CULTURE WORKBOOK

`We create architecture which improves people’s lives. We
aim for an architecture which is rational and poetic, robust
and delightful; we tread carefully and build with conviction;
we tackle problems head on and think laterally; we
deconstruct the brief and let a design emerge from a close
examination of the pieces; we don’t necessarily take ‘no’
for an answer; we believe the power of architecture extends
much further than the dimensions of individual buildings;
we believe architecture is about making life better.
We believe that buildings should be underpinned by a
powerful idea; that the idea should be an intelligent and
logical response to functionality and a sense of place; and
the power of that idea should be embedded in the built
form. That way, clients get the buildings they need and
society gets the architecture it deserves.
John McAslan + Partners
www.mcaslan.co.uk
7-9 William Road
London NW1 3ER
T +44 (0)20 7313 6000
mailbox@mcaslan.co.uk
We believe that the city is one of humanity’s most
impressive and precious cultural achievements. We also
believe that cities are more than a collection of buildings;
cities are about connections, transport, communications,
public spaces and joy. We believe in locating our buildings
firmly into their contexts - not as slavish repetition but
as a considered response to site, materiality, amenity,
scale and culture.
We don’t believe in the value of a house style; if we have
a house style it is one of process, not of form. We are
functionalists. We believe a good building is an expression
of a clear and rational diagram. We believe in the value
of research. We believe in contemporary design for a
changing world.
St. John’s House
2-10 Queen Street
Manchester M2 5JB
T +44 (0)161 833 2037
manchester@mcaslan.co.uk
13 Great King Street
Edinburgh EH3 6QW
T +44 (0)131 220 9790
edinburgh@mcaslan.co.uk
CULTURE WORKBOOK
“OUR PRACTICE’S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING
SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL PROJECTS, BOTH IN THE UK
AND INTERNATIONALLY, IS CENTRAL TO WHAT WE DO.
WE ENSURE THESE PROJECTS ARE ANCHORED IN THE
LOCAL CULTURE BY CARRYING OUT THOROUGH STUDIES
OF THE URBAN FABRIC WHILE CONSULTING CLOSELY
WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL INTEREST GROUPS”
HANNAH LAWSON, DIRECTOR, JOHN McASLAN + PARTNERS
CONTENTS
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Projects
Heritage Quarter
Cultural Forum
Natural History Museum
Museum of Russian Impressionism
Royal BC Museum
Stanislavsky Factory
Museum of Methodism
Tate Millbank
Friends House
Kericho Cathedral
Museum of London
Courtauld Institute
Jumaa Daily Mosque
Volubilis
Roundhouse
Bexhill Museum
Royal Society of Arts
De La Warr Pavilion
78–82 Derngate
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DESIGNING NEW CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
Architects cannot define culture’s
many physical manifestations precisely,
because it is protean – like history, it
is perpetually evolving, objectively and
subjectively. Architects serve culture by
adding greater contemporary relevance
to the way significant buildings and places
are experienced, but without damaging
the spirit of their original character. The
culture of cultural projects, so to speak,
is uniquely sensitive.
When should architects simply
accentuate what already exists? And
when should they intervene with a
strikingly innovative intervention? How
does one weigh the existing architectural
character of a cultural building against
the possibility of its transformation into
something significantly different? And how
can the architect contribute to the delivery
of these visionary, but often financially
fraught projects?
John McAslan + Partners has
addressed these challenges in cultural
projects of every type and scale, from
the ancient Romano-Islamic site
at Volubilis in Morocco, to cultural
landmarks such as the Natural History
Museum, the Courtauld Institute, Tate
Britain’s Millbank estate and the Royal
Society of Arts. The practice’s extension
of the Museum of London, within metres
of the preserved remains of London
Wall, built by the Romans nearly two
millennia ago, is another example of
creative design overcoming historic
constraints thoughtfully.
The practice’s cultural portfolio also
includes new or transformed religious
buildings and museums. These have
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Roundhouse, London
Royal Academy of Music, London
included Friends House, the Quaker
headquarters in London; the Museum of
Methodism; Kericho Cathedral in Kenya;
and the Daily Mosque in Doha.
