Brief
Less, an architectural pavilion designed by Chilean studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen and developed by Molonglo, is a cluster of slim concrete columns that create a pavilion in Canberra, Australia. The structure has 36 vertical concrete columns and a circular ramp that leads to a viewing platform in the city’s Dairy Road neighborhood, a once industrial area transitioning into a diverse mixed-use district, with the structure inviting “the evolving community to interact with and occupy its varied spaces as they see fit,” according to the architects.
Insight
An imposing cluster of slim concrete columns rises amid the ever-evolving landscape of Canberra’s Dairy Road neighbourhood.
The area is a formerly industrial part of the Australian capital city, now slowly transforming into a diverse, modern, mixed-use district. One of its latest additions is Less, an architectural pavilion created by developer Molonglo and designed by Chilean architecture studio Pezo von Ellrichshausen.
The celebrated and multi-award-winning architecture studio, headed by partners Sofia von Ellrichshausen and Mauricio Pezo, is known for its dramatic, sculptural works – often in its home country of Chile, and in textured concrete – which cut imposing, mesmerising contemporary figures in both urban and natural landscapes.
With the new Less pavilion, the architects followed their signature approach, carving a collection of 36 vertical concrete elements and a circular ramp, which leads visitors up to a viewing platform.
A stream runs below the structure, slow, shallow but continuous, adding dynamism through its perpetual movement and freshness through the water’s cooling presence.
Around it, 6,000 individual plants of more than 50 different species have been placed to grow and age alongside the structure, many of which are local, and help tie the piece to its surroundings.Conceived as an experiential piece of public art, a city landmark and a community gathering spot, Less is there to be seen and visited by all.
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