East Beach Cafe

East Beach Cafe
The East Beach Cafe viewed from the rear.
Restaurant information
Street address	Sea road
City	Littlehampton
County	West Sussex
Postal/ZIP Code	BN17 5DL
Country	England
Coordinates	50.802862°N 0.532491°W / 50.802862; -0.532491
Website	www.eastbeachcafe.co.uk

East Beach Café is a seafront cafe in Littlehampton, West Sussex, United Kingdom. It is owned by Jane Wood and Sophie Murray, who commissioned designer Thomas Heatherwick to create an iconic building for the seaside town of Littlehampton.^{[citation needed]}

Architecture

The cafe was designed by award-winning designer Thomas Heatherwick, and was his first building. The unconventional silhouette was designed to protect views from a nearby conservation area while offering sea views for customers.^[1]

The structure is 40 metres (130 ft) long, 7 metres (23 ft) wide and 5 metres (16 ft) high,^[2] and the side facing inland is windowless.^[3] It was built in Littlehampton, with steelwork by Littlehampton Welding ltd and site work by Langridge Developments, another local firm.

The building won a RIBA regional prize in 2008, judges describing it as "both strange and captivating; weird but lovable".^[4] In 2009 the Restaurant and Bar Design Awards awarded East Beach Cafe winner of the Exterior Space category. East Beach Cafe was awarded Coastal Cafe of the Year by National Magazine Company's Coast Awards in 2011.

See also

• List of bakery cafés

References

1. "Sophie Murray on opening the East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton". bighospitality.co.uk.
2. "East Beach Café - Data, Photos & Plans".
3. "Architecture: East Beach Cafe, Littlehampton, West Sussex". the Guardian. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
4. "East Beach Café takes on Wembley and T5". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

External links

• Official website