It presents a colonnade of 13 concrete pillars to its neighbouring car park, which would be almost solemn if they weren’t dyed with blue-green-cream swirls inspired, say the architects, by the garish colours of seaside ice-creams. They could also represent, if you like, those of the sea, the countryside and the sand. Above is a long, high entablature in sweet chestnut boarding – a material chosen for its durability as well as its appearance – level as the horizon. At one end a roof starts folding upwards, then another one out of that, to form a sort of tower. Two circles, a window and a rooflight puncture the surfaces.
