Hugh Broughton Architects expands Henry Moore Studios and Gardens
Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a major expansion of the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire, England, adding a new visitor center with a shop, café, education area, event space, meeting room, and improved staff facilities. The project respects the existing Dane Tree House, acquired by the Henry Moore Foundation in 1977. The design features oxidized steel exteriors and sweet chestnut interiors, with floor-to-ceiling windows opening onto 70 acres of gardens. The archive, containing 750,000 objects including letters, books, prints, negatives, and films, has been relocated to a renovated, expanded building with a reading room, six climate-controlled chambers, and digitization space. The complex opens every summer, offering public access to the gardens created by Irina Moore, the artist's studios, and the reorganized archives by request.
Key facts
- Hugh Broughton Architects designed the expansion of Henry Moore Studios and Gardens.
- The project adds a visitor center with shop, café, education area, event space, meeting room, and staff spaces.
- The site is in Hertfordshire, England, at the former residence of Henry Moore (1898–1986).
- Dane Tree House was acquired by the Henry Moore Foundation in 1977.
- The design uses oxidized steel for exteriors and sweet chestnut for interiors.
- Floor-to-ceiling windows in the café overlook 70 acres of gardens.
- The archive holds 750,000 objects: letters, books, prints, negatives, films.
- The archive building includes a reading room, six climate-controlled chambers, and digitization space.
- The complex opens every summer; gardens were created by Irina Moore.
- Archives are reorganized and accessible by request.
Entities
Artists
- Henry Moore
- Irina Moore
Institutions
- Hugh Broughton Architects
- Henry Moore Foundation
- Henry Moore Studios and Gardens
Locations
- Hertfordshire
- England
- Castleford
- Much Hadham