We thought of the geometry of trees

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The college’s 21-ha (52-acre) campus is an arboretum of more than 1000 trees. On further study SHA realized that these great trees are the oldest and most prominent geometric force characterizing this special place.

“ as a way to give shape to the new arts building. Instead of echoing the rectangular block of the former arts building, the new pavilion takes its shape from the inflection of the diameters of those large campus trees,” SHA said in a whatsapp number database press release. “The kite-in-the-trees sketch then had a much stronger conceptual grounding in the specifics of the site.”

The lightweight, two-story ‘box-kite’ steel frame sits on two ground-floor concrete rectangles to create the dramatic cantilevers and arced geometry with precision and economy. Its main floor is lifted into the trees on a porous ground level open to the campus and adjacent Buchanan Park.