Dining Pavilion
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Pavilion-like extension to an eighteenth century house in Malta, with a shading system of flax twisted around hemp, woven onto a steel frame
This elegant dining pavilion attached to a heavily built house uses a unique approach to shading, so necessary in the hot sun of Malta.
A colonnade of steel columns supports a fabric awning, with a concertina-like glass screen to the south and east facades, decorated with ‘trees’ made from flax twisted around hemp, then woven on to a steel framework. Varying the tension of the weaving introduces the desired curvature.
Like trees growing out of the ground and spreading their tentacle-like branches over the glass surfaces of the kitchen walls, this contemporary sculpture creates a dialogue between the garden and the kitchen.
Data
- Begun: 2005
- Completed: 2007
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £90,000
- Address: Dining Pavilion, Malta, MT, Malta
Professional Team
- Architect: Architecture Project (AP)
- Project architects: Alberto Miceli-Farrugia, David Cassar, David Drago, David Felice, Joseph Calleja, Konrad Buhagiar, Majka Mikulska, Rory Apap Brown
- Client: Private
- Hemp and Flax Consultant: Aude Franjou