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V&A East Museum

A new museum where visitors can explore the V&A’s world-renowned collection and the best of today’s art, design and performance. 

 

The new building will house pioneering exhibitions, gallery displays, events and activities, spaces for community-led projects, installations, and creative collaborations - and a café, shop, outdoor spaces and great views over the Park.

Area:
6,420m2
Address:
East Bank, Stratford Waterfront - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Client:
V&A Museum
GPS:
51°32'29.1"N 0°00'47.9"W
Competition:
Awards:
Exhibitions:
  • East Bank: Creating a Cultural Quarter
    London, United Kingdom, 21 November 2023 - June 2024
  • 193rd Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition
    Dublin, 22 May - 30 July 2023

Cristóbal Balenciaga was an influential Spanish couturier whose exquisite craftsmanship and innovative designs shaped modern fashion. A major exhibition celebrating his work was held at the V&A in 2017 in which curators drew attention to Balenciaga’s use of the Japanese concept of “Ma”, or “the space in between”. His tailoring provided a sculptural sense of space between the body and the enclosing fabric; framing rather than restricting the figure.

This has been an important influence on the design team’s concept for the new V&A East. As with Balenciaga’s creations, the outer skin of the new V&A building acts as a three-dimensional ‘folded dress’, lending the museum a distinctive form and striking identity. V&A East has been designed as a statement structure with a distinctive facade that wraps the building. The angular outer skin appears different from various approaches and view points.

Lying at the heart of Stratford Waterfront, the new museum will mark the transition between the institution buildings and the residential neighbourhood.

A café to Waterfront Square and a publicly accessible roof terrace will overlook Stratford Waterfront, the Park and beyond.

The building will have two public entrances; one at the Podium level and one from Waterfront Square. Designed around a central core, its galleries will weave together over each floor, inviting visitors to explore the building. A large, adaptable gallery space will present major temporary exhibitions.

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