Synagogue restoration
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Project • By Studio ST Architects • Synagogues
Ansche Chesed Synagogue
Studio ST Architects’ renovation of the 94-year-old Ansche Chesed Synagogue revitalizes the space to encourage a greater sense of community and to accommodate twenty-first century needs. The main project challenge was redesigning the landmarked synagogue to make the spaces feel more contemporary yet reflective of the building’s past. Studio ST upgraded the functionality, aesthetics and security of the 1927 Romanesque-Byzantine synagogue while relating to its historic features.
Bilyana Dimitrova
The synagogue wished to increase the building’s security while maintaining a sense of an open and welcoming space. A new security office was created in the entry vestibule, and a lockdown system was installed in the main assem... More
News • News • 22 Jul 2021
Contemporary Corten steel-clad extension to the Manchester Jewish Museum compliments the beauty of the city’s oldest synagogue
Led by Katy Marks and her team at architecture firm Citizens Design Bureau (CDB), the Manchester Jewish Museum opened its doors in July 2021. The new museum, which is situated in one of the city’s most multicultural areas, explores universal experiences of journeys, communities and identities from the perspective of Manchester’s Jewish community.
Philip Vile
The project includes a Grade II* listed synagogue building that has been fully renovated and restored to serve as both a living artefact of an authentic Spanish and Portuguese synagogue and as a stunning cultural space in which the museum will programme live events throughout the year. Alongside the restoration component, a major new extensio... More