Project summary

The Jewish Community Centre (JCC) aims to create an inclusive gateway to all things Jewish, where Jews of every stripe, young and old, orthodox and secular, can encounter other Jews.

The JCC’s programme embraces Arts, Culture, Debate, Food & Drink, Nightlife, Health & Fitness, and Family – all with a Jewish flavour, and in a Jewish context.

The new building will be modern, forward thinking and fun, filled with events and activities that invigorate Jewish life and turn up the Jewish volume. Through a programme of events and through the new community centre building, the JCC will aim to transform the lives of the tens of thousands of Jews who live in London.

Charcoalblue has advised on the design of the multi-purpose hall and on the performance-related technical provision throughout the building, and is ovrseeing the works on site during construction.

Facilities in the new building will include:

• A multi-purpose hall – a flexible space for larger events and functions with retractable seating for more than 250 – the perfect Jewish weddings venue and Bar Mitzvah venue.
• A large kosher café/bar/freelance hub – a relaxed space open from early in the morning until late at night for working, eating, music and just hanging out – opening onto...
• An external piazza for eating, performances, markets and more
• A 60-seat cinema for film screenings, lectures and debates
• A demonstration kitchen – a kosher kitchen for hands-on and demonstration cookery
• Studios for dance, exercise, rehearsal, equipped with production infrastructure, sprung floors, changing rooms and showers
• A dedicated workshop for arts and crafts
• Several well-appointed meeting rooms of different sizes
• A resources/learning centre – multimedia educational, cultural and information centre on all subjects of Jewish interest
• A full day-care Jewish nursery with a capacity for 75 children from 6 months to 5 years, with its own private terrace for outdoor play