Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, Hampshire
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| Aspex Gallery | |
| Designer | Glenn Howells Architects, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Location | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Date | 2006 to 2006 |
| Building Type | Art Gallery |
| Construction System | Brick |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | waterfront Portsmouth Harbor |
| Builder | Brymor Contractors Ltd. |
| Street Address | Gunwharf Quays (Vulcan Building's south wing) |
| Notes | Vulcan Building: constructed in 1814 as a naval storehouse. Glenn Howells Architects converted south wing, which had been closed since 1955, into Aspex Gallery. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Aspex Gallery, Visual Arts Trust |
| Cost | £650,000 |
| Awards | Royal Institute of British Architects Design Award 2007, South. |
| Other Details | Red brick, grey lintels. North wing and clock tower burned during 1941 blitz, then rebuilt by developer Berkeley Homes. |
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http://www.aspex.org.uk/about/vulcan_history.htm
