The JCC: Building Jewish Life

Our Building

Working closely with internationally renowned architects, Liftschutz Davidson Sandilands, we are creating an exciting, contemporary centre which will deliver our vision of building Jewish life – in a place where Jewish culture will be made, and to which people of all ages will want to come.

There are three components to the scheme: a flexible three- storey JCC pavilion (illustrated in the cutaway right); a generous open space or piazza for outdoor events, carefully protected from the Finchley Road; and a residential block of 14 two- bedroom flats with views to the southwest. The ground floor of the pavilion contains a large multi-purpose hall and a cafe/bar/freelance hub, both opening onto the piazza, a screening room, and workshop space. The first floor is for community spaces, including a demonstration kitchen, an arts and crafts room, rehearsal and dance studios with changing rooms, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a recording studio.

The JCC Nursery, the cornerstone of our family activity, will be on the second floor. It will provide full day care throughout the year for 0 to 5 year olds in a high quality environment. It will have its own private terrace for outdoor play. The JCC offices will also be on this level.

Outside, in the piazza, we are planning a year-round programme of outdoor events, from weekend markets to fitness training to ice skating to gardening workshops.

The building will be easy to navigate, accessible to all, and very environmentally- friendly, with natural ventilation, a brown roof to encourage biodiversity, rainwater harvesting and solar panels.

We are very grateful for the support so many of you have shown towards our plans; we look forward to turning the plans into reality!

Click here to see pages of our recent public exhibition of the JCC’s new building proposals.

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