The first phase of Harrow Arts Centre’s redevelopment sees underused historic outbuildings become a dance school, events space and artists’ studios
Architecture and research practice DK-CM has completed the first stage of a wider project to transform the Harrow Arts Centre in northwest London. Three outlying listed buildings across the centre campus – which had previously been used for laundry and storage functions – have been sensitively refurbished to become new locations for a dance school, events space and artists’ studios.
The work is part of a six-year masterplan developed by DK-CM to support the arts centre to grow and become both environmentally and economically sustainable. The design team carried out an extensive study of the history of the campus, which was originally The Royal Commercial Travellers School. The masterplan retains and upgrades existing buildings, improves public realm, and adds four new buildings across the site as part of latter phases.