Holland Harvey worked with Tate Enterprises on the delivery of their new bar and cafe - a refurbishment of the original space designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Conceived as an extension of the public realm, linking two of London’s most iconic spaces, the Southbank and the Turbine Hall, via a new entrance onto Tate Modern’s lawns. The café is designed to celebrate accessibility and inclusivity - core themes of the organisation – to create an informal, playful setting that is welcoming for all, from morning until night. At its core, this is a place for food and congregation. The scheme encompasses a bar, servery, retail and coffee counter as the focus of the café. These functions are accommodated within one continuous counter expressed in bold geometric forms that echo the monumental structures of the original power station. Material choices explore themes of the circular economy, decarbonisation and social impact. For example, the Tate’s original oak floors have been sanded back and refinished. The existing Tate furniture restored and reupholstered to minimise the project’s embodied carbon. To reference the gallery’s Thameside location, salvaged shells have been mixed with waste coffee grounds from Tate’s roastery to create bespoke table tops by Spared. Social enterprise Goldfinger has recovered diseased ash from local councils to create beautifully crafted furniture, the coordinates of each felled tree have been stamped into each piece to reinforce the narrative of the product.