Project Location: Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Project Type: Architecture
A Collaboration with Shi Qi Tu
Featured on Architects’ Journal (AJ)
Located in the historical St Mary’s Garden, our proposal provides diverse connectivity to visitors, while maintaining the views to the listed buildings. The massing is informed by the pathways that welcome visitors into the garden from the street and the bridge. Each entrance responds to the future road plan.
The pavilion has two main volumes framing the entrance of the garden. The massing on the South hosts the briefing and tea rooms. There are two internal courtyards surrounding existing trees, bringing sunlight into the space and bringing nature into the interior. The external areas encourage communal interactions, embracing the views towards the Thames and the Lambeth bridge.
A core concept for the pavilion is the manifestation of ‘Garden Experience’, as the gateway to the main spaces of Garden Museum.
The design is optimised by extracting parameters from site conditions. These inputs inform the geometries for the external envelope of the pavilion.
The cut-outs retain existing trees, allowing visitors to learn about local tree species and vegetation types.
The design provides the opportunity to liberate the roofscape as an accessible public realm.