AnimaChathamUSA
Anima is a gallery pavilion in Chatham, New York, comprising five distinct gallery volumes enveloped by a conical roof of stacked wood—spanning approximately 1,860 square feet and rising between 7 to 35 feet. Each gallery offers a singular, quiet encounter with artwork, while the entire structure forms a subtle, sculptural presence perched on the ridge where landscape meets sky.
Art Omi
ChathamUSA
Cultural
170 m2 / 1,900 sf
In Process
The composition is one of shifting volumes and calibrated entries—each gallery has a single entrance and exit, fostering a focused, sequential journey. Gallery sizes vary intentionally; some open to the horizon through windows, others draw daylight from above via skylights. Clad in monochromatic dark gray, the pavilion merges with the grassy setting even as its volumes remain discreetly purposeful.
Above the galleries, a lacy roof emerges: thousands of wooden blocks stacked into a semi‑porous lattice that softens light with a diffuse veil. The conical roof, gauze‑like and filigreed, frames distant horizons and allows shifting sunlight to animate interiors and cast shifting shadows. The pavilion invites slow, contemplative movement—between moments of calm, each pause reveals the muted presence of landscape and architecture in harmony.
Team
Florian Idenburg
Andrea Fos
Marlena Fauer
Yuanjun Summer Liu
Andrew Song
Collaborators
Executive Architect: Wallace Architecture
Owner’s Project Manager: Time Equities Inc.
Timber Design Assist Partner and Structural Engineer: StructureCraft
Lighting Designer: Office Natalia Priwin