This is a beautiful, ambitious, and carefully designed student project. Set within a recreational park, one structure marks the start of a network of mountain bike trails, while another creates an entrance to a forest walking track. The design uses innovative timber construction methods inspired by traditional wedged joints, which help manage natural variations and movement in the wood. These lightweight and sustainable structures explore new ideas in timber construction and respond to the challenges of the current climate crisis.
Summerhill ’23 & ‘24
Practice
Andrew Barrie Lab, Gregory Mann and Billy Pengelly in association
Category
Small Project Architecture
Location
Waikato/Bay of Plenty