ABOUT THE PROJECT

Client: Jerram Falkus
Project: Natural History Museum
Architect/Designer: Dannatt Johnson
Project type: Heritage restoration project – supply and install
Joinery requirements: Renovation of the two story members lounge, including, bench seating, reception desk, integrated book shelf, radiator covers, doors, skirting, vanity unit, waiter station, and coffee points.
Address: Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD

Restoration joinery at the museum

Working on a heritage restoration project with the Natural History Museum (NHM) is one of our most prestigious projects to date. After an intensive tender process we won the contract to renovate their private members lounge – the Anning Room, which have been designed to meet the needs of the museums ever growing number of members.

Clients requirements

This project came in two phases, with the first phase comprising of the restoration of the existing original door arches and additional miscellaneous bespoke joinery items.

The second phase involved the renovation of the two story members lounge, including, bench seating, reception desk, integrated book shelf, radiator covers, eight internal doors, baby changing tray, skirting, two vanity units, two waiter station, kitchen hot/cold pass counter, fire place paneling, framed mirror, and two coffee points.

Collaboration

In total the project spanned 18 months, and involved heavy collaboration with a multitude of subcontractors, which occasionally presented challenges, which we were quickly able to overcome. You can find out more about the process in our recent article – a joiners guide to restoration at the Natural History Museum.

As with any lengthy project, the team worked tirelessly to meet tight deadlines, present bespoke joinery solutions, and satisfy the overall needs of the client. As as a result the client was pleased with the end product and we have been asked to price additional work, and so we look forward to maintaining a continued relation with the museum.

Take a look for yourself

Joinery gallery

Integrated bookcase

Bespoke radiator covers

Bench seating

Stone Reception desk

Reception desk pedestal

Kitchen hot/cold pass counter

Joinery door

Hard Wood Door

Timber lavatory door

Custom made coffee station

Coffee station

Waiter station

Vanity unit

Timber framed mirror

We hope you enjoyed reading about this heritage restoration project and if you too are in need of any commercial bespoke joinery or restoration joinery, get in touch today.