ecological park pavilion

jackson park, chicago

The ideas competition held through the website ArchTriumph, tasked those involved to explore how a contemporary public pavilion is able to interact with its environment and provide a space for relaxation, socialization, and appreciation of its setting.  Third prize was awarded for this design with publication on the ArchTriumph website and blog. 

The pavilion sits on the Wooded Island of Jackson Park, part of the famous 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and home to the Japanese Pavilion. In a nod to the craftsmanship and style of traditional Japanese architecture, the pavilion is composed entirely of engineered bamboo elements. These rapidly renewable elements are manufactured off site and assembled with minimal impact on the surrounding landscape. This allows the design the flexibility of being non-site specific, and can be assembled wherever the desire for a park pavilion may arise.

The concept for the form begins with thirteen, 12 foot x 24 foot rings. Through a simple concept of repetition, rotation, and reflection, a unique and seemingly complicated warped form is created. Multiple configurations with the interior built-in furniture allows for pavilions to be catered to a purpose or event.