The Hidden Pavilion in Madrid, Spain by Penelas Architects

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

The Hidden Pavilion in Madrid, Spain by Penelas Architects

March 23rd, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Penelas Architects

The Project fulfills the desire to Build a space for meditation and retreat, a place to Inhabit and to Think. The pavilion is built in a glade of the forest, the only clearing without a tree. It is wrapped up in Nature, hidden in it, in a way that it is only slightly perceptible. Suspended over a small waterfall, the pavilion protects it. The pavilion interacts directly with the growing of trees, allowing them to pass through its terraces and cantilevers by gaps built for them.

Image Courtesy © Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán)

Architects: Penelas Architects
Project: The Hidden Pavilion
Location: Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain
Photography: Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán)
Architect in Charge: José Luis Esteban Penelas, Dr. Architect, Chair Professor at UEM
Area: 70 sqm
Project Year: 2016

Image Courtesy © Imagen Subliminal (Miguel de Guzmán)

Fully embedded within the forest, the pavilion openly embraces the presence of Nature through the enclosure of its glass exterior. The upper level surface is inclined, respectfully providing room for the growth of a bicentenary holm oak tree. The raised light wells catch the sunrays and directs them downwards towards the interior, rays that would have otherwise been blocked by the holm oak tree.

Only three materials are used: rusted steel structure, glass facade and cherry-tree wood interior, brining Nature inside. The passing of the seasons generates new senses and emotions within the design.

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Tags: Madrid, Spain

Category: Pavilion

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