MODULE 1

The essential programme of this Pavilion is to create a space for people to view the extraordinary landscape and the endangered species that is the wild reindeer that roam around in this valley. It also functions as an educational space.

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These programmes inherently informed the design of the stepped timber to create a nestled seating area that feels comfortable and safe. The sweeping structure from the outside draws people in through the portal and on its inverse inside it almost projects out onto the landscape emphasising and encouraging people to view it. This very literal stage that is created for the natural environment leaves little ambiguity as to why people pause here and use the timber seating in the way the was documented in the diagrams blow.

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While it is a less complex component of the design, the glass wall on the north facade is where the more interesting relationship to circulation and thresholds lie. People can be seen standing and sitting up agains it, immersing themselves in the landscape and in a way this act then pushes the boundaries of the pavilion to as far away as the horizon. Almost as if there is no threshold at all.

 

Then when we look at the external relationship the glass has we can see that it creates a threshold to either side of the pavilion and people seem to have an understanding not to walk in front of it. They avoid this because they either do not want to be on display or they do not want to obstruct anything from the viewers inside.

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I thought it interesting how glass is really one of the most complex kinds of elements we as designers can use to change an atmosphere. The way it disappears and is literally invisible whist still maintaining a physical barrier is something I think I will experiment with further.