Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate, United Kingdom

April 19, 2011 Category: Cultural, Public Buildings

Turner Contemporary Gallery that located in Margate, United Kingdom, was designed by David Chipperfield Architects. The concept comes from 2007 RIBA Stirling Prize, RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture and now 2011 Mies van der Rohe winner David Chipperfield, whose sensitive approach to the design location ensures that the clean lines and somewhat heavy exterior are balanced by the implementation of a glass envelope, the function of which it is to resist the corrosive qualities of the unavoidable sea spray and strong winds.

A number of large windows filter sunshine reflected by the sea into airy public spaces; however the prime gallery units are lit by smaller, perfectly angled panes which combine the harsh light from the north with a softer, more hazy glow from the south, described by Chipperfield as the ‘privilege of orientation’. The sloping roofs on each of the six identical volumes that make up the gallery have been specifically slanted so that the windows may capture the sun’s rays as their intensity alters throughout the seasons.

Turner Contemporary Gallery design by David Chipperfield Architects