Empire House
Photography: Norah Alghafis
Abernethy Building Queen Mary Innovation Centre
Empire House
The Empire House was originally designed and built in the 1930s for a dairy firm, Morris Israel and Sons Ltd. However, after years of neglect, the building was in a desperate state. Therefore, a renovation was undergone in 2017 to not only preserve many of the original features, but to add modern attributes that would improve the buildings usability. Today, this building contains office space for staff of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Sources Used:
Spaces and facilities, Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) Available: Spaces and facilities - Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) (qmul.ac.uk) (Accessed: 15/10/2023)
Berk, L (2019) Empire House: A Preservation Success. Available at: https://www.louisberk.com/?q=empirehouse#:~:text=Empire%20House%20was%20originally%20built,which%20specialised%20in%20egg%20distribution. (Accessed: 15/10/2023)
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