Testimonials — Mitchell Eley Gould Architects
Bath, UK
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A precedent for elevated timber pavilions that minimize site impact on wooded, sloped terrain using slender steel pilotis and rhythmic slat cladding.
- What we like about this project
- The corner glazing wraps seamlessly without a heavy structural column visible at the edge.
Materials
- timber
- metal
- glass
- steel
Visual identifiers
- timber-slats
- slender-pilotis
- corner-glazing
- elevated-pavilion
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- prefabricated
- site-responsive
Visual tags
- elevated
- modular
- timber-cladding
- sloped-site
- contemporary-pavilion
- Geometry
- A linear, low-slung rectangular mass elevated horizontally above sloping terrain, featuring corner glazing and vertical slat rhythms.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten rainscreen combined with flush metal framing and corner windows.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight timber frame superstructure supported by slender steel stanchion posts (pilotis).
- Spatial scale
- Single-story compact pavilion raised on slender posts.
- Lighting
- Bright directional daylight casting soft shadows under the elevated floorplate.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet and lightweight, floating amidst a natural wooded backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Wooded hillside setting with overgrown grass and sloping terrain.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the sloping meadow, the building hovers lightly overhead, minimizing ground disturbance.
- Composition rhythm
- Alternating vertical timber slat panels and framed window openings creating a steady rhythm along the long facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary prefabricated architectural pavilion
- Program
- Residential or studio workspace annex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, metal, glass, steel
- Visual identifiers
- timber-slats, slender-pilotis, corner-glazing, elevated-pavilion
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, prefabricated, site-responsive
- Visual tags
- elevated, modular, timber-cladding, sloped-site, contemporary-pavilion
- Geometry
- A linear, low-slung rectangular mass elevated horizontally above sloping terrain, featuring corner glazing and vertical slat rhythms.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten rainscreen combined with flush metal framing and corner windows.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight timber frame superstructure supported by slender steel stanchion posts (pilotis).
- Spatial scale
- Single-story compact pavilion raised on slender posts.
- Lighting
- Bright directional daylight casting soft shadows under the elevated floorplate.
- Atmosphere
- Quiet and lightweight, floating amidst a natural wooded backdrop.
- Environmental context
- Wooded hillside setting with overgrown grass and sloping terrain.
- Spatial experience
- Approaching from the sloping meadow, the building hovers lightly overhead, minimizing ground disturbance.
- Composition rhythm
- Alternating vertical timber slat panels and framed window openings creating a steady rhythm along the long facade.
- Style reading
- Contemporary prefabricated architectural pavilion
- Program
- Residential or studio workspace annex
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture