Hauser & Wirth Piccadilly

Prominently located on London’s Piccadilly, the building originally housed in a grand banking hall designed in 1923 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. With its listed historic status, only marginal alterations could be made to the extant interiors and exteriors. The goal was to reveal and exalt the beautiful proportions, ample fenestration, and classical detailing of the original architecture. Simple, removable self-supporting partitions line the original Edwardian wood paneled walls and a sophisticated art lighting system was installed with careful consideration of the strong geometry of Lutyens’ ceilings, thus creating appropriate context for the exhibition of contemporary art.