A permeable threshold between garden and sky, The Arbour Pavilion redefines the outdoor room for the Australian landscape.
Commissioned as both a retreat and a gathering space, The Arbour Pavilion dissolves the boundary between architecture and the garden. Set within an established harbour-side garden in Sydney, the structure uses a slender steel frame clad in living green panels.
The design responds directly to the Australian sun — deep eaves, adjustable timber louvres, and a green roof work in concert to maintain a temperate microclimate beneath the canopy year-round.
"The pavilion is not a building in the garden — it is a garden that has decided to stand upright."— Marcus Thorne, Principal Architect