Party Temple

Hungary

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Party Temple

Hungary

Firm

Hamid Shahi Studio

Type

Cultural › Pavilion
Landscape + Planning › Public Park Playground

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2019

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

A Permanent Gathering Space for Hello Wood Festival

Csoromfolde, Hungary

Designed by Martial Marquet and Vojtec Nemec, in Collaboration with Hamid Shahi, Jemima Brakspear, Karolina Krzyżanowska, Nikolaj Srdić Kranjc, Winson Yeung.

Structure consulting: Pierre Brégeon/Arborescence

Photo credit: Tams Bujnovski, Balsz Globi, Zsuzsa_Darab, and Abigail Hinchley.

The Party Temple draws inspiration from South America's indigenious community of Yanomami. This isolated community inhabits circular timber and leaves structures deep in the rainforest. Rituals and events would take place in the centre of these structures. Party Temple recreated this approach into a large open-air temple in the countryside of Hungary as a communal venue to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Architectural festival & summer school Hello Wood.

The project is made of eight identical wooden triangular modules. Each module is made of three easy to build elements: a floor, a wall, and a roof. Arranged into a rigid octagon, the modules define a central gathering space. Sufficiently spaced modules hold the space together and at the same time project an invitation to all directions. The 12-meter wide interior space holds large group gatherings and celebrations, while the modules themselves offer a shaded refuge during a hot summer day and/or lit up dancing stages and DJ booth when the night falls.