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Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art

by Witherford Watson Mann Architects 

 Client The Courtauld Institute of Art 

Award RIBA London Award 2023 and RIBA National Award 2023 (sponsored by Forterra). Shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023 (sponsored by Autodesk)

Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile

The transformation of the Courtauld Gallery in its home at Somerset House, London is the first part of a multi-phase project that aims to open up the institution both physically and culturally. The gallery occupies the central section of the Grade I-listed Somerset House, facing onto the Strand. Designed by William Chambers in the late 18th century as the Royal Academy and occupied by the Courtauld Institute since the early 1990s, the most recent reworking of the gallery has been designed by Witherford Watson Mann.

Watch a video of the project below.

 

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Read an in-depth review of the project on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine 

Structural Engineer Price & Myers 

Environmental / M&E Engineer Max Fordham 

Acoustic Engineer Max Fordham

Project Management Gardiner & Theobold 

Construction Managers Sir Robert Mcalpine Special Projects 

Permanent Exhibition Designer Nissen Richards Studio 

Lighting Design ARUP Lighting / Studio ZNA 

Access Consultant David Bonnett Associates 

Historic Building Assessments Alan Baxter Ltd 

Planning Consultant The Planning Lab 

Security Consultants Ian Johnson Associates 

Fire Consultant BB7 Fire Ltd 

Approved Inspector AIS Chartered Surveyors 

Internal area 5310 m2 (gross) 

Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile
Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile
Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile
Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile
Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Philip Vile
Courtauld Connects, The Courtauld Institute of Art © Witherford Watson Mann Architects
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