Legal action may be brewing over an addition to the Tate Modern museum in London. A new 360-degree viewing platform has been built on top of a 10-story extension. That platform allows museum visitors a clear view into the nearby Neo Bankside housing development, which features floor to ceiling windows. Sir Nicholas Serota, the outgoing director of the Tate, suggested in The Guardian that residents’ privacy would “be enhanced if those people decided that they might put up a blind or a net curtain or whatever, as is common in many places.”
He also claimed that the residents knew all about the design for the Tate addition and that they “purchased with their eyes wide open.” Nevertheless, Dezeen magazine reports that residents are threatening legal action and a mediator has attempted to broker a solution between the parties. One resident, however, isn’t convinced. The woman, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Guardian, “If you buy a flat with so much glass and think you’re buying privacy, you’re stupid.”
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