In addition to the actual auction halls, a good part of this area is taken up by the galleries and viewing rooms where the auction lots are presented. The atmosphere in these rooms is an alluring blend of refined, minimalist salesroom and 'transitory museum'.

The highest maxim is flexibility: white walls can even accommodate large-format pictures and, combined with the lightly pigmented wooden floor, form a neutral background against which artworks of all epochs can be displayed just as effectively as chromed and polished classic cars or Chinese vases.