Crafts Council Gallery, Waterloo Place, London, 1980-1981. The scheme for a new gallery and information centre involved the refurbishment and conversion of adjoining buildings into one gallery building. The gallery space had to be capable of subdivision into three separate areas. Other requirements included a a public information and coffee area and office, storage, workshop and conference facilities.

The ground-floor levels of the two buildings were unequal, although the mezzanine areas were the same. By re-positioning the main entrance between the two premises and lowering the level of the door and reception area, a new entry ramp was formed. This new feature generated the main architectural strategy of the building - a central circulation axis from the entrance to the stair crossed by a cranked minor axis through the two major gallery spaces.The entrance axis orientated the public on the gallery floor and also lead them towards the staircase up to the mezzanine information centre.

Construction Partners:
Client: Crafts Council