The Zaha Hadid Foundation is preparing to open a public arts venue in the former London headquarters of the late architect’s practice. The project will occupy the Clerkenwell building from which Zaha Hadid’s eponymous studio operated.
The foundation describes the venue as a new hub for architecture and design, bringing a public cultural role to a site closely associated with one of Britain’s most internationally influential architecture practices.
The building is a Grade II-listed Victorian school, adding a heritage dimension to its next use. Its conversion will place exhibitions and cultural programming within a protected structure that previously functioned as a private design office.
Clerkenwell has long been a focal point for London’s architecture, furniture and design industries. The planned opening adds another public-facing destination to the district, where former industrial and institutional buildings have increasingly been adapted for creative and cultural uses.
Details of the venue’s programme and opening timetable have not been set out in the information reported by Dezeen.