Render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter CookRender of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook

Exterior render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). (Photo: © Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). Courtesy Serpentine)

Renowned British architect Sir Peter Cook has teamed up with LEGO and Serpentine to celebrate the power of play. Set to open on June 11—World Play Day—the Play Pavilion is a joyous, immersive environment that will take over Serpentine South in London’s Kensington Gardens.

Recently released renderings reveal Play Pavilion as a colorful domed structure that aims to draw in visitors of all ages. With his design, Cook, who is known for pushing the boundaries of architecture, teases the public with endless ways to enjoy the space. By envisioning Play Pavilion as a stage for amusement, he incorporated different shapes into the structure. These shapes are partially obscured and beckon the public to come closer and observe the action.

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“The Play Pavilion tantalises by being bright, curvaceous and strange, and on closer inspection, the acrylic skin of the enclosure erupts into delightful and inventive murals that burst out into Lego brick-built elements,” Cook tells Dezeen. “Entering the Play Pavilion, mysterious stalagmite-like masts reveal the intricacy and creative potential of the space. Then you see walls with long runs of LEGO baseplates, with visitors invited to play and create.”

Play Pavilion is part of a new series of programs by Serpentine centered on engaging activities for enjoyment and recreation. Designed to connect with younger audiences and families, it will host a series of live activations and performances during the two months that it is on display.

The use of LEGOs and their myriad creative possibilities is fitting, given Cook’s affinity for modular design. Projects like Plugin-In City, dreamed up by Cook and his peers at Archigram, were based on concepts of a flexible, evolving modular city. This concept continues to influence architecture today and is just one of the reasons that the late Zaha Hadid, who designed Serpentine North’s extension, pushed for a collaboration between Serpentine and Cook.

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“The Play Pavilion is a testament to the power of collaboration bound by artistic integrity and creative intelligence, and I’m thrilled that it will come to life as a result of the partnership between the LEGO Group, Serpentine, and Sir Peter Cook,” shares Sami Janjer, Director at CONSUL, the London-based concept studio behind the initial idea. “This project represents the culture-shaping possibilities when institutions, brands, and artists come together with a shared ambition. Play as a creative practice is an essential value we all stand for, and the Play Pavilion is a testament to this ethos at scale.”

Play Pavilion will open on June 11, 2025, next to the annual summer Serpentine Pavilion, which Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum is designing this year.

Play Pavilion is a temporary summer installation at London’s Serpentine by architect Peter Cook.

Render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter CookRender of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook

Exterior render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). (Photo: © Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). Courtesy Serpentine)

Made in collaboration with LEGO, the immersive installation is a celebration of play.

Render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter CookRender of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook
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Interior render of the proposed Serpentine Play designed by Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). (Photo: © Peter Cook (Peter Cook Studio Crablab). Courtesy Serpentine)

Exhibition Information:
Sir Peter Cook
Play Pavilion
June 11, 2025–August 10, 2025
Serpentine South
Kensington Gardens, London, UK, W2 3XA

Peter Cook: Instagram
Serpentine Galleries: Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok

Source: Serpentine Taps Sir Peter Cook and Lego for Radical ‘Play Pavilion’ in London; Peter Cook reveals “curvaceous and strange” children’s Serpentine pavilion made from Lego

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION
The Casa LV1 (casa nanchi 1 and 2), is a multi-familiar conformed by two houses constructed in the same land, the main material used for its construction was white striated concrete.
DESCRIPTIVE MEMORY
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The design of the Casa nanchi 2, which was designed for the daughter and granddaughter of the family, is inspired in the Brno chair, designed by the architect Ludwig Mies van ser Rohe, which not only allows a large volume, but also an efficient and free structural principle because with this solution is obtained an overhang of 4.85 m with a support of 2.85 m, generating a space without any support under the construction.
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The connection of both houses is so important that is not only achieved materially with the union of the two architectonic objects from the common entrance, connotating the link of the family, but also with the landscape, through the transparency in the facade of the two houses, which creates a visual freedom for the inhabitants. This gives a greater illumination of the spaces, producing a feeling of spaciousness and allows the air circulation due to the large windows that are handled by the users.
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