David Kohn and ZMMA among architects on shortlist
David Kohn and ZMMA have made the shortlist of a Museum of London competition to create a vast subterranean gallery.
Casson Mann, Nissen Richards Studio, Atelier Br眉ckner and Ralph Applebaum Associates complete the six-strong shortlist.
The Past Time gallery will fill 2,500sq m of atmospheric space beneath the General Market building in West Smithfield, which hasn鈥檛 been open to the public since the late 20th century.
The museum is hoping to move there from its current building, designed by Powell and Moya, which has been earmarked as the location for a new government-backed concert hall designed by Diller Scofidio & Renfro.
It appointed Stanton Williams and Asif Khan with conservation architect Julian Harrap to transform abandoned market buildings into its new home and is now raising money to fund the project.
Alec Shaw, project director for the new Museum of London, said the teams shortlisted for the Past Time scheme were chosen from a 鈥渟trong international field and all demonstrate a unique, inspiring and creative approach to gallery design鈥�.
The gallery will almost certainly be the only museum gallery in the world to have a live railway running through it, with Thameslink passing by the south-west corner, carrying thousands of passengers every hour at peak times. Part of this area will be dedicated to displaying the Cheapside Hoard.
The winning architect is expected to be announced in September.
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