The Modern House partners with the Serpentine Galleries

Asif Khan, Serpentine Summer House, The Modern House
Barkow Leibinger, Serpentine Summer House, The Modern House
Yona Friedman, Serpentine Summer House, The Modern House
Kunlé Adeyemi, Serpentine Summer House, The Modern House

The Modern House is excited to partner with the Serpentine Galleries to market four specially-commissioned Summer Houses.

Every summer since the year 2000, the Serpentine Galleries have invited an internationally renowned architect to create their first built structure in England. The annual Pavilion has become a highlight of the cultural calendar, and is one of the ten most-visited architectural and design exhibitions in the world. Oscar Niemeyer, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Frank Gehry are among the architects who have contributed previously. The 2016 Pavilion has been designed by Bjarke Ingels, to significant critical and public acclaim.

This year, the commission has been extended to include four Summer Houses. Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi, Berlin studio Barkow Leibinger, Paris-based architect Yona Friedman and British architect Asif Khan have each created an architectural folly to accompany the main pavilion.

These structures have been designed in response to an 18th-century Neoclassical summerhouse – named Queen Caroline’s Temple – that is located in Kensington Gardens.

The Summer Houses are now for sale through The Modern House and offer an exciting opportunity to purchase a one-off piece of art-meets-architecture.

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