Pavilion, Amsterdam
Pavilion
AMSTERDAM (NL) - In the last week of May a nondescript white box appeared on Amsterdam's Oosterdokskade, in front of the central public library. Open and free to the public for a duration of four weeks (28 May – 28 June 2010), this pavilion by Amsterdam-based DUS Architects hides a unique realm. Called the 'Unlimited Urban Woods', the project's illusive interior space has been given over to an infinite pocket of nature sequestered within concrete and steel surroundings.
It consists of an exterior of multiplex panelling with applied vinyl graphics and an interior of opposing mirrors that enclose a single pollarded linden tree. While within the box, it seems as if the observer stands not in a city, but in the depths of an endless forest, surreal in its regimented perfection in every direction. Here visitors are given the chance to find a moment of leafy respite, shutting out the urban reality that lurks just steps away, through the doorway.
Friday | 11 June | 2010 | Netherlands | Dutton R. Hauhart
Meanwhile
A fresh outlook can spur the discovery of new insights. From this perspective, Wonderland, a platform for European...
According to architects Irina Cristea and Grégoire Zündel, we could all use some peace, love and happiness. In the... Bureau Europa opens its doors for the first time in the Timmerfabriek and would be pleased to welcome you at the...
Days of Architecture 2013 is an annual event organized by LIFT-spatial initiatives in cooperation with the...
The exhibition opening will take place on 15 May at 8 p.m., and will be held at the House of Architecture Maribor...
Share this article
Search
