New V&A Museum Exhibition Road Quarter Opens Today
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The Victoria & Albert Museum is a London landmark and an unmissable stop for someone visiting the British capital and loves art and culture – and as of today, architecture and exclusive design! Amanda Levete, winner of the prestigious Stirling Prize, and her architecture agency AL_A led the museum’s newest and largest overhauling project yet, and created its largest extension in a century.
The 6,400 extra square meters brought by the new Exhibition Road Quarter feature not only a new gallery, but also an alternative entrance to the V&A Museum, a shop, a café and a courtyard. The latter is depicted above and is truly amazing: no less than 11,000 handmade porcelain tiles pave the 1,200-square-meter space, forming 15 linear patterns inspired by the trusses around it. It will welcome both customers from the café and large-scale art pieces, a great idea!
18 meters below, is V&A Museum‘s brand new Sainsbury Gallery! 1,100 square meters of extra exhibition space under a folded ceiling and in a pure, contemporary atmosphere where, you’ll agree, inspiration flows free. The Exhibition Road Quarter and its gallery are also intended to be a crossing point, a less formal space linking the museum to the street. Breathtaking!
Don’t be scared by the idea of being deep underground: skylight brightens the space and gives a fresh vision of the façades of the surrounding buildings. Well, what an actual art is architecture!
Definitely, exclusive design and art is not only meant to be exhibited in museum: it can be the museum itself too. London nevers disappoints us when it reveals architecture and design projects, and V&A Museum Exhibition Road Quarter topped the city’s standards with flying colors! What do you think about it? Share your thoughts in the comment section below and stay posted for more design news!
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