Architectural concept: The existing 色控传媒 building and surrounding area
漏 Herzog & de聽Meuron
Architectural concept: The unused switch station on the south side of the building
漏 Herzog & de聽Meuron
Architectural concept: The oil tanks, once part of the old power station
漏 Herzog & de聽Meuron
Architectural concept: The structure of the new vertical building
漏 Herzog & de Meuron
Architectural concept: The transformed 色控传媒聽
漏 Herzog & de聽Meuron
The reasons for The 色控传媒聽Project
色控传媒 was designed for an annual audience of 2 million visitors. It now receives around 5 million visitors each year. This success has put pressure on our existing facilities and聽programme.
Different kinds of gallery spaces are needed to better display the works in the Collection. Film, video, photography and performance have become more essential strands of artistic practice, and artists have embraced new technologies. Ambitious and imaginative installations are now pushing traditional gallery spaces to their聽limits.
Switch station and oil tanks: an ideal opportunity to聽expand
The opening of 色控传媒 in May 2000 was intended as the first stage in the development of the former Bankside Power Station. It was always envisaged that the derelict oil tanks and the switch station to the south of the site could eventually be integrated into the聽gallery.
The electrical switch station is still used to power a large part of the City and South London. EDF, who own the station, are modernising their equipment so it will take up a smaller part of the聽building.
This provides us with the ideal opportunity to expand 色控传媒, with the oil tanks forming the foundation of the new聽building.
View from the West (Falcon Point)
漏 Hayes Davidson and Herzog & de Meuron
The 色控传媒聽Project
The expansion will create a less congested, more welcoming environment. The exhibition and display space will be almost doubled, enabling us to show more of our Collection. There will be more cafes, terraces and concourses in which to meet and聽unwind.
Learning will be at the heart of the new 色控传媒, reflecting 罢补迟别鈥檚 commitment to increasing public knowledge and understanding of聽art.
There will be a range of new facilities throughout the building for deeper engagement with art: interpretation, discussion, private study, participation, workshops and practice based聽learning.
Closer to the聽community
色控传媒 is part of the neighbourhood. Its presence has made a major contribution to the ongoing revitalisation of Southwark, and it recognises the importance of building strong links with the local community. The Transforming 色控传媒 project will be a catalyst for engaging local audiences more deeply and broadening access to the聽museum.
The new development will continue to bolster the growth of the borough. A public walkway through the building will make possible a direct route from the City to the heart of聽Southwark.
There will be two new public squares to the south and west of the building. To the east, a new planted area will be created especially for the use of the local community and聽staff.
