reehugger' by holger hoffmann + one fine day + university of applied sciences, trier, germany images courtesy of roland borgmann, münster
holger hoffmann has sent us images of 'treehugger', a pavilion that is currently on display at the national garden show in koblenz, germany. created in collaboration with one fine day and the university of applied sciences in trier, the design looks to give both the students and craftsmen abroader understanding of computational design and computer aided manufacturing technologies.
exterior
polygonal and manifold in its appearance, the building aims to formulate a subtle link to the nearby built environment. positioned next to the basillica st. castor on a site that was previously used as a parking lot, the pavilion loosely integrates the structure with both the gardening show and the surrounding urban fabric.
deck and outdoor play area surrounding the structure
a facade of printed glass encloses the structure, blurring the interior volume with the exterior environmentand superimposing the reflection of the encircling trees onto the unit. sustainably constructed using timber plywood, the pavilion will be dismantled and relocated once the show is over in october 2011.
(left) overall structure
(right) detail of facade
organized into a single one-directional space, the design features an angular environment that is dictatedby a series of simple geometrical operations. merging three individual programs into one, the layout looksto maximize the spatial distribution, allowing for multiple activities to take place at once. areas dedicated to exhibitions are shielded by tree-like columns that create small cubicles for educational work-stations, while lectures take place in the center of the space.
looking indoors from the garden
appearing as a merely haptic space of structural ornaments during the day, the complex modular structure changes completely at night. reacting to the movement of its users, the environment literally virtualizes thestructure and its insides through a series of changing colors and luminosity.
interior
overall interior
interior in the evening
lit up at night
exterior at night
overall structure in the evening
facade in the evening
night view of overall site
site plan / floor plan
section
detail
diagram of joints
diagram of floor plan typologies
diagram of geometry
diagram of point of intersection with tree columns
rendering of interior
rendering of exterior
rendering of design in its early stages
night rendering of design in its early stages
project info: client: chamber of skilled crafts, koblenz - christoph krause, director of the center for design, manufacturing and communication design: team of the department digital design at university of applied sciences, trier, professor holger hoffmann design phase: jan busemeyer, frank stolz, gabriel wüstner, peter zock execution phase: jan weber, eva ziegler, peter zock structural engineering: office for structural design, frankfurt am main: professor harald kloft, jürgen scholte-wasssink, florian mähl, peter gerlach execution: ochs GmbH, kirchberg: christian schiel (construction supervisor), frank schneider and sven schneider (CAD) team of the faculty intermedia design, university of applied sciences, trier: professor daniel gilgen conceptual design: thorsten gätz, jana schell, rebekka thies programming: professor georg j. schneider, faculty of computer sciences, with niko schmidt, julian-marc steffen, christian ternes light-design advisor: daniel zerlang-rösch
the fabrication of 'treehugger' has generously been supported by rhineland-palatinate’s ministry of environment, forestry and consumer protection as well as signal iduna and alwitra roofing systems.
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