Papilio
Type: Pavilion Client: Arboretum Kalmthout Team: Bart Reuser, Marijn Schenk, Michel Schreinemachers, John van de Water Cost: Euro 16.000,00 Competition: 2nd prize First design: 2002-07-12 Status: Competition
Papilio is a pavilion for a butterfly garden in the Arboretum Kalmthout, Belgium. The concept for the pavilion was instigated by the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
A flexible wooden construction is transformed, section by section, from a simple square to an open space covered by a wing; in this spot, the visitor can find information about butterflies, take shelter from the weather, rest a bit, and enjoy a beautiful panorama over the garden, all the while engaging in a special spatial experience.
