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The National Portrait Gallery, London.
The National Portrait Gallery has undergone an extensive redevelopment. Harrison Goldman were appointed Stone Consultant by Restore London to design and detail the stone benches and the internal stone wall lining. We also designed the internal stone wall lining fixings. Client: National Portrait Gallery Principal Stone Contractor: Restore London Stone Supplier: Portland Stone Firms Stone…
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Auckland Castle Faith Museum, Co.Durham
The Auckland Castle Faith Museum is an extension to the grade 1 listed castle, sited along the line of a medieval retaining wall of the original castle complex. The external stone is all Cop Crag sandstone, quarried locally in Northumberland. The walls are 100mm thick with 5mm joints, pointed up. The stone has been cut…
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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London – Equal Access Ramps
Historic St. Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Christopher Wren. The new Equal Access Ramps were designed by CAROE Architecture. The ramps are the most significant external change and addition to the Cathedral in its 300-year history. The Equal Access Ramps are a permanent reversible structure, ‘floating’ over the original entrance steps so as not to…
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Wong Avery Music Gallery, Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Award winning, Wong Avery Music Gallery, is a music practice and performance space for Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The stone-built music space sits in the centre of Avery Court, on the College’s central Cambridge site, adjacent to several listed buildings including the chapels of both Trinity Hall and Clare College. Harrison Goldman faced the technical challenges…
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80 New Bond Street
Harrison Goldman were appointed as Stone Consultant, to work with ORMS Architects. We proposed Broughton Moore Green Slate from Burlington Stone. This stone was adopted for use externally and internally on this project. This outstanding material is suited perfectly to the British climate, and is sustainable, therefore has a low carbon footprint. For the external…
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Four Courts, Dublin Ireland
Since 1921 the Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin has suffered continuing failure, and in February 2016 Harrison Goldman was appointed to assist the Office of Public Works in carrying out investigations into the condition of the capitols and cornices to the peristyle. Designed by Thomas Cooley, work on the Four Courts building commenced in 1776.…