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Paper Forest

• with Shigeru Ban
  Kew Gardens, London

  The brief called for a new shelter to be erected beside the pretty lily pond on the grand axis from Pagoda to River.

  Our response was an energy autonomous, paper structure with a perforated roof that allowed dappled light into the building.

• The design creates a demonstrably sustainable structure. In summer the building draws air cooled by the adjacent Lily Gardens and its southern façades are shaded by fast-growing bamboo.

  Giant sliding screens made of paper, fabric and polycarbonate protect the Paper Forest from the wind and rain.

• Designed as a modular system of cardboard tree columns and branching cardboard props, the building reads as a forest canopy within the gardens.

• “The design is innovative, extremely beautiful and sustainable. It represents a rare opportunity to bring architecture, nature and the environment into close association.”

  Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, TATE

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