2024-12-22T05:40:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150378353/wilkinsoneyre-to-design-experiential-268-million-london-tunnels-makeover Josh Niland 2023-09-28T19:40:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/82a181196982dd9e1cc3f90ff109cf5f.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/WilkinsonEyre" target="_blank">WilkinsonEyre</a> has been announced as the architects of a new $268 million <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10647/adaptive-reuse" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a> plan that will overhaul a World War II era bomb shelter underneath High Holborn, London into a high-tech immersive tourist destination.</p> <p>The plan was made possible after the government-run tunnels were made public for the first time in 70 years. Their clients, The London Tunnels Ltd., purchased the nearly mile-long tract with designs on transforming it into a digital experience-laden cavern with the potential for a bar space, restaurant, and exhibits for upwards of two million visitors per year.</p> <p>The firm&rsquo;s London Director, Paul Baker, said: &ldquo;These secret spaces present the opportunity to tell extraordinary stories that helped shape the 20th century, alongside awe-inspiring digital immersive experiences.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6736e26347ff54dbb037b3efccd58316.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/67/6736e26347ff54dbb037b3efccd58316.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: DBOX courtesy of WilkinsonEyre</figcaption></figure><p>WilkinsonEyre&rsquo;s makeover of the 7.6 meter (24.9 foot)-wide spaces will include installing curved screens, scent-emitting technology, a system of pinpoint audio...</p>