Walmer Castle in Kent was built as an artillery fort in 1539-40 during the reign of Henry VIII. The brief, says Tasker, was always about looking to the longer term. 'We're not expecting this to be a building that is just for 20 or even 30 years, the expectation is for a longer-term contribution, and thatthe building might one day change in use-like the castle itself', she says. The new building's form responds to the dynamic sculptural mass of the castle while its large window opening transforms the shape of the castle's five-pointed arched gun ports into a viewing-port on to the gardens. [Extracted from the article]
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