Firm, which teamed up with Austin-Smith Lord, chosen for its 鈥檆larity, ambition and originality鈥�
The V&A has appointed a team from New York-based architect Diller Scofidio & Renfro (DS&R) together with Austin-Smith Lord to lead the design of its new collection and research centre at Here East in London鈥檚 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The centre will extend public access to thousands of objects from the V&A鈥檚 collections of art, design and performance not currently on display.
DS&R is known for its work on the High Line in Manhattan and for winning the competition for the planned new London symphony hall, currently the home of the Museum of London and part of the City鈥檚 cultural mile initiative.
The competition for the new V&A collection and research centre saw five practices shortlisted. The other firms were 6a; Hoskins Architects; Haworth Tompkins with AOC; and Robbrecht en Daem and DRDH.
The V&A said DS&R鈥檚 proposal was selected 鈥渇or its clarity, ambition and originality, communicating a vision that will transform engagement with, and access to, the V&A鈥檚 collections鈥�.
V&A deputy director Tim Reeve said: 鈥淭he field for this design competition was incredibly strong, featuring many of the best architecture practices from the UK, Europe and around the world.鈥�
Announcing DS&R as the winner he said: 鈥淭hey clearly demonstrated their creativity and skill not only as transformative designers in the arts and museums world, but also as thought leaders in how audiences engage with objects and how collections can be made more publicly accessible.鈥�
DS&R partner Elizabeth Diller said: 鈥淚t is thrilling to contribute to a new wave of rethinking how London鈥檚 cultural institutions can reconnect to the city - from the cultural mile to the developments emerging in Queen Elizabeth Park.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to start experimenting with the V&A on this new model for collection storage and public display at Here East.鈥�
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