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The pavilion is built as a winning proposal for the Festival des
Cabanes 2024 along with 12 other winners in the Sources of
Lake Annecy area. It is an interpretation of the cabin in the
woods as well as the nature of its specific site.

Designed and built with Adam Haugaard, Anders Thøstesen,
Marte Nås Kristiansen, Sigrid Gustafsson, Stine Ingvardsen
and Viktor Steffensen.

text for competition submission:

There is a special character to the light under trees. Some of it
is reflected away entirely in the canopy, some is absorbed in the
translucent leaves of the trees, while only a few rays of sunlight
make it all the way through, the shadows as mesmerizing as
the light itself. This cabin is a celebration of that light.

Taking its origin in the primordial childhood blanket fort, the
wooden structure supports flowing walls of fabric. The cabin’s
wide roof and the ropes and pegs designate an area between
inside and outside, where one might sit in its shade.

With no immediately visible entrance, the cabin leads visitors
off the path and invites them to interact with the structure,
lift the cloth, and step up into the atmospheric interior of
the cabin. Blurring or dimming some senses, but heightening
others.

The width of the roof and the translucency of the fabric allow
no direct sunlight into the cabin, instead transforming the
three-dimensional world outside into a two-dimensional
projection on the walls. The roof, forest, and structure all
partake in a play of shadows on the enclosing fabric. Each
day, hour, and weather situation will form a unique, elusive
experience.

Photos by Anders Thøstesen

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ARKITEKTEN vol. 126/10
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