Chiswick House Café, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Chiswick House Café | |
| Designer | Caruso St John Architects, London, United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Date | to 2010 |
| Building Type | Commercial Building |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | Thomas Sinden |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Chiswick House and Gardens Trust |
| Cost | $2,140,774 |
| Area | 3,831 square feet |
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"White and pristine in the landscape, with a perimeter arcade and a flat roofline, the Chiswick House Café is a worthy addition to William Kent’s grade 1 landscape. For a modest building this pavilion has great scale, stature, solidity and permanence. The external colonnade is formed of tall, load-supporting columns made of beautiful white Portland stone with the texture of travertine. But it is not symmetrical in plan, rather it is L shaped, the perimeter arcade is angled almost imperceptibly and the columns openings and windows to the interior are not aligned, meaning that internally the building feels more enclosed. These adaptations to the geometry are carried out with an assured hand. It has captured the classical essence of the Palladian villa but in a completely new way." -- RIBA
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- Structural Engineer: Gifford
- Services Engineer: Roger Parker Associates
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- Chiswick House Café at Architects site
- Chiswick House Café at RIBA Awards site
