Refurb & Restore Issue 30 2022 | Page 41

to articulate the horizontal and vertical movement through the galleries , so that a greatly increased proportion of the collection can be enjoyed at any one time .
SECTION A-A
The Design . A discrete entrance has been added to the east of the retained existing entrance accessed from an adjoining paved piazza that creates an enhanced natural setting where visitors can also relax or picnic or spill out from the café at its southeast corner . Adjoining the entrance sequence , a new orientation volume connects the museum levels up to the mezzanine galleries and down by a stepped seating arrangement to the newly opened-up garden-level floor below . The latter now accommodates an exhibition and events gallery connected to a viewable art storage space , workshops , the rejuvenated café , and parkland beyond .