©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©Hufton Crow, courtesy of AL_A Architects
©AL_A Architects
©AL_A Architects
©AL_A Architects
©AL_A Architects
©AL_A Architects

Victoria and Albert New Spaces

London GB
AL_A Architects
2017

Type

Museum

Tags

renovations, cultural facilities, global cultural institutions, made by women

Visitability

Allowed

Description

The Exhibition Road Quarter, designed by AL_A, is the largest construction project undertaken by the V&A since its main buildings in South Kensington were completed in 1909 under the direction of Sir Aston Webb. The project has transformed the former boiler house yard on London’s great cultural artery, Exhibition Road, to create a sequence of major new spaces that will redefine the V&A’s relationship with the street and the public: – The Sainsbury Gallery: a hyper-flexible, 1,100m2 column-free exhibition gallery that provides the V&A for the first time with a purpose-built space for its world-leading programme of temporary exhibitions  – The Sackler Courtyard: the world’s first porcelain public courtyard, paved in 11,000 handmade tiles that were inspired by the rich tradition of ceramics at the V&A  – The Blavatnik Hall: a new entrance into the V&A that will transform how visitors experience and discover the Museum and its collections The project has redeveloped 2,200m2 of underused space to provide 6,400m2 of new space for the V&A in its already densely occupied South Kensington home.(Description provided by the architects)