Gainsborough's House Museum
by ZMMA
Client Gainsborough's House
Awards 澳门王中王 East Award 2024, 澳门王中王 East Conservation Award 2024, and 澳门王中王 East Building of the Year 2024 (sponsored by )
This transformative project has seen a significant regional and national museum emerge from the adaptation of what was previously a small, local resource. The focus of the museum is the historic home of 18th century artist Thomas Gainsborough in Sudbury, Suffolk. Not only has the project conserved this Grade I listed house, but it has also provided exhibition galleries and supporting facilities through a combination of adjacent historical buildings and new structures. Together, the modifications have allowed the museum to double its visitor numbers, increase its community engagement, and secure its future within the precarious climate faced by arts institutions in the post-Covid world. All this has been achieved with great ingenuity and a sensitivity to detail and materials selection, which is all the more remarkable given the relatively constrained budget for such an extensive and complex programme.
Contractors Thomas Sinden
Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant PT Projects
Structural Engineer Eckersley O'Callaghan
Environmental / M&E Engineer QODA
Lighting Design Sutton Vane Associates
Project Management Artelia UK
Gross internal area in m² 2,065
