Studio Weave

We've been shortlisted to rethink the British Museum's Grade 1 listed entrances and welcome! We are very proud to be working with @wright_and_wright @webbyates @tommasseyuk and @daisy_froud. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be developing proposals for an improved arrival landscape and welcome pavilion at both the north and south entrances of the British Museum 🏛️ The new Visitor Welcome Pavilion project is intended to help make the British Museum the most welcoming and accessible museum in the world. In the past year, visits to the Museum have exceeded pre-Covid levels to reach 6.2 million annually, making it the UK’s most popular attraction. Pictured: Mike the Cat ~ Gatekeeper 🐱 He prowled the Main Gate of the British Museum from 1909 to 1929 ! ✨ You might say there are too many gatekeepers in culture these days, but Mike was one of the good ones 👍🏼 📸 Image 1: The British Museum archives; E A Wallis Budge, Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum. This pamphlet was written as a tribute to Mike the cat by E A Wallis Budge Image 2: Evening News Image 3: AP, DailyMail Image 4: The British Museum Archives Image 5: TripTravelJourney Image 6: Shutterstock

We’re very happy to be able to talk about this now (!): Studio Weave have been appointed by London Borough of Waltham Forest to lead the £4.5 million revitalisation of Vestry House Museum. We’re proud to be working on such a significant building and community asset. For Studio Weave, this project is the next step in over a decade of research and design in the cultural sector, building on our work on civic infrastructures and public spaces. Waltham Forest is investing in the arts at a time when elsewhere funding is limited and culture is struggling. This is both essential and a great thing to be involved in. The project will improve access to the borough’s culture and historic archives, while expanding the use of the building to attract a wider audience. We will be collaborating with outstanding colleagues including Tom Massey, Matilda Pye, Maria McLintock, Verity-Jane Keefe, Sebastian Cox, Andrew Lerpiniere and Paul Downie (Webb Yates Engineers), Sela-Jaymes Taylor (Gort Scott), Chris Lloyd (AZ Urban Studio), Urban Flow & Jason Wolfe and Luke Hall (Wolfe Hall). And are also looking forward to working with the talented client team across London Borough of Waltham Forest. - - - Vestry House Museum, set in Walthamstow Village, holds over 100,000 historical objects, revealing Waltham Forest’s the rich history. From Vestry House’s origins as a workhouse in 1730 to its varied uses as a builder’s merchants,  police station, armoury, and more, the building has witnessed to the evolution of LB Waltham Forest. Plans are in motion to revitalize the museum, as a more inclusive space that authentically portrays the borough's diverse history. This renewal involves enhancing the heritage experience, fostering stronger community ties, improving accessibility, introducing new workspaces, and adding a café. The transformation is scheduled to commence in early 2024, with the museum aiming to reopen its doors in 2026. - - - 📷 Team at Vestry House by Tim Crocker Sorrel Hershberg, LBWF Lorna Lee, LBWF Ana-Maria Vasilache, Studio Weave James John Cliff, Studio Weave Matilda Pye, Museum Consultant Eddie Blake, Studio Weave Verity-Jane Keefe, Visual Artist Je Ahn, Studio Weave - - -

Thank you to the Architect's Journal for awarding Lea Bridge Library the Civic Project & Editors Choice awards at the 2023 AJ awards last night. We are grateful to the judges for recognising our commitment to impactful, sustainable, community-focused design. Special thanks to our project collaborators and importantly our clients, GLA and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, for the opportunity to be a part of the borough's regeneration. AYDIN SIPALOGLU Alpa Depani Rae Whittow-Williams Jamie Dean https://lnkd.in/eWxhvN_X