2018 MPavilion _ with Estudio Carme Pinós

Queen Victoria Gardens, VIC, Australia

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After meeting Carme Pinós at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where Leanne was studying for her Masters of Architecture in the March II program, Leanne has kept in touch with Carme and the two have always talked of doing a project together. When Carme's office was selected for the MPavilion by the Naomi Milgrom foundation, City of Melbourne and Victorian Government, Leanne and Estudio Carme Pinós were given the opportunity to finally collaborate. ZILKA Studio is the architect of record for the MPavilion and has been working to ensure Carme's vision is carried through to completion. 

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The geometry is constructed of 2 intersecting folding roof planes that line up to acknowledge and invite people from all directions to enjoy the pavilion that is a centre point of discussion, performance, and recreation. This multi directional pavilion invites the city of Melbourne from the north, the ngv and arts center from the west, the shrine of remembrance from the south and the river and botanic gardens from the east. The large span of the roof is infilled with timber slats rotating in orientation to create a complex dappled light to the spaces below, providing shade and a sense of drama. The sharp origami like roof structure is contrasted with the grass mounds that are positioned to act as a resting point for the roof, referencing the existing mounds within the garden. The curve of the mounds work to accommodate seating that are constructed of gabion low walls with custom concrete seats radiating around the space covered by the roof and inviting the garden into the pavilion, blurring the boundary of the pavilion where the inside merges with the outside.

 

Project phase: completed - photo credits John Gollings

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