The expanded Tate Modern art gallery in the UK will open to the public on 17 June next year, following a £260m revamp.
Developed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, the building will feature a gallery for modern art making it the ‘most important new cultural building’ in the country for more than two decades.
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Mace is the construction manager for the new extension building, which will stand at ten storeys-high, offering 60% more display space than the original Tate Modern inaugurated in 2000.
The new development will have the Turbine Hall at its centre, with the existing six-storey Boiler House on one side and the new ten-storey brick-clad Switch House on the other.
Tate said: "The new Switch House is now structurally complete, with work focusing on the interior fit-out and the unique brick facade.
"It will offer a spectacular variety of spaces for visitors and for art, from the raw industrial tanks to a panoramic roof terrace overlooking the London skyline.
"There will also be new urban spaces to the south and west of the building, completing the site’s transformation from a closed, industrial ruin to an open, public space."
The project, expected to be completed by February 2012, has already exceeded the £215m cost estimate set in 2006.
It now includes renovation works for the existing building, with a re-evaluated total cost of £260m.
The Tate Modern extension has been backed by cultural fundraising campaigns and received financial support from the UK Government, the Greater London Authority, and other private foundations and individuals.
Image: Original Tate Modern was inaugurated in London in 2000. Photo: courtesy of Christine Matthews / Wikipedia.
