ZeitRäume Pavilion

The ZeitRäume Pavilion by HHF Architects was built as a temporary structure for the first biennial for contemporary music and architecture in Basel. Set at the Kleinbasel bridgehead of the Mittlere Brücke, it occupied a precise urban threshold between the enclosed, noisy soundscape of Greifengasse and the more open acoustic space of the Rhine.

Built from simple, familiar elements, the pavilion took the form of a nearly six-metre-high drum of bamboo poles, topped by a light roof assembled from scaffolding brackets. Its most distinctive quality was movement: the roof oscillated in the wind, giving the small structure a fragile and atmospheric presence.

Under this shifting roof, the pavilion offered seating, information, and a temporary meeting point for pedestrians during the festival. It created a place to pause without blocking the public space, responding quietly to the city, the bridge, and the sounds around it.