The Grand Entrance Hall is a newly accessible underground space which converts Isambard Kingdom Brunei's Grade ll*-listed Thames Tunnel Sinking Shaft into an exhibition and performance space. Tate Harmer's intervention was as much about revealing the beauty of the existing space as it was about providing public access. The staircase and platform were conceived as a 'ship in a bottle' structure; prefabricated and inserted through a new door opening. The installation contains all the services and requirements necessary to create a working public performance space, while retaining the powerful, raw atmosphere of Brunei's first structure.
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