Other major projects in Doha and
Russia have provided the privileged
opportunity to bring new approaches to
the forms and programmes of key cultural
buildings and sites in these fast-changing
countries. In Doha, the practice’s projects
include the Cultural Forum and Heritage
Quarter. In Russia, the renovation of
the Moscow Arts Theatre on the historic
Stanislavsky Factory site, and the design
of a Museum of Russian Impressionism
at the symbolic Bolshevik Factory site,
have allowed the practice to contribute
directly to 21st-century Russian cultural
development. And in Canada, the
development masterplan for the Royal
BC Museum will greatly strengthen its
urban presence, its public and academic
appeal, and its international image.
In Britain, the practice’s historically
sensitive transformations of unique
architectural masterpieces include
the renovation and extension of the
Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion in
Bexhill, considered by many critics to
be the key example of 1930s modernist
architecture in Britain. In Northampton,
the forensically precise restoration and
museum extension of 78–82 Derngate
has ensured the survival of Charles
Rennie Mackintosh’s final architectural
work from 1916.
Cultural projects are uniquely
challenging. The buildings or sites
involved are usually of historic
importance; the briefs that drive their
proposed transformations are rarely
clear-cut, and they require a great deal of
re-examination with clients, and civic and
heritage stakeholders. And there is always
the crunch question: can something
special, and culturally dynamic, be
delivered within given constraints?
In London, for example, the practice’s
transformation of the Grade II* listed
ex-railway turntable building known as
the Roundhouse not only created
the capital’s most successful mixed
performance venue, but also provided
studio spaces specifically for local
youngsters. One critic described the
outcome as “one of the most radical
experiments we have yet seen in cultural
interaction, a venture that aims to set
a model for a multicultural society.”
The remarkable range of projects in
this Workbook illustrates John McAslan +
Partners’ great interest in reconstructing,
and adding to, our ideas and experiences
of culture through architecture.
Jumaa Daily Mosque, Doha, Qatar
Museum of Methodism, London
Jay Merrick
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PROJECTS
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HERITAGE QUARTER
MSHEIREB DOWNTOWN DOHA, QATAR
The practice has transformed four historic
courtyard houses, originally dating from
the early twentieth century, to create the
Heritage Quarter in Msheireb, Doha.
Remodelled and extended, the Heritage
House Museums will accommodate
museum environments of international
standard, alive with the memories and
voices of Qatari history and including
visitor facilities, restaurant and retail
amenities. Imaginatively preserving
Doha’s rich heritage, the Heritage Quarter
will communicate a distinct chapter of
Qatari history and culture, revealing how
Qataris lived and worked, their interests
and aspirations.
Opposite: construction progress; top: plan showing
location of the four museums; above left: courtyard view of
one of the new museums; above right: proposed interior
of one of the exhibition areas
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Top row and opposite: detail views of the Heritage Quarter;
above: an exhibition space under construction
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CULTURAL FORUM
MSHEIREB DOWNTOWN DOHA, QATAR
The Cultural Forum fuses Qatari urban
and domestic traditions with innovative
design to create a welcoming and
open place, functionally, creatively and
urbanistically – a dynamic civic hub
bringing together Qatari and international
artists, performers and the public. The
building’s atmosphere is inspired by
the traditional Qatari courtyard house.
A central atrium is surrounded by a
dramatic series of processional stairs and
surmounted by a skylight and a patterned
screen inspired by Qatari motifs, diffusing
light and producing artfully shadowed
internal volumes.
Opposite: view of main entrance; above right: detail
view of site under construction; below: Heritage Quarter
courtyard with Cultural Forum beyond
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Left: view of main entrance foyer; top and above: early
models of the Cultural Forum illustrating the building’s
organisational principles
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NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDON
MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN IMPRESSIONISM
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
John McAslan + Partners is leading two
key projects which will shape the future
direction of the Natural History Museum,
one of the key institutions in London’s
Museum Quarter. A comprehensive
masterplan is being developed for the
Collections Storage areas across the entire
Natural History Museum estate, as well
as the remodelling of the Palaeontology
Building to create a world-renowned Earth
Sciences Centre. Both projects will help
shape the new direction taken by one of
the nation’s most popular museums.
The practice is on site with its design
for an art museum as part of its
redevelopment of the historic Bolshevik
Factory on Leningradsky Prospekt,
Moscow. The building will display
examples of Russian Impressionist art,
temporary exhibitions, lectures, concerts
and multi-media presentations. Clad in
perforated metal sheeting as a reference
to the site’s industrial past, the circular
volume provides a sequence of radial
exhibition spaces as well as delivery,
storage and conservation areas. The
Museum will comply with the latest
security and environmental audits,
hosting art from national and international
collections.
