Architecture office MIA Design Studio has used a delicate lattice of timber battens and metal mesh to create this pavilion for architectural events in Th? ??c in Vietnam.
Commissioned by built environment media company Ashui, The Straw Pavilion has been designed by local practice MIA Design Studio.
Top: The Straw Pavilion located on the water's edge. Above: the pavilion is nestled within a grassy bank
Th? ??c is a sub-city in the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City
Set within an area of parkland containing vegetable and fruit gardens alongside a canal, the studio turned to images of rural Vietnam for the form of the pavilion, which is designed to evoke a pile of straw.
A narrow footbridge crosses over the river to the pavilion
"When we first came to the site, we immediately felt the presence of nature here, of various plants and greenery, and the need to assert it throughout our design," said MIA Design Studio. "We decided to create a structure that can blend itself into its surrounding environment. Straw is an image of memory, one that belongs to the Vietnamese countryside."
MIA Design Studio designed the pavilion to look like a pile of straw
The pavilion sits alongside an existing walkway, which crosses the canal via a thin bridge. The U-shape of the structure wraps around a small area of decking that serves as the platform for events.
While the design initially appears disordered, it is organised according to a grid, with parallel screens of metal mesh cr...