McGill University Students Build Twisted ContemPLAY Pavilion Out of Locally-Sourced Materials

Students at Montreal's <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/">McGill University</a> don't believe a beautiful campus is just something that happens by accident. Rather than depending on school officials and trustees to create a campus pavilion that would encourage socialization and relaxation, the students decided to take it upon themselves to design a place they'd actually like to use. Several design concepts were submitted for consideration around 18 months ago. Since then, the winning design was selected and built. The result is the <a href="http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&amp;upload_id=20684" target="_blank">ContemPLAY pavilion</a>, a dynamic piece of outdoor furniture that conjures up multi-generational perceptions of contemplation and play.

Built entirely out of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/locally-sourced/">locally-sourced materials</a>, the pavilion is a three dimensional mobius strip which is supported by a triangular truss of plywood and steel elements.

The wooden lattice work swoops and coasts all around a general seating around below.

As one approaches the pavilion, the eye is instantly drawn to the lattice's mind-boggling visual effect.

The viewer is subconsiously drawn to the structure, eager to know more about what's going on inside.

The structure's aesthetic becomes contemplative as one is enveloped by the wall which morphs into the canopy. The light filters through the cladding generating an ambiguous relationship between the notions of inside and outside as well as furniture and shelter.

These are some of the initial concept drawings students created when designing the ContemPLAY pavilion.