It is a trick that view architecture know-how to insert into existing buildings modern additions that do not overstate the purpose they serve. Founded in 1811, the Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's oldest built-for-art gallery and a masterpiece of architecture, needed such treatment. Rick Mathers Architect succeeds in getting out of the way to allow this historic gem, to speak its mind. Damage in World War II, the building needed a complete systems and technical overhaul. the new addition offers the necessary visitor amenities, including a 60-person cafe and a multipurpose room for education, while respecting the original setting of the gallery. The complex form a cloister that defines a formal quadrangle facing a garden, which the cafe opens out to and which serves as a link to the main gallery.
Although there is little visual evidence of change, the existing gallery has been entirely refurbished with modern computer-controlled variable day-lighting through the roof light, new lighting to replace the fluorescent fixtures, and concealed black-out blinds. this his bought the lighting control for the displayed pictures within modern conservation standards.
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