Midland Central Park Pavilion

Developed for a design competition initiated by the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio the architectural form is a response to natural elements found in the conifer tree. Concrete and steel columns represent both old and new tree growth. While older trees have a larger more rugged shell, new growth is fresh and slender showing the new generation of life. The vertical concrete fins at opposite corners move the patron from just the tree, to the forest. And finally, the sloping angles of the roof both vertically and horizontally speak to the typical downward form of the conifer tree branches and create the canopy for the forest.