[DAB510-Fabrication] Pallet Pavillion Learning Cube

This project was completed in 2010 by Studio HT as part of a class of the Design Build Program at the University of Colorado. It utilises a simple framing structure and pallets as infill. More than just a sleek design, it acts as both a shading device and a windbreak, which are both important elements to consider for the HSW site.

Detail of construction

The detail above indicates how the structure is made of repeated forms, and these are probably made off-site and transported in to be tied together.

The project's structure was composed of pallets, concrete, and iron I-beams

The Learning Cube provides a very good case study for a basic shelter and multi-use prefab pallet structure. It is aesthetically pleasing, and environmentally conscious, but the main thing I have taken away from this is that response to site conditions are as important in a small design as a large one, and that this can be achieved quite simply with orientation.