Above right: site plan; below: proposed new Museum
entrance on the recently revitalised Exhibition Road
Above right: interior view of gallery space; below:
Museum entrance
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ROYAL BC MUSEUM
VICTORIA, CANADA
Founded in 1886 and located in a
stunning inner harbour site in Victoria,
Columbia’s provincial capital, The Royal
BC Museum is one of Canada’s great
cultural treasures, with more than 7
million objects, artefacts and records.
As lead architects, JMP are identifying
opportunities within the site and its
surroundings, laying the foundation
for the renewal of British Columbia’s
principal museum and archives. The
design includes a new collections facility,
enabling the Museum to preserve
British Columbia’s human and natural
history in archive collections. The
masterplan targets 2017, Canada’s 150th
Anniversary, for the completion of the first
phase of the museum’s regeneration.
Above: view of proposed main Museum approach; left:
montage; right: proposed new exhibition space
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Above and right: views of one of the exhibition areas and
the Museum foyer
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STANISLAVSKY FACTORY
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The Stanislavsky Factory is the practice’s
first completed project in Moscow and
sets a new benchmark for innovative,
adaptive re-use of historic buildings
in Moscow. Originally developed by
one of Russia’s leading 19th-century
industrialists and cultural patrons, the
Stanislavsky family, the site includes a
theatre, built by Konstantin Stanislavsky,
famed as the originator of the Method
acting system. This theatre, which hosted
the first performance of Chekhov’s
‘Cherry Orchard’ in 1904, is now once
again one of Moscow’s leading alternative
cultural venues.
Opposite: theatre stairway, showing the juxtaposition
of new build and conserved fabric; above right: entrance
lobby; below: theatre interior; overleaf: theatre courtyard
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MUSEUM OF METHODISM
ISLINGTON, LONDON
The site of Wesley’s Chapel on City Road
contains a rich collection of historic
structures, two of which – Wesley’s
Chapel and John Wesley’s House – are
Grade I listed. In 2011 the practice was
commissioned to transform the Museum
in the crypt of Wesley’s Chapel. The
structure of the crypt has been opened
to create a new exhibition area, together
with storage and conservation spaces
presenting the collection of artefacts in
a legible, inclusive and contemporary
manner.
Right: archive photograph of the Chapel’s exterior; below
and opposite: views of the newly remodelled Museum
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TATE MILLBANK
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The practice’s Millbank Urban Strategy
proposes urban initiatives to enhance
Millbank and Tate Britain, reinforcing the
physical, social, cultural and economic
connectivity to surrounding districts
and the River Thames. The proposal
reinforces Tate Britain’s role as a cultural
destination by reconnecting Millbank
with the River, overcoming the barrier of
the road and the poor quality of riverside
amenities. This project forms part of a
wider cultural and heritage corridor linking
Tate Britain to the heart of Westminster,
and sits alongside the ongoing phased
restoration works to Tate Britain.
Right and below: proposed connections to strengthen the
relationship between Tate Britain and its urban context
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FRIENDS HOUSE
CAMDEN, LONDON
Friends House, the headquarters for
Quakers in Britain, is a Grade II listed
building on the Euston Road in Central
London that also serves as a meeting
location for the Quaker community. The
practice’s ongoing redevelopment opens
the building to the community, creating
an accessible and versatile space while
expanding the options for beneficial use.
Quaker values such as inclusiveness,
equality, restraint and environmental
consideration are at the heart of the
improvements and transformations,
due to complete in 2014.
Above: archive photograph of the Large Meeting House;
below: visualisation showing its proposed reconfiguration;
opposite: the space under construction, July 2014
(awaiting installation of the the new skylight)
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KERICHO CATHEDRAL
KENYA
MUSEUM OF LONDON
CITY OF LONDON
Kericho Community Cathedral is located
some 250 km west of Nairobi. It lies
within the Highlands, close to the Rift
Valley, enjoying magnificent views across
tea plantations and surrounding hills.
The Cathedral’s great inclined roof will
become a distinctive form in the rolling
panorama of Kericho’s hills and valleys
when it completes in 2014. Strikingly
crafted, the building’s simple palette of
materials honours the faith and frugality of
this rural African context. The practice is
committed to the inclusion of local skilled
artisan trades whose work is embedded
in the project.
The practice is leading a strategic
masterplan for the Museum of London
which considers the redevelopment
of the Museum within an emerging
cultural hub adjacent to the Barbican.
