L12
Landscape
Hill Pavilion
A visitor centre buried under its own meadow. The roof is the hill, and only one long window shows that a building is there at all.
L12
Landscape
Hill Pavilion
A visitor centre buried under its own meadow. The roof is the hill, and only one long window shows that a building is there at all.
Location
Ticino, CH
Completed
2021
Typology
Landscape · visitor centre
Area
1,200 m²
Client
Ticino Parks Foundation
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Brief
A visitor centre in a protected valley, where new buildings must not change the skyline.
A visitor centre in a protected valley, where new buildings must not change the skyline.
Concept
The building is buried under its own meadow. The roof is the hill, and one long window frames the valley.
The building is buried under its own meadow. The roof is the hill, and one long window frames the valley.
Build
The green roof was replanted with seed collected on site the year before construction began.
The green roof was replanted with seed collected on site the year before construction began.
Floor B2 — Foundations
−7.20
Let’s break ground
Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.
Rotterdam
Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL
Lisbon
Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT
Floor B2 — Foundations
−7.20
Let’s break ground
Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.
Rotterdam
Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL
Lisbon
Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT
Floor B2 — Foundations
−7.20
Let’s break ground
Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.
Rotterdam
Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL
Lisbon
Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT