We recently presented our proposal for the transformation of the Nautical Museum in Castletown on the Isle of Man to the Tynwald and various stakeholder engagement days. Interviews with Project Lead, Jon Parry, together with our animated walkthrough can be found here and here

The project combines conservation and repair of the entire historic Nautical Museum site with an architecturally distinct, sustainable and sympathetic design for a new-build display boathouse for the historic ship, The Peggy. The completed project will transform access & interpretation, combining historic collections, vibrant new interactives and displays to provide a world class, all weather attraction for Castletown, offering engaging and enjoyable experiences that will embrace and inspire visitors of all ages and abilities.

The proposal combines the highest standards of conservation and adaptation of existing historic buildings together with innovative and accessible approaches to exhibition design, visitor interaction, understanding and enjoyment.

Dannatt Johnson Architects lead a design team including Steensen Varming and AECOM, with Project Management from Fraser Randall. This team delivered our recent award-winning collaboration at the Imperial War Museum Second World War and Holocaust Galleries. Exhibition Designers Real Studios have also worked along side us, following our previous work together for the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

We are proud to be working with Manx National Heritage on this prestigious and significant site, and look forward to the exciting possibilities and opportunities that this complex and transformational project will provide. The project is currently on hiatus, while funding applications and fundraising activities are undertaken. In the meantime, we are pleased to share some of our team’s concept images for the project, presented to the Tynwald and stakeholders in recent days.