Fugitive Structures: Crescent House

The inaugural Fugitive Structures pavilion by Andrew Burns - ambiguous and inspired by the elements.

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns VII (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Crescent House

Andrew Burns' Crescent House was the inaugural project in Fugitive Structures - a series of four annual invitation-only competitions aimed at emerging and mid-career architects who were asked to design a small-scale temporary pavilion for SCAF’s Zen garden. Presented in collaboration with architectural firm BVN Donovan Hill, the Fugitive Structures concept references London’s Serpentine Gallery’s highly successful Architectural Pavilion series in Kensington Gardens.

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns VI (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

‘The pavilion has an ambiguous presence, between architecture and art object. Through framing, it transforms an ordinary rose apple hedge into a landscape of beauty.

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns I (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

The structure responds to elemental themes: darkness and light, the wonder of the night sky, the arc of the sun and the presence of bushfire on this continent.’ - Andrew Burns (2013)

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns II (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns III (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns V (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns X (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Fugitive Structures - Andrew Burns IV (2013) by Andrew BurnsSherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

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Brett Boardman
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation

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