Julian Harrap Architects has completed the restoration and conservation of the “outer crust” of Smithfield General Market ahead of the Museum of London’s relocation.

The three-year project was the first phase of a £250m-plus transformation of the internationally significant market buildings into a new home for the museum which is being designed by Stanton William and Asif Khan.

The museum will begin preparing for the move this summer with a celebration of 45 years in its current London Wall home before it shuts its doors to the public for good. The building, designed by Powell & Moya, is due to be demolished to make way for a pair of office towers by Diller Scofidio & Renfro. To the disappointment of the Twentieth Century Society, it was granted a certificate of immunity from listing in 2019 when the site was earmarked for DSR’s since-scrapped Centre for Music.

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