Summer Place Pavilion

A softly curved timber pavilion forms a beautiful container for a collection of large, locally harvested live edge timber slabs.
Project Name
Summer Place Pavilion, QEII Square, Albury
Case Study Type
Public
Location

QEII Square
Albury
Australia

Consultants
Murtagh Bond Structuresburo
Builders
BRD Studio
Architects
Akimbo Architecture
Photographer Details
Jeremy Weihrauch
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Overview

The ephemeral architecture of Summer Place Pavilion aims to bridge the divide between QEII Square in the centre of Albury and the river landscape, which has brought people together for millennia.

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Structure

The construction methodology of Summer Place Pavilion was carefully considered. The plywood roof was cut offsite by a CNC router to allow for rapid construction.

No concrete was used, instead timber was fixed to screw pile footings, allowing for easy reuse.

The steel structure was fabricated utilising the deconstructed elements of the previous year’s Summer Place pavilion, designed by CHROFI Architects.

Exterior

The blackened timber board exterior is created from timber salvaged from the 2019-2020 bushfires. The reused Victorian ash timber has rough sawn faces, adding to the story of their previous history.

The timber is fixed only using screws, ensuring it can be reused.

The timber was sourced from bushfire affected plantations around Corryong (local to Albury).

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