Collector’s Pavilion
Collector’s Pavilion
Vetter Denk Architects
ARCHITECTS
Vetter Denk Architects
LIGHTING
Anne Kustner Lighting Design
STRUCTURAL
Spire Engineering
DESIGN ARCHITECT
John Vetter
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
True Inc
DESIGN TEAM
Josh Ehr, Nairn Olker, Nick Carnahan
PHOTOGRAPHS
Ryan Hainey, Alloy Photography, John Vetter
AREA
8000 Ft²
YEAR
2014
LOCATION
Chenequa, United States
CATEGORY
Pavilion
Text description provided by architect.
A minimal insertion into a densely wooded landscape, the Collector’s Pavilion provides the owners with an 8,000 sf private fitness space and vintage automobile gallery.
On a gently sloping site in amongst a grove of trees, the pavilion slides into the topography - mimicking. And contrasting the surrounding landscape with a folded roof plane that hovers over a board formed concrete base.
The clients’ requirement for a nearby room to display a growing car collection as well as provide a remote area for personal fitness carries with it a series of challenges related to privacy and security.
The pavilion nestles into the wooded site - finding a home in a small clearing - and merges with the sloping landscape.
The building has dual personalities, serving as a private and secure bunker from the exterior, while transforming into a warm and inviting space on the interior.
The use of indirect light and the need to obscure direct views from the public right away provides. The client with adequate day light for day-to-day use while ensuring that strict privacy is maintained.
This shifting personality is also dramatically affected by the seasons - contrasting and merging with the surrounding environment depending on the time of year. The Collector’s Pavilion employs meticulous detailing of its concrete to steel to wood connections, exploring.
The grounded nature of poured concrete in conjunction with a delicate wood roof system that floats above a grid of steel.
Above all, the Pavilion harmonizes with it’s natural surroundings through it’s materiality, formal language, and siting.