Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace is the most important heritage asset in the London Borough of Lambeth. Its buildings – which include residential apartments and historic spaces for events – are listed Grade I and set in a Grade II-registered garden.
Working in collaboration with Wright & Wright architects, we provided conservation advice in relation to the design and development of Lambeth Palace Library - the first new building on the site for 185 years and a significant new addition to London’s civic architecture that now hosts the Church of England’s archive: the most important collection of religious books, manuscripts and archives in Europe, after the Vatican.
For the new building, visible across the River Thames, we supported the project through a series of successful pre-application discussions with the London Borough of Lambeth and Historic England. For the historic core of the site, we provided a Heritage Statement for an additional refurbishment project, including a new energy centre.
The project won a Schuco Cultural Building Award and The Architectural Review/MIPIM Future Projects Award: Old & New and was shortlisted for a 'Culture' World Architecture Festival Award.
“The Church Commissioners for England have most successfully brought together and conserved the constituent parts of Lambeth Palace Library in this striking new landmark building for the use of scholars and the enjoyment of the public alike.” - Rolfe Kentish, writing in Architecture Today
Architect: Wright & Wright