One of the reasons I chose St Ives area of Cornwall for our shortbreak was to visit the Tate St Ives Gallery with its impressive architecture.
"It is built on the site of a former gasworks overlooking Porthmeor Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Originally opening in 1993, architects Eldred Evans and David Shalev building echoes the shapes of the former gasworks, including the ‘rotunda’ that forms the heart of the gallery. In 2017 architect Jamie Fobert designed a major extension with a new gallery sunk deep into the cliffs. The exterior responds to the natural forms of the coastline and their clay is pale sandy yellow, with blue and green glazes that capture the ever-changing Cornish weather and blend into the hues of the sea beyond."
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