The masterplan reflects the way in which
the Museum is responding to its changing
urban context and seeks to maximise
opportunities within the central courtyard
and below-ground spaces.
This masterplan also helps reinforce the
Museum’s presence along London Wall
and address the constraints of the existing
building in order to develop
a newly invigorated and extended
museum environment.
Right: visualisation of the Cathedral’s interior; below:
Cathedral under construction
Right: plan showing the Museum’s commanding position
at the junction of Aldersgate Street and London Wall;
below: visualisation showing potential greening of London
Wall adjacent to the Museum
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COURTAULD INSTITUTE
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The Courtauld Institute is one of the
world’s leading centres for the study of art
history and conservation. A detailed space
planning exercise by the practice has
identified how the North Wing of Somerset
House can be enhanced to accommodate
the Courtauld’s future development.
A key part of the Institute’s estates
strategy, this study offers short, medium
and long term recommendations
regarding the reconfiguration of existing
space and the level of investment
required.
Opposite: proposed new gallery space; right: view of
Courtauld Institute across the courtyard of Somerset
House; below: proposed vestibule; below right: new
research centre and café
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JUMAA DAILY MOSQUE
DOHA, QATAR
The design of the Jumaa Mosque fuses
Modernist ideas with an historically
familiar arrangement of Islamic volumes,
spaces and thresholds. The scheme
uses local stone, craft techniques and
interpretive details. Our concept has
evolved from the traditional Qatari mosque
and follows the principles of simplicity,
functionality and spirituality, combined
with a modern interpretation
of materiality and order. A key challenge
of the design was ensuring that the
entrances to the Mosque and the interior
spaces once inside, were able to be
accessed separately by men and women,
in accordance with Islamic customs.
Opposite and above: the design aims to convey a strong
sense of materiality and detail that is unmistakably Qatari
and of Islam, but also creates a striking fusion of historic
and modern forms; top right: site plan showing location of
the mosque; above right: model view; right: project under
construction
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Interior and exterior visualisations
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VOLUBILIS
MOROCCO
The World Heritage Site of Volubilis
in northern Morocco is near Fes.
Founded in pre-Roman times, it was
the southernmost African outpost of the
Roman Empire, becoming a thriving city
during the 2nd century AD, before being
destroyed by an earthquake. Volubilis,
whose Roman ruins include a wellpreserved Basilica, a complete triumphal
arch, the columns of a Capitoline temple,
and mosaics, expanded during the 9th
century AD as an Islamic centre. This
project, developed with academics in
London, France and Morocco, proposed
to open up and record the Islamic
Quarter, protect the entire site and
enhance the visitor experience.
Right: site plan illustrating the Roman city at Volubilis;
opposite and below left: views of the site; below
right: sketch of proposed Visitor Centre; bottom right:
archaeological excavations of the Islamic Quarter
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ROUNDHOUSE
CAMDEN, LONDON
Built in 1846 as a steam engine repair
shed, this remarkable building later
became a warehouse for Gilbey’s
Gin. From the 1960s, it was used
as an alternative arts venue, hosting
performances by Pink Floyd, Jimi
Hendrix, and Peter Brook’s avant garde
theatrical group. The practice’s multiple
award-winning transformation of the
Grade II* listed structure required a fusion
of architectural skill, historical respect,
and the visionary determination of private
and public funders. The practice led
a multi-disciplinary team which repaired
the existing main fabric, re-programmed
sections of the building, modernised
the auditorium, increased audience
capacity, and extended the building’s
functional range.
Opposite: view of new entrance; below: site prior
to redevelopment; right: posters and publicity shots
of seminal performances from the 1960’s
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Top: views of the undercroft post and prior to
development; above: reconstruction in progress; opposite:
interior following restoration
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Opposite: The Roundhouse is now one of London’s
leading performance venues; top left and right: views
of new circulation space; above left: view of roof; right:
performance set-up in progress
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BEXHILL MUSEUM
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS
WESTMINSTER, LONDON
The extended and refurbished Bexhill
Museum includes two new galleries and
support spaces for the amalgamated
Museum. The new building has become
a refreshed landmark for the local
community, and for the regeneration
of the surrounding area. Designed to
be adapted for alternative uses, the
galleries are unified by linking elements
that optimise natural light and future
expansion potential. A key point about
the design of this scheme was the need
to avoid any overly ‘showy’ intervention
that might have overwhelmed this
form and volumes of this pleasing, but
architecturally modest, building.
