Simplifying & revealing: Phase 1 2002-2009

摘要

V&A FuturePlan is all about improving physical and intellectual access to the museum. One of the earliest projects was to create step-free access from the pavement into the building itself. Pringle Richards Sharratt inserted gently sweeping ramps on either side of new, generously widened steps to allow easy access into the museum for all visitors. Inside, the grand entrance and dome were also improved to create a brighter, more welcoming arrival point for visitors. Another important early FuturePlan project was the design and deployment of a new wayfinding system, designed by Holmes Wood. The V&A's vast estate is labyrinthine, with a complicated arrangement of spaces that are notoriously hard to navigate. It has 140 galleries, three visitor entrances, seven floors and 26 flights of stairs and lifts.