The Layered Gallery, located in central London, houses a private collection of photographs, prints, pastels and lithographs. The aim of client and architect has been to create an enclosed courtyard structure that provides a retreat and place to contemplate art. This has been achieved by adding a new elevation to the building both substantial and sufficiently light to bring life into what is now a garden-like inner court.
Layered gallery
Gianni Botsford Architects has designed an enclosed courtyard structure in London, a sequence of layered screens that provides a retreat and place to contemplate art.
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- 14 June 2017
- London
To achieve this, Gianni Botsford Architects has designed a sequence of screens creating a layered effect. The first, outer screen is purely structural and made of Corten, or ‘weathering’ steel. The second is a Corten-framed glazed screen. Inside, a further layered effect is achieved through red blinds protecting the collection of artworks and the hanging of Corten screens on rails used for storing and viewing the collection. The openings within the two outer screens create a filigree elevation reinforcing the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. This is emphasised further by planting growing up within the Corten structure.
Layered Gallery, London
Program: art gallery
Architect: Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural engineer: TALL
Services engineer: Pearce and Associates
Quantity surveyor: David Parker
Historical consultant: Mitchell Taylor Workshop
Landscape architect: Todd Longsaffe-Gowan
Contractor: Verona Construction
Completion: 2016