Artist Emily Mannion and architect Thomas O'Brien have created a thatch-roofed pavilion overlooking the sea and sand dunes on the edge of a forest park in Ireland.
Jeffry's House was Emily Mannion and Thomas O'Brien's winning entry to a competition brief set by the Irish Architecture Foundation, which called for proposals that demonstrate how architects can create structures that enhance their natural surroundings.
The folly is located on top of a rocky cliff in the Ards Forest Park in the northern county of Donegal, close to the site of a former lake called Jeffry's Lough from which it takes its name.
An angular timber-framed structure supports a viewing platform looking out across an expanse of sand towards hills on the opposite side of the adjacent bay. The platform is raised above the ground on wooden piles to allow natural vegetation to grow back underneath it.
Courtesy of Emily Mannion + Thomas O Brien
亭子的陡峭屋顶结构可以保护其受到恶劣天气的影响，而且和周围环境和亭子柔软的表面十分协调。
The structure is protected from hostile weather by a steep thatched roof that also helps to connect it with the surrounding forest and softens the edges of the surfaces.
Openings at either end allow views straight through the shelter, while holes in the pitched roof sections alter the quality of light that reaches the interior throughout the day.
An opening set high up in the rear elevation is protected by a folded steel hood and is intended to resemble a church window that only lets in light at certain times of the day.
The narrow elevation minimises the structure's presence when viewed from across the nearby bay, while the long facade is designed to invite people in a local playground to come and explore it.
