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Originally designed as a full-service tea-house, this private commission for an outdoor pavilion is like a super cool modern fort made of planed larch wood with window shutters of high-polished stainless steel.
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The outdoor structure has unusual niches and angular walls that function as built in seats when seat cushions are added.
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Over time the wood will age and weather as the high polish stainless steel shutters act like mirrors reflecting the surrounding landscape.
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A ladder leads up to the rooftop which acts like a sundeck:
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all images courtesy of Baumhauer Architecture
Materials: larch wood, OSB, High luster polished stainless steel
Designed by Philipp Baumhauer with Karoline Markus
a special thanks to Florence Deau of Reflexdeco for bringing this to my attention