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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Hufton + Crow
Here are some more photographs of Peter Zumthor's recently-opened Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, taken by UK photographers Hufton + Crow. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12.
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The black-painted pavilion surrounds a planted garden by Piet Oudolf.
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Visitors enter through a dark corridor between the outer walls.
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Long benches line the inner courtyard and cafe-style furniture provides additional seating, although there isn't a cafe.
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Facing the central strip of planting, this seating is sheltered by an overhanging canopy.
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The pavilion has a timber structure covered in gauze and is coated in black adhesive.
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It opened on Friday in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park.
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The structure remains open to the public until 16 October.
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More information and images by Walter Herfst can be seen in our earlier story.
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Watch Zumthor talking about the pavilion and his work in our interview on Dezeen Screen.
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