Lordship Hub

Lordship Hub
Lordship Hub
Written by Allan Sutherland

260m² infill cafe & classrooms designed by Anne Thorne Architects consultancy Barbara Jones Part built by Straw Works

Project Data

Place:Haringey Completion:2013 Construction:Infill Design:Anne Thorne Architects Straw Builder:Straw Works trainers Barbara Jones & Rae Parkinson Straw Works trainers Barbara Jones & Rae Parkinson Visitable:No Press photos:No
Living Area:260m2 U-Value (Wall):W/m2K U-Value (Roof):W/m2K Categories: Projects UK,

A large Community building, well loved and used by the locals, in Lordship Recreation ground, Haringey, London. Designed by Anne Thorne Architects it comprises classrooms, a café and public toilets and is run by a community association see https://lordshiphub.org.uk/ The straw walls, lime plaster outside and clay plaster inside was all done by Straw Works both through training courses and with their own build team (now become SNaB) and it was built in 2013. This is a timber frame and straw infill building with a floor area of approximately 260m². The contractor for the rest of the work was Vinci Construction.

See https://lordshiprec.org.uk/what-to-see-do/hub-cafe/

stills from the video

About the author

Allan Sutherland