London Timber Pavilion

London Timber Pavilion is a project that focuses on the redesign of a pair of roof terraces in an urban setting. The pavilion was crafted by steam bending individual oak petals to create a self-supporting canopy. The form of the canopy responds to wind, sunlight and rain patterns on the terrace to increase all year-round usability. Each petal has been uniquely fabricated from a standard timber sheet, utilizing a single curved mould for cost efficiency and minimal waste. This process resulted in unlimited possibilities for differentiation between the petals. The aim of the project was to create structures that not only enhanced the overall health of our clients, but would also promote methods of hand-crafted and digital fabrication that are sustainable. The project was ultimately a study in self-supporting timber structures, in which we focused on the elimination of materials that hold more embodied carbon.