John McAslan + Partners was appointed
by the Royal Society of Arts to develop
proposals for the remodelling of the
Society’s five interlinked Grade I listed
buildings, designed by Robert Adam
in 1774.
This phased development was carried
out over three years while maintaining
operational continuity. The principal
phase involved the extensive remodelling
of the historic Great Room debating
chamber. An accompanying phase also
restored the external fabric of the building
and remodelled Adam’s Tavern Room.
Right: the Museum’s new entrance; below left: façade
detail; below right: the scheme clarifies circulation
within the Museum interior
Right and below right: restoration work in progress; below:
bird’s-eye view of the Great Room through the new glazed
rooflight
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DE LA WARR PAVILION
BEXHILL-ON-SEA
In 2006 JMP completed its phased
restoration of the Grade I listed De la Warr
Pavilion, one of Britain’s most significant
Modernist landmarks, designed by Erich
Mendelsohn in 1935. The practice has
transformed the building into a vibrant
cultural centre, using extensive historical
and architectural research to ensure the
accuracy of reinstatements. The practice
also remodelled the auditorium and
created a new gallery, restaurant and
two new wings housing performance and
rehearsal facilities, within the scope of this
Heritage Lottery funded project.
Opposite: façade detail at sunset; top right: Pavilion
concept sketch by Erich Mendelsohn; above: Mendelsohn
in 1933; above right: view of the Pavilion nearing
completion in 1935; below right: evidence of the Pavilion’s
post-war decline, prior to the practice’s involvement
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Above: the Pavilion roof was used for outdoor games
such as quoits in the 1930’s and 1940’s; right: during
the 1950’s the Pavilion hosted popular summer shows
before its subsequent decline; below: ground floor plan
illustrating the practice’s restoration; bottom: southern
elevation; opposite: view of the restored Pavilion
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Opposite: detail of Southern staircase and pendant light
fixture; top: performance in main hall; above: view of
gallery; above right: entrance foyer and bookshop
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78–82 DERNGATE
NORTHAMPTON
This arts facility incorporates a restored
Charles Rennie Mackintosh house, 78
Derngate, at its core, by the pioneering
and world renowned Scottish architect.
Designed for the toy maker and arts
patron W J Bassett Lowke in 1916,
Derngate was Mackintosh’s last
completed commission. The project also
included the adaptation of 80 Derngate,
an adjoining early 19th century terrace
house and garden, into galleries and
support accommodation, with a linked
connection to 78. The final phase was
the transformation of 82 Derngate into
an education and museum facility,
completed in 2007.
Opposite: restored living room interior at 78; below:
axonometric drawing of the various project elements;
right: Derngate in the 1920’s; below right: historic
view of ground floor at 78
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Opposite: stair detail from the living room; above:
scrapings, revealing original decorative detail; top right:
view of staircase following restoration; right: restored
living room
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Above: restored guest bedroom; right: historic view
of guest bedroom; opposite: view of staircase of 78,
incorporating a permanent exhibition of the works
of WJ Bassett-Lowke
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PRE-2006
2006
2007
2009
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Royal Society of Arts (1997)
London
Roundhouse
London
78-80 Derngate
Northampton
Stanislavsky Factory
Moscow, Russia
Courtauld Institute
London
Museum of London
London
Royal BC Museum
Victoria, Canada
Friends House
London
Museum of Russian
Impressionism
Moscow, Russia
Cultural Forum
Doha, Qatar
Royal Academy of Music (2001)
London
De La Warr Pavilion
Bexhill-on-Sea
Volubilis
Morocco
Tate Millbank
London
Burrell Collection
Glasgow
Tate
Derry-Londonderry
Kericho Cathedral
Kenya
Camberwell Library
London
Museum of Methodism
London
Daily Mosque
Doha, Qatar
Royal College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
Natural History Museum
London
Heritage Quarter
Doha, Qatar
Swiss Cottage Library (2003)
London
Bexhill Museum
Bexhill-on-Sea
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Royal Society of Arts
Client
Royal Society of Arts
Dates
1995 – 1997
Area
1,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners
Arup, Gardiner & Theobald, Alan Baxter
