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Axonometric drawing of the proposed pavilion with rooftop planting, seating, stairs, and timber columns around a central courtyard.

floriade pavilion, almere

A biobased pavilion honing urban nature through sensory experience and sustainable architecture.

Client: Floriade Tender

Architect: Northern Light, Space and Matter

Green Architect: MOSS

Location: Almere

Design Year: 2021

Construction Year: Not constructed

Renders by: Northern Light, Space and Matter

Other Parties Involved: Brandwacht en Meijer, GROWx

A Pavilion Giving Voice to Urban Nature

The tender for Floriade Pavilion in Almere was commissioned by the municipalities of Amsterdam and Almere. Our submission, “The Tea House” was designed by NorthernLight and Space&Matter, with MOSS as Green Architect. Together with Brandwacht en Meijer and GROWx, the team created a biobased, circular pavilion celebrating nature.

Exterior render of a low timber pavilion surrounded by flowering gardens, with visitors on a planted rooftop and paths below.
Axonometric drawing of the proposed pavilion with rooftop planting, seating, stairs, and timber columns around a central courtyard.
Exterior render of a low timber pavilion surrounded by flowering gardens, with visitors on a planted rooftop and paths below.

a temple for nature

Wooden columns blur indoors and outdoors, while exhibition gardens display biodiversity through scents, textures, and edible plants. The design emphasizes sensory connection and learning, inspiring people to reimagine how urban environments can coexist with natural systems.

Exploded diagram of the proposed Floriade Pavilion showing ground-floor and rooftop visitor routes, stairs, and seating areas.

circular and biobased design

Built with local timber, reclaimed wood, hemp-lime, and other biobased materials, the pavilion is fully demountable for reuse. Rainwater is filtered, biowaste is processed, and themed gardens enhance biodiversity. 

Top-down landscape plan showing planted beds, tables, seating, and stairs around the proposed pavilion’s rectangular central courtyard.
Render of a timber pavilion walkway overlooking a courtyard with trees, flowering plants, grasses, and a narrow water channel.

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