Peter Zumthor and Piet Oudolf - Serpentine Pavilion 2011
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by famed Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. photo by Hufton and Crow The 2011 Pavilion is the 11th commission by the Serpentine Gallery. Every year a well known architect is asked to design this seasonal pavilion. Zumthor's structure is his first building in the UK. It includes a specially created garden by the influential Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf. photo by Hufton and Crow The concept for Zumthor's Pavilion is the hortus conclusus , a Latin term for 'enclosed garden'. It is a contemplative room, a garden within a structure. photo by Atsuko and Joe Keating One enters the building and begins the transition into the central garden, a place buffered from worldly noise and traffic. It is an interior space designed for sitting, walking and enjoying the garden. photo by Cybermyth13 I find Zumthor's statements in this Video instructive. He says as he gets older he is more tuned into