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THE NEW QUEEN'S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The New Portico View of the new building from Buckingham Palace Road The new Entrance Hall The new sculpture at the entrance to the Galleries The new Stairhall The new Pennethorne Gallery The new Chambers Gallery The new Nash Gallery The new Nash Gallery Gallery vestibule View of the new building from the palace gardens
Detail of the Garden Façade The Royal Kitchens The new Lecture Hall The new Pennethorne Gallery The Upper Landing of The Stair Hall View looking into the new Entrance Hall Detail of the raised stone trigliph on the new entrance Portico. Ceiling of Entrance Portico showing solid oak roof structure and panels detailed Detail of central plaster lotus flower in the oculus of the dome of the new Lecture Theatre Detail of the bronze newel at the foot of the new stair in the Stair Hall View of the ticket desks in the new Entrance Hall
THE ROYAL KITCHENS
The Royal Kitchens

The project involved the radical reorganisation of the vast service area of the Palace including the Royal Kitchen.  The kitchens were entirely redesigned and re-equipped with stainless steel equipment, while air conditioning was introduced by incorporating a ventilated ceiling covering the entire kitchen area. The Royal Kitchen is not only responsible for catering for the Royal family but for the four thousand people the Queen entertains annually, while also providing meals for the four hundred palace staff.

In order to provide cooling for the kitchens and for the galleries, a borehole was sunk to draw cool water from the aquafer below, supplying a green ecologically friendly solution to provide cooling for both the kitchens and the main gallery spaces.

 

The New Portico View of the new building from Buckingham Palace Road The new Entrance Hall The new sculpture at the entrance to the Galleries The new Stairhall The new Pennethorne Gallery The new Chambers Gallery The new Nash Gallery The new Nash Gallery Gallery vestibule View of the new building from the palace gardens
Detail of the Garden Façade The Royal Kitchens The new Lecture Hall The new Pennethorne Gallery The Upper Landing of The Stair Hall View looking into the new Entrance Hall Detail of the raised stone trigliph on the new entrance Portico. Ceiling of Entrance Portico showing solid oak roof structure and panels detailed Detail of central plaster lotus flower in the oculus of the dome of the new Lecture Theatre Detail of the bronze newel at the foot of the new stair in the Stair Hall View of the ticket desks in the new Entrance Hall
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