Inn The Park is a new restaurant in St James’ Park, the oldest of London’s Royal Parks. The brief from the client, the Royal Parks Agency (RPA), was ‘to create a high quality and low-profile building which must nevertheless advertise its presence’.
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LocationLondon
ArchitectHopkins Architects
ClientThe Royal Parks Agency
Project TypeCommercial
Structural EngineerArup Associates
Structural Timber EngineerSwift Horsman Ltd
Main ContractorAshe Coonstruction
Joinery ContractorSwift Horsman Ltd
PhotographerWood Awards/Cake except page 3: ‘Connection at base of column’ Carol Drury Photography
Timber SpeciesAustrian larch, Red oak
Timber ElementsGlulam columns, beam structures, Internal cladding, External cladding, flooring and balustrades
Inn The Park is a new restaurant in St James’ Park, the oldest of London’s Royal Parks. The brief from the client, the Royal Parks Agency (RPA), was ‘to create a high quality and low-profile building which must nevertheless advertise its presence’.
In this beautiful and historic setting, Hopkins Architects set out to create a modern building that respected Nash’s original design, blending into the landscape while at the same time discreetly advertising its presence to potential customers – a complex architectural challenge.
There was also a clear desire to demonstrate sustainability – the RPA is seen as a flag-bearer for sustainable development. Inn the Park was short-listed for the Wood Awards 2004 and received a Civic Trust Award in 2006.
