V&A East Storehouse
“Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, with support from local architects Austin-Smith:Lord, V&A East Storehouse occupies a 16,000 square metre expanse (larger than 30 basketball courts) and houses more than 250,000 objects, 350,000 books, and 1,000 archival collections which have been relocated from Blythe House in West Kensington.
To make it work, steel walkways have been plugged into the original steel frame to create elevated paths through and around the space, allowing the building to accommodate over 1,000 visitors at a time, as well as provide easy access for staff and curators to objects they desire. Here East’s solid ground floor, designed for heavy trucks, also makes it ideal for supporting large, heavy objects, as well as for forklift trucks moving items around.”
Photos: Hufton+Crow
