Serpentine pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor

"The concept for this year’s Pavilion is the hortus conclusus, a contemplative room, a garden within a garden. One enters the building from the lawn and begins the transition into the central garden, a place abstracted from the world of noise and traffic and the smells of London – an interior space within which to sit, to walk, to observe the flowers."

http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2011/04/serpentine_gallery_pavillion_2011_zumthor.html

The video was recorded inside this years Serpentine pavilion, the internal courtyard view, the video was filmed from the table i was sitting at.

The pavilion for me was a great heaven, the internal courtyard though small had enough protection to create a safe comfortable environment in a space with a constant flow of people, the planted courtyard with the vibrant colours are in strong contrast to the dark surroundings, the covered walkway with the internal planted area represented a cloister a place of sanctuary with the open aired central space and protected surroundings, this was very much the impression and the emotions i felt inside.