The design of the Kew Summerhouse pays homage to a leading imperial botanist and former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Joseph Dalton Hooker.
The wonderful, octagonal shape of the Kew Summerhouse is inspired by Kew’s Temperate House, and creates an inviting space from which to enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of the garden.
The shape also gives wider scope to position this building into quirky shaped gardens. Floor-to-ceiling Georgian style windows flood the summerhouse with natural light giving a feeling of space, and with the double doors open provide an uninterrupted view of the garden.