Oxford House
Oxford House in Bethnal Green www.oxfordhouse.org.uk is multi cultural centre in Bethnal Green, East London.

As a part of a feasibility study we identified that the building could be considerably better used and re-formatted. We raised £2 million of grants and finance (ACE Lottery, ERDF & SRB) with the client and embarked on a 7 year refurbishment/development project while the building remained in full use!

The project involved nearly 400 hours of user consultation (much in Arabic with the resident Somali users) and included integrating the artwork of 2 disabled artists.

The project delivered the following: a 200 seat performance space with a fully sprung floor and adaptable audience seating; a 40 metre long naturally lit art gallery, with a basement sculpture gallery beneath; full access for disabled people; a dance rehearsal space with a fully sprung floor; a bar area and café; a meeting room for 60 people; a meeting room for 20 people; an office space and a new entrance and reception for the building.