Studio MorisonHerefordshire, EnglandOn display 2017-2019

Origami Pineapple

Located in the center of a 18th-century garden of the Berrington Hall country estate in Herefordshire, England

Designed to attract visitors to a fundraiser to restore the walled garden

Contemporary Structure

● Metal frame at the core

● Weatherproof pink fabric

● Small geometric stools reflecting the shape of the pavilion

A ring of tension struts stabilizing the structure

A ring of interlinking struts pinned to frame15 radially arrayed segments

Diagonal bracing steel strap in each lower frame

5 steel foundation frame assemblies hidden by finishes

5 locations where frame is omitted to create a doorway

The structure is made of 90 sections

Fabric pulled over and fixed to each rhomboid

Assembled like a jigsaw on site in the walled garden, ultimately taking around

six months to construct.

The artists drew their influence for the structural formation from the geometric shapes

found in the mansion's interior design

The shape was drawn from pineapples which the estate once grew during the Georgian period

Challenges included achieving the perfect flatness of the facets to get the crisp lines

1. Dezeenhttps://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/12/studio-morison-origami-pink-pineapple-pavilion-berrington-hall-18th-century-garden-design-architecture-england/

2. Colossalhttp://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/07/origami-pineapple-pavilion/

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