The Tate Modern building is made from 4.3 million bricks. The total cost of the conversion and extension was £394 million. The internal floor area of Tate Modern is 34,500 square metre. £394m divided by 34,500 sq m = £1,142 per square metre.
The Brick Gallery is made from 1 brick. The total cost of the brick and installation was £450. The internal floor area of the Brick Gallery is 0.02 square metres. £450 divided by 0.02 sq m = £22,550 per square metre.
As far as we are aware, Brick Gallery is the smallest brick-built gallery in the world. It is also perhaps the most expensive gallery per square metre.
The Brick Gallery can be installed in any brick wall.
Sources
Tate Modern ‘Facts and Figures’, Tate website and Wikipedia
The film showing is ‘La Lune’ by Bus Bench Productions
Tate Modern drawing image credit: Herzog and de Meuron
