Article source: idA 

The new pavilion at the botanical garden at Grueningen relates strongly to its context. The design was inspired by the surrounding forest, not the built environment. Both the formal vocabulary and the structural concept derive from nature. The pavilion is conceived to harmonize with and expand the forest.

Image Courtesy © Markus Bertschi

• Architects: idA
• Project: Greenhouse Botanical Garden
• Location: Grueningen, Switzerland
• Photography: Markus Bertschi, Ladina Bischof
• Client: Zuercher Kantonalbank
• Completion: 2012
• Area: 180m2