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Folly Kometenplein Pavilion

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

FOLLY KOMETENPLEIN PAVILION

Bureau Sla

ARCHITECTS
Bureau Sla

DESIGN TEAM
Bureau Sla

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Peter Van Assche

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thijs Wolzak

CONSTRUCTION
Fmax I-saac

BUILDER
Helldörfer Lasbedrijf En Scheepsbouw

CLIENTS
Municipality Of Haarlemmermeer

MANUFACTURERS
Graphisoft, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Trimble Navigation

AREA
18 M²

YEAR
2019

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Pavilion

LOCATION
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

Text description provided by architect.

Next to the Hoofddorp train station is the Beukenhorst West business park. The site is located between the station and the village center. Until recently it was a mono-functional, pragmatic business area: office blocks and parking spaces.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

The area will change significantly with the realisation of Hyde Park: MVRDV designed the masterplan for nearly 4,000 apartments, Dijk&co Landschapsarchitectuur made a design for the public space.

The residential blocks are currently being built after designs by MVRDV, MVSA, Studio Ninedots, Barcode, and Team V. The area will become the new entrance to Hoofddorp.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

With the realisation of the Gerritshoeve and the folly, the station area is an attractive public space during the construction of Hyde Park. The Gerritshoeve is a renovated monumental barn that is currently located elsewhere in the Haarlemmermeer and will soon be given a new destination as a restaurant.

The folly is a cheerful addition to the Kometenplein. It serves as a home base for outdoor encounters. Food trucks moor here, drinks are held after working hours and small events are organized around the 10-meter-high object.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

The triangular object consists of four segments. Two of the four segments can move vertically and switch positions.

In this way, the pavilion opens and closes. When closed, the door and the counter are at a height of 6 meters. After changing positions they are accessible from the square.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

The folly is manufactured in parts in a workshop and can be disassembled relatively easily. After completion of Hyde Park, the pavilion can be repurposed elsewhere.

The graphics in combination with the triangular shape provide each side with a new experience.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak

Every perspective gives a new image.

Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak


Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
© Thijs Wolzak


Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
Site plan
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
Plan


Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
West facade
Folly Kometenplein Pavilion
South facade
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North facade
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Section

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