New Kew Gardens café is a sustainable celebration of colour and nature.
HOK and Mizzo Studio unveil the new Kew Gardens café, a playful, colourful composition that nods to nature and sustainabilityA new magical, fantasy world has landed at Kew Gardens. Designed by architecture studio HOK with front-of-house interiors by Mizzi Studio and Lumsden Design, the new Kew Gardens café is the latest addition to London’s favourite botanical site.
Inside the welcoming structure, visitors will encounter interactive design that encompasses seating and tables that double up as educational tools. The aim is for the dining experience to also be a learning one, as the team explain: ‘The project aims to educate children in the value of healthy eating, good food preparation, the origins of ingredients and natural produce.
‘Kew is an institution that has brought so much value to the entire world. Our goal has been to design a space that celebrates nature and learning, helping to make children and parents excited about food growth, hygiene and preparation. Through colour, texture and wild nature-inspired form, we have created a space that brings families closer to the roles of the elements in nature, to seasonality, and the overall journey from plant to plate,’ says Mizzi Studio founder Jonathan Mizzi.
and artwork – for example, artist Tom Hare’s large-scale, woven-timber fungi sculptures. Apart from the culinary offerings, there is also a reading area and a shop, ensuring the new Kew Gardens café is a perfectly composed pit-stop. §