The hexagonal living room opens onto a dramatic space, with a shed roof soaring over it.
Critics also applauded the dramatic space given to the two contending sides.
"But Graves's plan allows the visitor to move easily from one building to the next through a series of dramatic new spaces."
This was despite their high quality, the dramatic space, the secrecy of the whole setup, the handsome trappings, the subject matter itself.
He added that, in his scheme, many of the building's most dramatic spaces will be available "before you buy a ticket."
It was his first time on the bridge, and this was without question the most dramatic space on the Rolvaag.
"It will be a beautiful, dramatic space, which it wouldn't be otherwise," he said.
The great train shed - the most dramatic space, with its mock-hammerbeam roof - is open daily for the public to wander through.
The renovation opened up a new top-story area that, she said, "contains some of the largest and most dramatic spaces in the museum."
Like a swing player, he hesitated a moment before each eight-bar phrase of the tune, leaving an open, dramatic space.