Washington Youth Garden Pavilion

The Washington Youth Garden is a horticultural education nonprofit operating out of the National Arboretum.

After years of operating their programs out of an old catering tent, the organization received support from a local foundation to build a new pavilion. We joint ventured with Loudon Contracting to build a structure designed by Studio MB that serves as a teaching tool illustrating how buildings work with the environment. The pavilion has an inverted roof for rainwater capture and uses simple materials that harken back to its agricultural roots.

Architect
StudioMB

Photography
Mark Luthridge