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new venue for inner-city church
King’s Cross Church have been working with Haworth Tompkins on their first dedicated venue - King’s House, located on Pentonville Road in King’s Cross. The two-storey former snooker hall, drama school and bike repair shop is undergoing a light-touch refurbishment as a first phase, with adapted building access, improved thermal performance and the provision of a new shopfront, giving the church a public face onto the street.
The design accommodates the wide variety of activities and initiatives undertaken by both the church and their partners, including space provision for a food bank, counselling services and other community outreach projects; under the same roof for the first time. A 200-seat auditorium, office space, a creche, cafe and kitchen have been planned to maximise the building’s functionality in the short-term without impeding the long-term aspirations of the church, which include an extension to increase auditorium capacity, and provide additional office space for their expanding team.
