The new Timothy Taylor Gallery in Carlos Place, Mayfair, has opened its doors with a show by the renowned post-war American painter, Alex Katz.
Eric Parry has created an ingeniously light and elegant gallery within the shell of a former bank building located just off Grosvenor Square in the Mayfair Conservation Area. The exhibition area occupies 162 square metres at street level and is 4.2 metres high. The space is designed as a neutral backdrop to the art on display and can accommodate very large two and three dimensional works of art.
The total scheme occupies 615 square metres, including viewing rooms, office space, painting storage, staff facilities and a workshop. Spread over ground and lower ground floors, the public and private areas are linked by a solid oak staircase.
This is the second gallery to be designed by Eric Parry Architects for the Timothy Taylor Gallery.
For information on Eric Parry Architects, please contact:
Robert Torday / Gemma Wood
Telephone: 020 7247 8334
Mobile: 07747 596 959 / 07751 187 175
Email: Robert.torday@ing-media.com / gemma@ing-media.com
Notes to Editors:
Eric Parry Architects is an established and award-winning practice with a growing portfolio of notable work. Current projects include Aldermanbury Square in the City of London and the most significant renewal project currently being undertaken in London, the restoration and redevelopment of the historic St Martinin-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square. The practice has recently been appointed to design a new recital hall for Wells Cathedral School, Somerset - the UK's leading specialist music school.
The practice undertakes a broad range of work, varied in scope and scale. It has won numerous awards, including an RIBA Award and an AIA Design Excellence Award in 2003 for the design of the office building at 30 Finsbury Square, London, which was also short-listed for the prestigious Stirling Prize in the same year. The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park was awarded Best Leisure Design at the FX International Interior Design Awards in 2001 and Foundress Court at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, won an RIBA Award in 1998.
The practice is based in Finsbury, London, and employs over 50 staff. EPA also has an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the practice has designed a number of residential schemes.
Eric Parry has a key involvement in all projects, particularly in their design development stages. He is keenly interested in the bridges between theory, practice, space and society.
http://www.ericparryarchitects.co.uk/
For further information on the Timothy Taylor Gallery, please contact:
Purple PR
Hallie Logan
Telephone: 0207434 7074
Email: Hallie@purplepr.com