PORTFOLIO
LILLIAN ELLIOTT
CONSTITUENT
LANDSCAPE PAVILIONS
4th Year Project
This design proposal received distinction first class honours and was submitted into the New Zealand Interior Awards by Massey University,
'Constituent' takes heart to P. Westley Schulz’s declaration; “As individuals, we are citizens of the natural world; as societies, we are bound by the resources of our environment; as a species, our survival depends on an ecological balance with nature.” Proposed in this design are three pavilions distributed throughout Otari Wilton Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand. These pavilions act as a mechanism to frame the elements of Papatuanuku, Tane Mahuta, and Ranginui. The proposed pavilions draw attention to the rich cultural, vegetal and geological heritage of the reserve, and reference the co-constitutional relationship between humans and nature.
The spacing of these pavilions throughout the reserve introduces a durational component that elongates time spent within nature. Individually, these pavilions enable a connection to each element while collectively, they create a rounded experience - taking the visitor on a journey to identifying the notion that humans are constituent of nature, and therefore our impact on the environment is simultaneously impacting us.
This booklet gives insight into the final design decisions of the three pavilions with reference to the concept development that has influenced what these three pavilions embody (refer to pg. 1)
This booklet is somewhat of a visual guide to illustrate various details that communicate how the elements of Papatuanuku, Tane Mahuta and Ranginui are referenced and framed throughout these three pavilions. Ultimately these details portray the unity of humans and nature through choice of materiality (refer to pg. 3)
