{"id":340557,"date":"2026-03-15T14:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/340557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:11:21","slug":"marc-fornes-theverymanys-cocooned-pavilion-rises-in-north-carolina-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/340557\/","title":{"rendered":"MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY’s cocooned pavilion rises in north carolina park"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY\u2019s pavilion rises in north carolina<\/p>\n

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MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY<\/a> introduces L\u2019\u00eele Folie, a sculptural aluminum<\/a> pavilion<\/a> rising from the water at Downtown Cary Park in North Carolina<\/a>. Positioned on a small concrete island and accessed by a bridge, the structure reinterprets the historic architectural folly as a contemporary public space. The project combines digitally fabricated construction with a long-standing landscape tradition, transforming the once whimsical garden ornament into a gathering space for events, performances, and everyday encounters.<\/p>\n

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The architect reimagines the folly through a lightweight, digitally fabricated structure, whose canopy unfolds as a branching, cocoon-like form composed of slender legs and curving elements that gather overhead. The construction relies on ultra-thin folded aluminum panels, precisely fabricated and assembled through riveted connections. In this system, the outer skin acts as the structure itself, eliminating the need for an internal frame. Thousands of small perforations puncture the surface, filtering sunlight into shifting patterns of shadow across the ground below.<\/p>\n

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all images by Steve Kroodsma<\/a><\/p>\n

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revisiting the tradition of the park folly<\/p>\n

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The team<\/a> at MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY draws on the legacy of the architectural folly, a typology commonly found in 19th-century European parks where small, often eccentric structures punctuated the landscape. These pavilions were designed to surprise visitors as they wandered through gardens. L\u2019\u00eele Folie revisits this tradition while reframing its meaning for contemporary public life. The French word \u2018folie\u2019 refers both to these historic garden structures and to a sense of joyful irrationality. The pavilion embraces that double meaning, appearing almost unexpectedly within the park landscape while maintaining a clear civic role.<\/p>\n

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During the day, the metallic surface of L\u2019\u00eele Folie reflects water and sky while the perforations scatter dappled light across the island. After sunset, the structure becomes illuminated from within, resembling a lantern floating at the center of a reflective pond. The island pavilion accommodates weddings, small ceremonies, performances, and informal gatherings, offering a sheltered space within the open park landscape.<\/p>\n

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The installation forms part of Downtown Cary Park, a recently developed public space created as a cultural and social center for the rapidly growing town of Cary, integrating caf\u00e9s, music venues, water features, and event spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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L\u2019\u00eele Folie rises from a circular concrete island within Downtown Cary Park<\/p>\n

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the cocoon-like aluminum canopy forms a lightweight pavilion<\/p>\n

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ultra-thin folded aluminum panels create the pavilion\u2019s structural skin<\/p>\n

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the island pavilion serves as a gathering space for visitors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY\u2019s pavilion rises in north carolina \u00a0 MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY introduces L\u2019\u00eele Folie, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[26426,17211,437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46,93071,21316],"class_list":["post-340557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-aluminum-architecture-and-design","tag-architecture-in-the-us","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-marc-fornes-theverymany","tag-temporary-pavilions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}