n e s t pa v i l i o n + l e a r n i n g s pa c e SPRING 2013
PROFESSOR: JAMES ROSE, AIA
COLLABORATION: WHITNEY MANAHAN CLIENT: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LOCATION: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE BOTANICAL GARDENS
NEED: A children’ s learning pavilion situated deep within the University Botanical Gardens that would serve as the center stage for furthering the Garden’ s purposes of Education and Outreach.
RESOLVE: The learning pavilion design incorporates a bird’ s nest aesthetic, while rescaling its concept of nurture and development into a human experience. The sculptural qualities of a nest have been retained to create a non-invasive organic extension of its environment, while providing habitable space for program. The Nest pavilion site design provides curved bench seating and other amenities to seamlessly blend the overall context together.