
Croydon Cafe Pavilion
New cafe pavilion for the Queen's Gardens
Type: Competition, Shortlisted project
Location: The Queen's Gardens, London Borough of Croydon (UK)
Year: 2018
Design: Elisa Pardini
Budget: £300.000
Area: 180 sqm
The new cafe pavilion grafts into the context in a modest and discreet way, enhancing the connections and relations between the park and the street. Transformation and permanence merge into a new object that seems to have always been where it is, creating a strong sense of belonging to the place. The project follows the poetics of the covered garden, creating an intimate space, a contemporary refuge from the chaos of the city, a city room that frames the green of the park creating a sense of serenity and suspension. The mass that rests on the light glass further creates a sense of protection and a dialogue with the historic building in the backdrop.

Plan - Sunken garden level
1. Cafe entrance and lounge area 2. Cafe 3. Public toilets 4. Toilets 5. Staff WC 6. Storage 7. Kitchen 8. Stairs to street level
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