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| Barbara Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield - Designed by David Chipperfield |
I went to a meeting in recently where we are doing a medical centre surgery extension, four hours each way up the M1. On the way back I decided take a break and go and see the newly opened Barbara Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield (about 10 minutes off junction 39 of the M1)
Well worth a visit if you are going past. Designed by David Chipperfield and set on the waters edge of the river Calder it is a master class in the art of insitu concrete with walls finished to a fine polish. Inside the staircase is clad in what at first sight looks like black marble but is actually stained MDF, a very clever use of simple materials.
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| Barbara Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield - Designed by David Chipperfield |
Well worth a diversion off a trip up North - there is even a good Cafe at the gallery. Go there via Thornes Road, don't be deterred by driving through an industrial estate, it is worth while. - Martin Scott of brp architects
Labels: architects, common interest