“The [pub] building is in very poor condition and has none of its original public house fixtures,” the Geffrye said in a statement. “It has not been in use as a working pub for nearly 20 years so needs major restoration and development work to become a public space again.”
The museum said it plans to submit a new scheme for planning and to secure funding by 2016 and 2017 respectively, start work in 2018 and reopen in 2019/2020.
It will continue to work with conservation architect Julian Harrap on a proposed garden gallery, which will create a one-way circulation route through the often-crowded main almshouse corridor.
It has also revised its budget from £18.9m to £14m.
In May councillors rejected designs by David Chipperfield Architects for a two-storey extension, glazed walkway and new entrance to the museum.
Hackney Council said the merits of the new building did not justify pulling down the closed Marquis of Lansdowne pub at the rear of the site. It also expressed concerns that the new structure could cause harm to the Grade-I listed building.
In a statement, the Geffrye said it had restarted its capital development project and would be selecting new architects with a modified brief. The Heritage Lottery Fund approved initial support of £10.9m for the development in April 2011. The Geffrye will submit a new stage 1 application in autumn 2014, which is likely to be for a similar figure.
David Dewing, director of the Geffrye Museum, said “We are feeling confident and reinvigorated about taking the project forward for the benefit of our visitors in Hackney and beyond.”
The new design will build on the principles of David Chipperfield’s 2010 design but will integrate the historic pub into the overall design. It is likely to be repurposed as a museum cafe, but will not be reopened as a working pub.
“The [pub] building is in very poor condition and has none of its original public house fixtures,” the Geffrye said in a statement. “It has not been in use as a working pub for nearly 20 years so needs major restoration and development work to become a public space again.”
The museum said it plans to submit a new scheme for planning and to secure funding by 2016 and 2017 respectively, start work in 2018 and reopen in 2019/2020.
It will continue to work with conservation architect Julian Harrap on a proposed garden gallery, which will create a one-way circulation route through the often-crowded main almshouse corridor.