Rehearsals of Belonging

The pavilion is a circular, temporary structure exploring repetition, ornamentation and light at architectural scale. The project is based on a limited number of identical elements, arranged through rotation to form a continuous spatial system. Rather than treating ornament as surface decoration, repetition becomes a structural and spatial principle that defines both form and experience.

Constructed in timber and thatch, the pavilion integrates 3D-printed lighting elements directly into the architectural framework. Digital fabrication is used not as an aesthetic gesture, but as a method for testing how light, structure and material can be developed as a single system. The lighting is embedded within the structure, allowing illumination to emerge from the architecture itself rather than being added afterwards.

As a temporary structure, the pavilion operates between object and building, combining architectural logic with a degree of softness and adaptability. The project investigates how digital fabrication can support architectural scale while remaining lightweight, reversible and material-conscious, using repetition and precision to create atmosphere, rhythm and collective spatial experience.