Realised:
April 2024

Address:
Falkensee, Germany

Status:
completed

Credit:
Photographs by Thomas Meyer

The triangle pavilion is located in Falkensee, Brandenburg on a large 6300m2 ground with direct access to the lake. The timber construction of around 30 sqm, floats slightly above the ground within a garden designed in 2019 by the renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. The garden reflects the landscape architect’s modernist and dynamic composition style. The construction concept with its interior elements are inspired by a recurring triangle pattern found in much of Burle Marx’s graphical work. The geometric timber pavilion is positioned with its longest side facing the lake and the family house (a wooden house from 1905, with transportable and stackable parts which was renovated in 2017 by Gonzalez Haase AAS), with its peak directed towards the neighbours land. The structure is subdivided into smaller triangular shapes that highlight the construction’s framework, creating distinct areas for warming up, resting and a teatime preparing area. This division corresponds to the elemental themes of fire, earth, and water, with each function situated in a corner of the triangle. A central chimney constitutes the heart of the construction, intended as a place of retreat inside the garden. The exterior wooden lamella facade in black burnt timber is done with the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique. This method of lightly charring the wood surface enhances its durability and waterproof qualities through carbonization, while also imparting a visually striking aesthetic. The facade panels enabling intimacy while allowing views to the lake and garden. The triangle concrete steps are melting seamlessly into the garden, following the formal concept. The lighting design is subordinated to the structure’s dynamic triangular composition. Only at night the light becomes a visible linear element underlining the structural triangular beam layout. Electrical outlets are attached on the three columns, harmonising with the overall aesthetic and functionality of the pavilion.