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DETAILS:
A partnership development between Lubavitch Foundation
and LB Hackney, this 2-floor government-sponsored initiative
will provide 25 nursery places for local children, together
with other family facilities. In addition, an existing community
library, currently located in the adjacent Lubavitch Girls'
School, will occupy the second floor, and the top floor will
be dedicated to community training facilities.
The
original semi-detached house adjacent to the existing school
was replaced by the new building, which is sensitively designed
to effect the transition between the '50s modern school structure
and the 1900s adjacent Victorian housing.
The
grey brickwork of the school is echoed in the new building,
and the angled wood-clad projecting bay with its brightly
coloured glazing acts as a beacon to visitors up and down
Northfield Road.
The
building was nominated for a 2010 Hackney Design Award.
The
LCC web site can be viewed at:
http://www.lubavitchchildrenscentre.com
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