British Museum

Nestled at the rear of the world-famous British Museum, its new conservation and exhibition centre presented many design and engineering challenges for the project team.

A deep basement was required on the narrow site to house archives and workshops. This required very tight ground movement control to avoid damaging the adjacent grade I listed museum, open galleries and exhibits, and nearby properties.

Exhibition spaces were defined by clear spans and expressed structure to provide flexible space which can be easily reconfigured. Working closely with RSHP Architects, both expressed structure and attention to detail were key to achieving a high-quality environment, which ranged from light, airy working space to open plan exhibition and climate controlled archive and storage.

Mark worked as review and design director throughout the project (while at Ramboll) to help with the project’s technical development from concept through to completion on site.