London, UK

Completed: 2003

The Geffrye Museum of English Domestic Interiors in East London has made use of reclaimed strength grade pitch pine timber beams that were originally installed in a maltings in Suffolk in 1720. All timber connections are bolted enabling the timber to be reused in future. The timber is already nearly three hundred years old and its life is further extended.

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FEATURES

Site and Ecology
The museum is set in an existing building, the former almshouses of the Ironmonger Company, and therefore makes use of the existing structure and site.

Community and Culture
The almshouses of the Ironmonger Company built in 1714 are Grade 1 listed (London Borough of Hackney). The reuse of the building ensures the retention of cultural heritage, which contributes to a sustainable community.

Health

Materials
The use of reclaimed materials such as the pitch pine beams supplied by Victorian Wood Works reduce the impact of virgin material resourcing.

Energy.

Water