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Essay · 2023

The Round Pavilion

Why we keep returning to the circle for small public buildings.

Fig. 1 · The Round Pavilion
Fig. 1 · The Round Pavilion
Authors
Lars Haugen
Published
2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0

A round building has no back. For a pavilion on a beach or a square, that matters more than efficiency. This essay looks at the Duinhuis Visitor Centre and the drawings that led to it.

Fig. 2 · Duinhuis: a building with no back
Fig. 2 · Duinhuis: a building with no back
Fig. 3 · Inderhavn: one round roof on the harbour
Fig. 3 · Inderhavn: one round roof on the harbour
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