{"id":151342,"date":"2025-09-21T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/151342\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T14:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T14:52:10","slug":"mycelium-insulates-experimental-timber-pavilion-by-myceen-and-eka-pakk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/151342\/","title":{"rendered":"Mycelium insulates experimental timber pavilion by Myceen and EKA PAKK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insulation panels made using mycelium<\/a> and a modular<\/a> timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an angular timber structure in Tallinn<\/a>, developed by materials company Myceen<\/a> and the architecture department at the Estonian Academy of Arts.<\/p>\n

PAKK Pavilion is being used to field test and showcase insulation panels developed by Myceen<\/a> from mycelium \u2013 a biomaterial that forms the root systems of fungi.<\/p>\n

The experimental structure was built in collaboration with EKA PAKK<\/a>, the timber research centre within the Faculty of Architecture at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA).<\/p>\n

\"PAKKMyceen and EKA PAKK have created the PAKK Pavilion in Tallinn<\/p>\n

Myceen has previously used mycelium-based materials in the design of a series of pendant lampshades,<\/a> but this is its first time using them as building products, with the intention of offering a sustainable alternative to mineral wool or expanded polystyrene insulation.<\/p>\n

Known as mycocomposite, Myceen’s panels use the growth of mycelium as a natural binder for industrial residues such as sawdust and wood pulp, before halting its growth through a specialised drying method.<\/p>\n

“Talking with architects, builders and prefab house producers around Europe has given us confidence that the material is needed in the market,” said Myceen CEO and co-founder Siim Karro.<\/p>\n

\"MyceliumMyceen’s mycelium insulation panels line the structure<\/p>\n

EKA PAKK led the construction of the pavilion itself, using research from two of its ongoing projects, named Pattern Building and sLender.<\/p>\n

Pattern Building is an open-source, modular timber construction system developed by the school to be easy to disassemble, modify or expand depending on requirements. Meanwhile, sLender is a facade system.<\/p>\n

\"PAKKIt was built using EKA PAKK’s modular construction system<\/p>\n

For the pavilion’s structure, ash dieback timber was used to create a cubic frame, which was then clad in planks of timber.<\/p>\n

The sLender facade system, which gives PAKK Pavilion its distinctive angular appearance, was developed as a means of countering the risk of “homogenisation” in the refurbishment of Estonia’s ageing housing stock.<\/p>\n

The lozenge-shaped, modular timber sections are designed to over-clad existing structures, providing improved insulation, balconies, as well as elevator and stair modules.<\/p>\n

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Studio Weave’s Intelligent Garden pavilion features fluted mycelium facade\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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In the PAKK Pavilion, these modules wrap a terrace at the front of the structure, as well as a straight staircase that leads up to a roof terrace.<\/p>\n

Within this modular structure, Myceen’s mycocomposite insulation panels will be examined until the end of 2026 to assess their thermal performance and mould risk.<\/p>\n

\"StaircaseA staircase that leads up to a roof terrace<\/p>\n

“Preliminary results reveal no condensation or mould risks, demonstrating excellent moisture management for our biocomposites,” said Myceen’s head of science Killu Leet.<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, measured U-values indicate superior thermal resistance compared to mineral wool under the same conditions,” she added.<\/p>\n

Mycelium also recently featured in a pavilion designed by London practice Studio Weave, landscape designer Tom Massey and furniture designer Sebastian Cox,<\/a> where it was used to bind agricultural waste from Cox’s practice into a series of textured facade panels.<\/p>\n

Other projects on Dezeen that make use of the biomaterial include a “first-of-its-kind” mycelium-insulated stage at Glastonbury<\/a> and a restaurant in Ukraine that uses it as curtains<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is courtesy of Myceen.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insulation panels made using mycelium and a modular timber construction system were used to create PAKK Pavilion, an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,11661,1120,96,68095,69511,69510,17784,40339,40340,69509,56,54,55,43430],"class_list":{"0":"post-151342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-biomaterials","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-estonia","15":"tag-myceen","16":"tag-mycelium","17":"tag-pavilions","18":"tag-sectionall","19":"tag-sectionarchitecture","20":"tag-tallinn","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom","24":"tag-wooden-architecture"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}