Posbank pavilion

Undoubtedly the most interesting stop on our Dutch expedition. In the Posbank National Park, which covers an area shaped during the last Ice Age, Bjarne Mastenbroek (previously collaborating with Mecanoo, MVRDV, de architectengroep and now head of SeARCH) designed a tea pavilion. In the Dutch atypical hilly landscape (with an elevation of about 100 meters), the pavilion appears as a revelation. The task was to design a building in harmony with the surrounding nature and environmentally friendly. Mastenbroek shaped the restaurant into a popular motif of a spiral, which currently, along with the Möbius strip, keeps architects awake at night (e.g. Libeskind's extension to the museum in London, houses by UN Studia, etc.).
The pavilion's structural engineer will undoubtedly receive a Nobel Prize this year, as the cantilever reaches a critical point of 14 meters. The load-bearing structure also uses quite imprecise materials such as raw oak logs or massive boulders. The use of natural materials excellently integrates the building into the surrounding context. Absolutely incredible foliated ceiling in the restaurant, floor with polished stumps, green roof combined with concrete and glass - the building seems to grow out of the environment.
The structure exudes generosity and immense architectural talent. It is no coincidence that this spring, Mastenbroek was designated by Dutch students as the current national architectural number one. One can only agree.