Casino Marino - The Pavillion Building

Tutors: Daniel Haarholf and co-tutor Joana Martins

Architect: Douglas Carson

A team of 20 participants visited the Casino-Marino building and brainstormed for approaches to replicate one of the rooms in the Castle Gardens.

The casino-marino workshop is fully focused on the reproduction of the china closet – a room with only one natural light source. Once the eyes are adjasted to the darkness the intricate plaster work can be seen due to the casting of shadows that make it visible to the eye..

Looking for new possibilities...

The structure of the pavillion is in the construction process and there are two approaches being tested. Today the team is experimenting with knotting on 1:1 scale to get a feel of the real structure, tying 'green' timber poles together with a rope to work out the best way for the construction, also making sure that all health and safety regulations are met.

..making skatches..

The interior is going to be completed with an internal lining of Tricoya MDF panels – an Irish designed product made from waste timber – which completes the sustainable aspect of the design. The panels will be layered to create a three-dimensional spacial quality – this process will be used for all of the walls except one which is going to have a more detailed finish created using a stencil and painting the MDF with acrylic paint.

...trying on models...

A variety of roof structures have also been tested on a smaller scale – all of which are using rope to create patterns - and a canvas is going to be put on top of it to protect the pavillion from the rain.

The finishing touches will be added to the pavillion by the participants who are going to encorporate their artistic impressions into the interior space in the form of art works such as photography and painting.

Nadia