Associates, Rybka Battle, Bristow Johnson
Royal Academy of Music
Client
Royal Academy of Music
Dates
1997 – 2001
Area
3,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Davis Langdon,
Oscar Faber, Gardiner & Theobald, Ralph
Appelbaum, Sandy Brown Associates,
David Bonnett
Swiss Cottage Library
Client
London Borough of Camden
Dates
1999 – 2003
Area
5,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Whitby Bird
& Partners, Gifford & Partners, EC Harris,
John Wolfenden, Sunley Turiff
Volubilis
Client
Dates
Team
Moroccan Minister of Culture
1998 – 2007
John McAslan + Partners, Arup, University
College London, l’Institut National des
Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine,
Morocco, Moroccan Ministry of Culture
Roundhouse
Client
Norman Trust
Dates
1997 – 2006
Area
6,600 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners
Anthony Hunt, Buro Happold, Gardiner &
Theobald, Paul Gillieron, Theatre Projects,
Anne Minors Performance Consultants,
Modus Operandi, David Bonnett Associates,
Tollent Construction
Bexhill Museum
Client
Rother District Council
Dates
2006 – 2007
Area
760 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners,
Cragg Management, Connell Mott McDonald,
BEP, RFA
De la Warr Pavilion
Client
De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust
Dates
1991 – 2006
Area
4,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, F.J Samuely
& Partners, Rybka, Maynard Mortimer &
Gibbons, David Bonnett Associates
78 – 82
Client
Dates
Area
Team
Derngate
78 Derngate
1998 – 2007
500 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners, Jampel,
Davison and Bell, Rybka Battle
Boyden & Company, William Anelay
Stanislavsky Factory
Client
01 Properties
Dates
2004 – 2009
Area
30,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, ADM Architects, AB Development, MEBE Construction
Kericho Cathedral
Client
Diocese of Kericho
Dates
2010 – 2014
Area
2,800 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners
Arup, Triad, EAMS, Eng Plan
TATE Millbank
Client
TATE Britain
Dates2009
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Drivers Jonas
Daily Mosque
Client
Msheireb Properties
Dates
2010 – 2014
Area
1,400 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Arab Engineering
Bureau, GIA Equation, Burns & McDonnell, TIME Qatar
Courtauld Institute
Client
Courtauld Institute of Art
Dates
2011 – ongoing
Area
9,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Buro Happold,
Gardiner & Theobald, David Bonnett
Associates
Museum
Client
Dates
Area
Team
of London
Musem of London
2012 – ongoing
15,000 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners
The Burrell Collection
Client
Glasgow Life
Dates2012
Area
13,000 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, People Friendly
Design, Gardiner & Theobald
Royal BC
Client
Dates
Area
Team
Museum
Royal BC Museum
2013 – ongoing
25,000 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners, Merrick
Architecture, McFarlane Biggar, Donald
Luxton Associates, Arup, Altus Group
Tate Londonderry
ClientTate
Dates
2012 – 2013
Area–
Team
John McAslan + Partners
Museum
Client
Dates
Area
Team
of Methodism
Wesley’s Chapel & Leysian Mission
2012 – 2013
450 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners
Barker Langham, Buro Happold
Hockley & Dawson
Natural History Museum
Client
Natural History Museum
Dates
2013 – ongoing
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Buro Happold
Gardiner & Theobald, Barker Langham
Friends House
Client
Religious Society of Friends
Dates
2011 – 2014
Area
2,500 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Max Fordham,
Walsh Group, Stephen Cuddy,
Anne Minors Performance Consultants,
Westco Partnership
Heritage
Client
Dates
Area
Team
Quarter
Msheireb Properties
2011 – 2014
8,000 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners, Buro Happold
Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Barker
Langham, Davis Langdon, Arab Engineering
Bureau, TiME Qatar
Museum of Russian Impressionism
ClientPrivate
Dates
2012 – 2015
Area
2,700 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners
Avesta, GIA Lighting, Spectrum
Surgeons’ Hall Museums
Client
The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Dates
2012 – 2015
Area
1,490 Sqm
Team
John McAslan + Partners, Arup
People Friendly Design, David Adamson
Camberwell Library
Client Southwark Council
Dates 2012 – 2015
Area 804 Sqm
Team John McAslan + Partners
NSD, Davis Langdon
BDP, Balfour Beatty Construction
Cultural
Client
Dates
Area
Team
Forum
Msheireb Properties
2008 – 2016
20,000 Sqm
John McAslan + Partners
Burns & McDonnell, Arup Façades
Charcoalblue, TiME Qatar
Credits
Essay Jay Merrick, architecture critic
Design Lisa Sjukur, April