The brief
The city wanted a covered space on the promenade that could hold a brass band on Sunday and a fish market on Tuesday, without closing the view of the lake.
We stacked solid spruce beams in a loose lattice. The open joints let the wind through and break the sun into narrow strips of shade.
Every beam is bolted, not glued. One day it can all be taken apart and built again.Ravi Menon, project architect
Material and structure
Each of the 1,460 beams is the same section and length. A simple steel pin holds every crossing, which made assembly quick and keeps repair easy.
- Untreated spruce from the canton
- Fully demountable bolted joints
- Built in six weeks over the winter break
On site
Apprentices from two carpentry schools assembled the lattice with the contractor. The pavilion opened on the first warm weekend of spring.
