An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney, designed by native studio Sam Crawford Architects.
Situated on the disused garden of a bowls membership in Hurlstone Memorial Reserve, the timber-clad construction is designed as a versatile group centre with uninterrupted connections to the encircling park.
The pavilion hosts a multipurpose operate room, kitchen, bogs and sheltered outside space bounded by low-lying landscaping and loosely outlined public courtyards.
By utilising a sculptural Y-shaped structure, Sam Crawford Architects prevented making a again to the constructing, guaranteeing a way of openness from all instructions.
“The constructing is skilled within the spherical, with a playful and alluring type, drawing folks in direction of and round it,” mentioned the studio’s founder Sam Crawford.
“We wished to create a constructing with a siting and type that promoted completely different pockets of house for various group use, in addition to defining numerous park entry factors and selling park-user security,” he continued.
The red-mesh roof pitches in direction of the constructing edges and is designed to offer photo voltaic safety to clerestory home windows alongside the facade.
By layering screens over the roof and integrating glass doorways across the operate room, the pavilion’s transparency modifications throughout the day and takes on a shape-shifting high quality as guests transfer round it.
At night time, the centre is designed to “glow in the dead of night”, turning into a lantern-like beacon inside Hurlstone Park Reserve.
“Using mesh offers an ephemerality to the constructing because it modifications throughout the day and night time with lighting and climate situations and seasons,” Crawford defined.
“From nightfall, the mesh permits a delicate glow from the inside lighting to boost visibility and security for folks utilising the park’s pathways and public transport connections.”
In response to the topography and flood zone constraints, the group centre is raised on a concrete plinth that additionally demarcates the constructing edge and creates an elevated viewpoint.
“The shape responds to the sloping floor, together with the misplaced creek line,” Crawford mentioned. “A raised ground supplies a freeboard for important stormwater occasions, in addition to spectator seating across the fringe of the lined space.”
“Additionally it is a enjoyable edge for teenagers, and naturally attracts folks for gathering play, recreation, and ceremony,” he continued.
The pavilion’s materials palette references the pure colors of the park reserve, with pink columns and panels created from noticed gum knowledgeable by the close by angophora crops and timber.
Pared-back inside finishes are meant to be low upkeep and sturdy, whereas additionally appearing as a canvas for the group to personalise.
“Noticed gum plywood wraps across the base of the operate room, offering a tactile and durable materials for an area that may always see furnishings being moved round,” mentioned Crawford. “Gray pinboard traces the mid-section of the wall to permit for these hiring the house to quickly beautify.”
Crawford established his eponymous Sydney-based studio in 1999.
The studio has beforehand accomplished a house renovation topped with a hidden backyard oasis in Sydney and a restaurant pavilion sheltered by a big steel-framed roof in Parramatta.
The images is by Brett Boardman.
