The NVG architecture commission for 2024, Home Truth by Breathe walks a fantastic line between immersion through playful experience and the seriousness of the posited ideas.
The integrity of the concept is superbly balanced with the clarity and tactility of the material palette and changes in spatial quality. The recycled polymer walling is alluring in its shift with scale and Breathe have nailed the proportions with the lofty spaces you first move through being fully immersive and the shift to the smaller timber spaces piquing interest in their inviting cosiness.
We visited on a warm summers day and the pavilion was buzzing with children and adults moving through the maze like spaces, the concealed window openings of particularly interest for children to move back and forth between. The experience is rounded out with the audio track. We could have happily stayed and played for many hours...
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The integrity of the concept is superbly balanced with the clarity and tactility of the material palette and changes in spatial quality. The recycled polymer walling is alluring in its shift with scale and Breathe have nailed the proportions with the lofty spaces you first move through being fully immersive and the shift to the smaller timber spaces piquing interest in their inviting cosiness.
We visited on a warm summers day and the pavilion was buzzing with children and adults moving through the maze like spaces, the concealed window openings of particularly interest for children to move back and forth between. The experience is rounded out with the audio track. We could have happily stayed and played for many hours...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE