.THE QUEER ARCHIVE

The Bank of England is a Grade I listed heritage building, constructed in 1848 by one of Liverpool’s most renowned architects, Charles Cockerill. Naturally, this building creates an opportunity to accommodate parts of the archive facilities, with our proposal reimagining the vaults as a permanent and growing collection of queer objects and artefacts. The complex internal layout of the existing structure needs to be remodelled to sustain a contemporary museum. The concept is to extend the existing banking hall in the centre of the building, creating a 5-storey high atrium that facilitates the core circulation routes. This space will provide a strong connection between new and old, with the centre of the building being carved out and replaced with a new queer-centric architecture.