Crystal Palace Park Cafe in London, Architecture, South London Building, Images
Crystal Palace Park Cafe in London
South London Park Building, England – design by Chris Dyson Architects LLP
Updated 11 Nov 2019 + 3 Feb 2016
Crystal Palace Park Cafe
Location: south London
Design: Chris Dyson Architects LLP

photo © David Churchill
Chris Dyson Architects has completed Crystal Palace Park Cafe in south London?s Grade I-listed park. The distinctive two-storey building comprises a café and terrace at ground level, and a community space at first floor level.

photo © David Churchill
Wrapped in half-round cedar shingles, the design references the scaled skin of the Grade I-listed dinosaur sculptures at the opposite end of the lake.
photos © Peter Landers
Funded by the Mayor of London, the café forms part of a package of improvement and conservation works proposed for the wider park.

photos © David Churchill
Income generated by the new café will be used to fund improvements throughout the park, including the ongoing conservation of the iconic dinosaur sculptures and geological illustrations within the park.

photos © Peter Landers
The new building?s orientation is perpendicular to the park?s central axis, located at a key point that allows, for the first time, an accessible-for-all connection between the central axis and the lakeside path. Additional pathways and planting help frame the building and terrace in the surrounding landscape, with deciduous ...