Daylit Gallery

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Daylit Gallery

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The four-story high [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium-like]] volume of the Daylit Gallery was created by repurposing and enclosing a large [[wiktionary:interstitial_space|interstitial space]] and covering it with an all glass roof. The structure "uses glass beams or 'fins' to support the glazing", the panels of which were cold bent in place to form a [[Hypersurface|hyparsurface]]. At its inception, the gallery was the only space in the museum entirely covered with glass.
The four-story high [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium-like]] volume of the Daylit Gallery was created by repurposing and enclosing a large [[wiktionary:interstitial_space|interstitial space]] and covering it with an all glass roof. The structure "uses glass beams or 'fins' to support the glazing", the panels of which were cold bent in place to form a [[Hypersurface|hyparsurface]]. At its inception, the gallery was the only space in the museum entirely covered with glass.


The removal of an existing two level Victorian marble staircase facilitated the design and addition of a new, modern staircase and lift, also allowing for the development of a vertical "circulation hub” which joins six levels of the museum. Passing through the Daylit Gallery and connecting it with the suite of Medieval & Renaissance Galleries, this circulation hub provides continuity and previously lacking "equality of access" throughout this important and much visited zone of the V&A.
The removal of an existing two level Victorian marble staircase facilitated the design and addition of a new, modern staircase and lift, also allowing for the development of a vertical "circulation hub” which joins six levels of the museum. Passing through the Daylit Gallery and connecting it with the larger suite of Medieval and Renaissance Galleries, this circulation hub provides continuity and adds previously lacking "equality of access" throughout this important and much visited zone of the V&A.


=== Interior views of the Daylit Gallery ===
=== Interior views of the Daylit Gallery ===
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