The Wildfolly

The traditional observatory screen is a fenced off place where the visitor can peek though small holes to the animals. In the ‘Wildfolly’ this concept is flipped. When entering the folly through a small steel door in a porous brick wall, the visitor will instantly be surprised by a marvellous uninterrupted view to the grass field and forest surrounding the folly and possibly animals in their natural habitat. The folly is designed as one open plan layout, with bathroom, kitchen and storage placed at the short ends of the space to not interrupt the view. The guests of the folly are literally placed in the landscape and will get the chance to step into nature even further when opening the glass sliding doors.

The glass sliding door facade is being contrasted by the aforementioned porous brick façade, which refers to the scale, repetition and shapes of the surrounding trees in the forest behind the pavilion. The brick facade is designed with the concept of a ‘Nest Façade’, giving place to a variety of animals and insects living in the forest such as birds, insects, and bats but also to small plants. With this concept Superimpose contrasts with the idea of nature making place for architecture. Instead nature can take over the building over time. The ‘Wildfolly’ is meant as a powerful statement, which triggers and fools the perception of the B&B guests - where nothing is what it seems.