Dow Jones Architects renovated the Garden Museum housed in the old church of St. Mary at Lambeth, London.
While the historic structure remains untouched, the museum welcome visitors to a newly designed interior with a sequence of individual spaces for exhibitions, the permanent collection, education, café and shop.
The architect projected a free standing timber structure that fits into the existing church like an unexpected modernist puzzle box. The colors of the wood match the stone walls, camouflaging the just-arrived nature of the construction.
Via BLDGBLOG
It’s stunning! Now that’s a way to remodel a church. Beautiful color palette
While I’m usually not into such remodeling, I actually love what they’ve done with the place. The colors work really well and the entire structure somehow doesn’t feel out-of-place. Now that’s quite an achievement. Great job!
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