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People living in the multi-million pound flats threatened legal action last September after complaining that tourists were taking photos of the insides of their homes. Upset residents claimed visitors to the\u00a0Tate Modern were breaching their privacy by standing on the art gallery\u2019s newly-built viewing platform and peering into their homes, taking photos and publishing the pictures online.<\/p>\n
Five claimants are now suing the iconic Southbank\u00a0gallery after claiming it is like \u2018living in a goldfish bowl\u2019, the Mail on Sunday reported. According to a High Court writ, the five claimants argue that the Tate has rendered the residents \u2018a public exhibit for the benefit of those using the viewing platform\u2019. Five claimants claim it is a breach of their human rights and are demanding the Tate erect a screen blocking the view into the flats and pay the residents\u2019 legal costs.<\/p>\n
The gallery\u2019s 10th floor public balcony extension, the top floor of the new Switch House, was opened in June last year and boasts views of London\u2019s skyline including across the River Thames, St Paul\u2019s, Canary Wharf and the Wembley Stadium. Neo Bankside, a four-storey glass-fronted block of flats, was built shortly before the Tate\u2019s Switch House. On review website TripAdvisor, web users reportedly described the viewing level as \u2018a voyeur\u2019s dream\u2019.<\/p>\n