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Cork-covered stools, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012

The floor, benches and these moveable stools are covered in cork, a pleasant soft surface.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012

Each summer the Serpentine Gallery builds a tea pavilion by an architect who hasn't designed a building in England before. This year it is by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei who collaborated to design the Beijing National Stadium, "The birdsnest", which was built for the 2008 Olympic Games.
This pavilion has a circular pit with seating in the lawn in front of the gallery. The roof, 1.4 metres above the surrounding ground level, is a metal disk with a shallow pool of water which reflects the gallery and the trees around. Drinks and refreshments are served from a van parked to one side.
The architecture section of the Serpentine Gallery website Link has photos and details of all 12 pavilions, back to 2000.

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Grid Square: TQ2679, 726 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Hawgood (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Friday, 1 June, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 3 June, 2012
Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Park and Public Gardens City, Town centre
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 267 799 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.2724N 0:10.4751W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 267 799
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)