Waugh Thistleton builds "simple and repetitive" timber pavilion on grounds of historic Istanbul palace
Waugh Thistleton Architects has created a temporary wooden pavilion called Pavilion of the Moment in Istanbul's Topkapı Palace grounds. The structure features a cube-shaped exterior with a spherical interior, designed to reflect themes of transience and human experience. It is the first contemporary installation in the historic site, constructed using locally sourced pine and assembled by hand due to site restrictions.
- ▪The pavilion is located next to Hagia Irene, Istanbul's oldest church.
- ▪It was designed to reflect the relationship between architecture and the temporality of human existence.
- ▪The structure was assembled in four days by a team of carpenters without the use of vehicles.
- ▪The pavilion's design allows for a calm and inviting atmosphere, encouraging public meditation.
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Waugh Thistleton builds "simple and repetitive" timber pavilion on grounds of historic Istanbul palace Share: Nat Barker | 19 May 2026 Leave a comment London studio Waugh Thistleton Architects has constructed a wooden pavilion that is cube-shaped on the outside but spherical on the inside for Global Design Forum Istanbul. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Called Pavilion of the Moment, the temporary structure sits next to the Turkish capital's oldest church, Hagia Irene, in the grounds of the Ottoman-era Topkapı Palace.
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