Timber Pavillion
Theatre of Vidy-Lausanne
The Vidy Pavilion project is the world’s first realization of a large structure assembled entirely using wood-wood joints.
This pavilion is the manifesto of new horizons and new forms for contemporary wooden architecture, made possible thanks to new technologies. Its origami shape, with sloping sides and sharp edges, contrasts with the strictly vertical and horizontal surfaces, the cubic volumes, the traditional column-beam system and truss structure.
This pavilion is the manifesto of new horizons and new forms for contemporary wooden architecture, made possible thanks to new technologies. Its origami shape, with sloping sides and sharp edges, contrasts with the strictly vertical and horizontal surfaces, the cubic volumes, the traditional column-beam system and truss structure.
This pavilion is the manifesto of new horizons and new forms for contemporary wooden architecture, made possible thanks to new technologies. Its origami shape, with sloping sides and sharp edges, contrasts with the strictly vertical and horizontal surfaces, the cubic volumes, the traditional column-beam system and truss structure.
Timber and its industrial by-products are a multifunctional material, which can be, in turn and simultaneously, façade, envelope, structure and roof.
Timber and its industrial by-products are a multifunctional material, which can be, in turn and simultaneously, façade, envelope, structure and roof.
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Architect :
Timber
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Technological transfer :
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Awards :
Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne
Yves Weinand Architectes sàrl, locally assisted by Atelier Cube
Bureau d’Etudes Weinand, Liège
Laboratory for Timber Constructions, IBOIS, EPFL
Prof. Dr Yves Weinand, Didier Callot, Anh Chi Nguyen, Aryan Rezaei Rad
2019
Mention Régionale Prix Lignum 2018
Grand Prix d’Architecture de Wallonie 2019