A collaboration between Freehaus and JA Projects has resulted in the conversion of a vacant retail unit into a youth centre in Wood Green, north London.

Situated off Wood Green High Road, the site comprises a single aspect vacant retail unit with floor to ceiling heights and a concrete waffle slab soffit, all of which was previously concealed by multiple suspended lay-in ceiling grids across the space. 

The adaptive reuse of the unit celebrates this hidden structural detail and provides uplifts to finishes and services in order to safeguard the future use of the site.

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