Gasworks, London SE11
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The painted white brick of the street frontage
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HAT Projects refurbished exhibition spaces and studios at the Oval, London. The space occupies a three-storey building that was originally a storage depot. In the reorganised plan, ground-floor functions radiate from a central hub, connecting two exhibiti
On the street frontage, the white-painted brick and the gallery’s monochrome palette is amplified by minimal signage in the form of vertical and horizontal lightboxes, while a curved wall is clad in mosaic-like hexagonal tiles.
Inside, a section of the stair tower has been removed to expose the staircase. The first and second floors are devoted to studios, where the monochrome palette gives way to blood-red encaustic tiles. On the upper floor studios, timber trusses slice through partition walls.
Data
- Begun: 2014
- Completed: 2015
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Address: 155 Vauxhall St, London, SE11 5RH, United Kingdom
Tags 
Art gallery, Art studios, Curved wall, England, London, Refurbishment
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Professional Team
- Architect: HAT Projects
- Client: Gasworks
