Natural oasis of calm with light installation

Four solid surface walls form a sweeping curtain onto which integrated beamers project Arab calligraphy. At its center, directly beneath the blossom that forms its roof, is the poetry fountain, a fascinating water feature and background for light projections. The Literature Pavilion, an open structure for about 40 visitors with no climatic sheath, is reminiscent of a stylized Bedouin tent where people sit on the floor - cushions and blankets were covered in a fabric specially woven in Germany. It also boasts a real bookshelf and a projection screen for moving pictures plus a contemplative section, an open book in/about nature.

The Butterfly and the Poetry Pavilions were designed to complement each other, with the larger pavilion focusing entirely on the physical and sensual world and the smaller one functioning as a place for meditation, for resting in the open air. Displaying a skewed perspective, the flower, with its undulating seating builds a bridge between culture and personal experience.

In the evenings points of light flash up. Abstract stars flare up on the milled and backlit ceiling, making their way across the surface of the pavilion roof when dusk falls.