A sweeping, white-brick pavilion in Southwark Park in London by architecture studio Bell Phillips curves along the park's historic pathways.
Housing a cafe, offices and public amenities, the single-storey pavilion is one element of a wider masterplan for the area by Kinnear Landscape Architects.

With a loosely triangular plan, the pavilion's three main concave elevations face three different areas of the park.
There's a lake to the west, a nearby cricket oval to the southeast and the neighbouring building of the Southwark Park Galleries to the northeast.

"The pavilion is a discreet element with three wings which extend out into the park, creating triple-aspect views," said Bell Phillips.
"The organic form is derived from the curved geometry of the park's historic pathways, the Oval playing fields and the adjacent lake edge. This results in a form that extends into the landscape and welcomes users from all directions."
Towards the lake, a panoramic strip of glazing opens onto a small terrace area for the café, providing views out over the water.
A block of public toilets occupies the the windowless northern tip of the pavilion, and a small office area sits in the southern tip, where more privacy is possible.

The white brick finish of the structure was chosen to create a continuity with the nearby building of the Southwark Park Galleries.

It also makes for a contrasting backdrop for the surrounding greenery and the shadows cast across its form by tre...