
TATE BRITAIN BALUSTRADE
As part of the major refurbishment of Tate Britain by Caruso St John Architects, I worked with Concrete Bloc to project manage
and build the mould for this spectacular Carrara marble terrazzo balustrade.
It's the focal point of the rotunda entrance to Tate Britain Gallery, London.
Tate Britain Rotunda
Tate Britain Balustrade
Aerial view of Balustrade
Caruso St John Architechts
Inspecting our work
View from above
Delicate cavities
Detail of scallop cavities
Black marble inserts
Christmas Tate style
Inspecting cnc work
Cnc pattern
1st layer fibreglass mould
GRP mould making
Gel coat
1st layer GRP
Lifting the mould
Gantry to manually shift the mould parts.
Cavity rubber moulds
Rubber bolt hole moulds
Assembling the mould
180 Cavity moulds
Hand filling concrete
Bolting down battons
Final stages of fill
Demoulded cast
Removing rubber inserts
Installing in Tate
Final details
finishing touches
View from below
View from below