The practice has carried out a number of projects for The British Museum, not least the temporary adaptation of the world-famous Round Reading Room into an exhibition space.
The practice was also commissioned to repair, conserve and remodel the Manuscript Saloon, one of the oldest parts of the Museum. The space was purpose-built as a library and still has the original book presses, and the most challenging part of the brief was to adapt these presses for use as object display cases. They are regarded as highly significant features of the Grade I listed building, and it was imperative that they were impeccably preserved. Fibre optic cabling was threaded into the presses to provide unobtrusive but effective lighting. The lighting scheme was designed so that alternate cases are illuminated, making the displays all the more striking. The team collaborated with English Heritage and Camden's Conservation Officer to ensure that no damage was done to the historic fabric, and all of the work is fully reversible.