News Summary

• The Gabonsa Pavilion was designed and built by architecture students from Hochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.
• It was built from 4-meter timber beams connected with screw joints, no adhesives, no cast connections, nothing that would prevent you from taking it apart later.
• Most of the timber was cut only where structurally necessary, meaning the beams can be reused after the festival in nearly their original form.
• A semicircular element clad in reflective construction foil catches the sky and the surrounding mountain landscape.
• A canopy made from aluminium vapour barrier creates shade.
• Hanging beneath that canopy is an orange construction safety net, repurposed as a hammock.
• Red-painted bracing elements make the structure legible, turning the engineering into part of the aesthetic.