Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, V&A Museum
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Glass beams spanning over existing parapet
McInnes Usher McKnight Architects Download Original
Relocation of V&A’s Medieval and Renaissance Galleries to the re-modelled Aston-Webb wing, with restored ornate doorways and modern glass roof installation
Ten galleries display display 1,800 objects from the rare medieval and renaissance collections in a roughly chronological progression.
The existing 1909 Aston Webb rooms have been reconfigured into ten new inter-linked galleries, featuring a central orientation space with floating stairs and lift linking all floors of the museum for the first time. This space also incorporates the Bonita Trust study area and a relaxation zone.
Structural glass beams, spanning up to 9m have been used to create a new day-lit gallery with translucent undulating roof providing natural lighting to the new artifacts on display.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2008
- Completed: Dec 2009
- Floor area: 3,200m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £2.3M
- Funding: Heritage Lottery Fund
- Procurement: GC Works with Quantities
- Address: V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: MUMA
- Client: Victoria and Albert Museum
- Historic building consultant: Julian Harrap Architects
- Main contractor: Holloway White Allom
- Project manager: Lend Lease
- Project manager: March Consulting
- Artificial Lighting Consultant: DHA Designs
- Services engineer: Arup
- Quantity surveyor: Davis Langdon
- Structural engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners
Suppliers
- Glass Roof: Octatube
- Balustrades: TP Aspinall and Sons
- Concrete: Toureen Mangan
- Concrete: White and Reid
- Brickwork: PAYE