Whitechapel Handicraft Library

Design Brief

In response to the rapid development of handicraft industry in United Kingdom, this project aims to convert the existing Whitechapel Bell Foundry into an industrial library to serve the expanding handicraft community. Operated by the Crafts Council, the library will be an important base to facilitate the growth of the handicraft industry. Therefore, it will serve as a multifunctional centre for people:

1. To gather, to learn, to exchange and to work collaboratively
2. To serve as an informative and experiential centre
3. To promote and support development of handicraft industry in UK as a base
4. To provide inspiration to stimulate visitors’ creativity and imagination