Archinect - News 2024-11-14T11:27:13-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150359693/dulwich-picture-gallery-to-undergo-most-significant-redevelopment-in-decades-designed-by-carmody-groarke-and-kim-wilkie Dulwich Picture Gallery to undergo most significant redevelopment in decades, designed by Carmody Groarke and Kim Wilkie Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-08-10T11:35:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/df/df911d24a0ba42b5be8340fe04d74976.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/722/london" target="_blank">London&rsquo;s</a> Southwark Council has granted approval for the redevelopment of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/949635/dulwich-picture-gallery" target="_blank">Dulwich Picture Gallery</a> and its gardens. Led by architects <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/70547562/carmody-groarke" target="_blank">Carmody Groarke</a> and landscape artist Kim Wilkie, the project will be the biggest redevelopment of the past two decades for the venue, which originally opened in 1817 as the UK&rsquo;s first public art gallery.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9bfd268c43ecae17197cfe2e79957923.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9b/9bfd268c43ecae17197cfe2e79957923.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Carmody Groarke</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The redevelopment will see a new timber <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/9031/pavilion" target="_blank">pavilion</a> constructed in the gallery's gardens. Characterized by circular window openings and a timber reciprocal frame roof, the pavilion is intended to serve as a &ldquo;warm, tactile space for children and families to enjoy.&rdquo;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/8800d34b4120c6d2b20a305d3d56ed92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/8800d34b4120c6d2b20a305d3d56ed92.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Model image credit: Richard Davies</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The square form of the pavilion will be angled at 45 degrees to the historic gallery to &ldquo;reinforce the relationship of the pavilion with the landscape and the two entrances to the site.&rdquo; Inside, the reciprocal frame roof will filter natural daylight into the center of the cruciform plan, while natural copper canopies will &ldquo;provide pla...</p>