Garden Museum Pavilion
Finalist out of 128 entries / Featured on The Architects’ Journal (AJ)
Collaboration with Adrian Siu
Located in the historical St Mary’s Garden, the 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 Garden as the Entrance to Garden Museum
Enhancing Connectivity
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.
A Computational Approach
The design is optimised by extracting parameters from site conditions. These inputs inform the geometries for the external envelope of the pavilion.
Learning About Existing Trees
The cut-outs retain existing trees, allowing visitors to learn about local tree species and vegetation types.
Flexible Interior
The interior is designed to accommodate a wide variety of activities, with all storages embedded in the wall to allow a spacious open area. Modular furniture can be stored neatly into the wall storage.
An Engaging Public Realm
The design provides the opportunity to liberate the roofscape as an accessible public realm.
