Completed in 2020 in Loenen, The Netherlands. Images by Simone Bossi. KAAN Architecten was commissioned by the Netherlands War Graves Foundation (Oorlogsgravenstichting) to design a multifunctional building.
Kaan Architecten has built a pavilion to commemorate Dutch victims of the second world war, with thickset walls that strategically frame views of the trees and sky.
Located in the village of Loenen, the building sits between two graveyards – the Loenen National War Cemetery and the new National Veterans Cemetery.
Loenen Pavilion is situated in between a war cemetery and a veterans cemetery
Kaan Architecten s aim was to give visitors a space for rest and contemplation, with a building that embodies both openness and enclosure.
With its stone-clad walls and heavy concrete roof, Loenen Pavilion seeks to create a close relationship between architecture and landscape, by creating framed apertures of the birch and pine trees that surround.