New mathematics gallery at the Science Museum – in pictures

Images from Zaha Hadid Architects explain its design for a £5m maths gallery at London’s Science Museum, due to open in 2016

Science Museum unveils design for ‘world’s foremost’ mathematics gallery

Alex Bellos
theguardian.com, Wednesday 10 September 2014 10.10 EDT

plan — Aerial view of the gallery. The Handley Page aircraft is hanging from the ceiling in the middle. The arrangement of the displays follows the aerodynamic flow as if the plane were flying through the air. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — View from the east gallery entrance. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — View from the west gallery entrance. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — Aerial view of the Handley Page aircraft, showing the turbulence field used to organise the exhibition zones. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

galery — Front view of the plane and turbulence field. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — The lines from the turbulence field are then used as the starting frame to create ‘minimal surfaces’, which are the surfaces you would get if you dipped the frame in soapy water. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — One of these minimal surfaces is used to surround the plane and divide the gallery into different spaces. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

gallery — The display cases are also variations of the larger surface. Illustration: Zaha Hadid Architects

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