21.03.2013
Architecture students Erkko Aarti and Arto Ollila designed a floating viewpoint to the nature park in Camley Street in the area of King’s Cross in the London city centre. The design was their entry in the competition arranged by the Finnish Institute in London, the Architecture Foundation in cooperation with the London Wildlife Trust whom are in charge of the maintenance of the natural park.
The idea with the pavilion “Viewpoint” is to bring a sense of Finland to London. The pavilion is inspired by the idea of the land of the thousand lakes, where people escape from the city to the country and the archipelago. The pavilion is like an island, its construction is like blocks rising from the sea opening views on nature.
The block like parts are concrete, whereas the inside constructions are of wood. Vegetation is an important part of the space.
Construction work starts in the summer and the pavilion inauguration is in the autumn in conjunction with the London Architecture Festival and Design week.
