Christoph Hesse Architekts

Kollektiv Pavilion

Kollektiv Pavilion 

Christoph Hesse Architects

Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu

MANUFACTURERS
Andre Mohr Forstbetrieb, Twistetal

DESIGN
Christoph Hesse, Michela Quadrelli

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Christoph Hesse

COLLABORATORS
Barbara Ettinger-brinckmann, Bda Hessen / Group Kassel, Ruangrupa / Curators Of Documenta Fifteen

AREA
19 M²

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
Pavilion At The Documenta Fifteen Kassel

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Kassel, Germany

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures

Kollektiv Pavilion
© Juergen Aymar

The installation Kollektiv (Collective) is a so-called Reflecting Point, planned and built for Documenta fifteen, the world art exhibition that takes place in Kassel every five years.

It is located at Karlsaue, the state park of Kassel. The pavilion is an open place to pause, reflect, and communicate about biodiversity.

Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu

Kollektive is directly related to the nearby installation Maria, as a reaction to this. It consists of so-called Hordengattern (horde gates), and wooden fences that are used to protect young trees in mixed woodlands.

If these stacked wooden fences are placed vertically and connected, the result is an 850-meter-long fence. The fence can protect an area where up to 5,000 trees can grow safely for an ecologically diverse forest.

While the plants are young, they must be protected from destruction by wild animals. That's what these fences are for.

Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Christoph Hesse Architects

After 8 to 10 years - that's the poetic part about this project - when the treetops are high enough, the plants have survived the critical phase. At this point, the wooden fences have fulfilled their duty and are decomposing into humus.


Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Kollektiv Pavilion
© Laurian Ghinitoiu


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