Körforgásos pavilon, Utrecht, Netherlands

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Idea projektu

Our design concept was to orient the building away from the noisy, busy road network and open it towards the botanical garden and park. The building also serves as a meeting point for university students, so we created an attractive and welcoming main entrance. The restaurant section was placed near the café next to the pavilion, establishing a new service connection.

Popis projektu

The design features a characteristic block-like massing, which affects both the volume and the floor plan. It was important that the rooms have direct access to the garden and receive ample natural light, which led to the implementation of a side-corridor layout. The building is also a spatial representation of environmentally conscious thinking.

Technické informace

A key priority for us was to construct the building using as much salvaged and recycled building material as possible. Timber cladding from the donor building was reused for the façade, and brick cladding was repurposed to create the surrounding pathways. Trusses and precast hollow core floor slabs were also reused, which defined the building’s characteristic dimensions. We treated reinforced concrete columns, steel columns, and all windows and doors as reusable components. The design process followed a reverse approach — the available material inventory significantly influenced the form of the building. For supplementary materials, we aimed to use low-carbon, natural alternatives.

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