@JamieFobert
After over a year of construction at the @nationalportraitgallery I am able to share with you a first view of our work there.
The NPG have released a short film showing the opening up of three windows in the north façade to create a new entrance. To connect this new hall to the public realm on Charing Cross Road a bridge was required to span the historic courtyard. The solution is a precast bridge in five sections, cast in Northern Ireland and installed in one tense night. Its curvaceous form, we hope, will open the gallery to a much wider public.
With thanks to Moore Concrete, Ballymena, Co. Antrim for their perfect execution and to Gilbert Ash @gilbertashnews our amazing contractors.
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