The proposed park pavilion does not want to stand out -- it rather wants to blend into the beautiful natural setting of Borden Park in Edmonton. The pavilion wants to be part 'of the place' and wants to correspond with the surrounding landscape. The building fingers into all directions and fits on to the proposed site in a very harmonious way. Oriented to follow the sun path from east to west providing programmatically important functions the most sun exposure and natural light. a south courtyard is part of the layout concept and allows the visitor to enter the building through a protected warm welcoming exterior space with seating arrangements in form of 'landscaped benches'. The courtyard can be used early mornings, during the day and until late in warm summer evenings. Its orientation allows the use throughout most of our seasons. The surface material of the courtyard is the same recycled brick seen on the exterior façade and will guarantee the preservation of heat collected through hot summer days. A wonderful gathering space as well as an outdoor warm up area or simply a café patio, the pavilion will enhance the experience for park visitors and will provoke curiosity due to its changing appearance depending on location. It is an expressive stone sculpture yet modest, simple and adequate in its function as a park amenity building. The interior will be full of surprising elements and will offer fantastic framed views into the park landscape. Inspirational natural light can be experienced as well as a changing light character throughout the day and seasons. The interior space is highly flexible and ideal to cope with a variety of possible event scenarios.
As the following quote describes, there is nothing more valuable to our urban life than having parks where at least we can reconnect to what is beautifully described here:
"Once in his life a man....ought to give himself up to a particular landscape in his experience, to look at it from as many angles as he can, to wonder about it, to dwell upon it. He ought to imagine that he touches it with his hands at every season and listen to the rounds that are made upon it. He ought to imagine the creatures there and all the faintest motions of the wind. He ought to recollect the glare of noon and all the colors of the dawn and the dusk."
-Scott Momaday
(From competitor's text)
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