![Pavilion in a Garden / CollectiveProject - Garden, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5506/f274/e58e/ce2f/d200/0030/large_jpg/portada_2._Garden_Folly_View_from_Amphitheatre_Steps.jpg?1426518621)
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Architects: CollectiveProject
- Area: 750 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Tina Nandi Stephens
![Pavilion in a Garden / CollectiveProject - Deck](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5506/f19c/e58e/ce2f/d200/002b/medium_jpg/1._Garden_Folly_View_Towards_Entrance.jpg?1426518399)
Text description provided by the architects. This project transforms an unused 15’ x 50’ extension to a private residential plot into a densely planted, garden and library. The pavilion was conceptualized as an inhabitable piece of furniture embedded within a lush landscape. The structure is clad in thin strips of locally reclaimed wood and acts as a portal framing two contrasting scenarios, a dense “wild” garden and a grass amphitheater/ seating area.
![Pavilion in a Garden / CollectiveProject - Garden, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5506/f163/e58e/cecc/4100/002b/large_jpg/3._Garden_Folly_View_from_Entrance.jpg?1426518360)
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![Pavilion in a Garden / CollectiveProject - Chair, Patio, Beam, Deck, Garden, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5506/f193/e58e/cec1/d200/0048/large_jpg/4._Garden_Folly_ReadingRoom.jpg?1426518401)
On special occasions, the seating in the pavilion can be cleared to act as a stage for family performances. To provide acoustic separation from the noise of the adjacent street, the existing ground plane was excavated to create a sunken path lined in black granite. Small niches line the walkway and are illuminated by diyas (small lamps) in the evening.
![Pavilion in a Garden / CollectiveProject - Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5506/f211/e58e/ce2f/d200/002d/medium_jpg/8._Garden_Folly__Garden_Folly_Aerial_View.jpg?1426518503)