Boxpark Croydon, which is part of the mixed-use Ruskin Square development next to East Croydon station, creates a unique dining experience that focuses on small independent traders.

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Architects: BDP

Location: Croydon, United Kingdom

Area: 2622.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Nick Caville

Client: Boxpark

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From the architect. Boxpark Croydon, which is part of the mixed-use Ruskin Square development next to East Croydon station, creates a unique dining experience that focuses on small independent traders.

© Nick Caville

BDP?s design creates a semi-enclosed market hall ? like Covent Garden or La Boqueria in Barcelona ? so there is a central focus to the scheme with units arranged around it, as well as outdoor terrace spaces. The change of level between the station entrance and Dingwall Road means people enter from multiple entrances and levels adding spatial interest and animation.
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Shipping containers are an intrinsic component of the Boxpark brand. There?s something quite magical about taking this mundane and ubiquitous object and turning it into something desirable and transformational. We used 96 containers in total, four of which are unaltered. The whole assembly is like a giant 3D jigsaw puzzle but the finished re...