LF1 State Garden Show

Landscape Formation One

Landscape Formation One is the name of a building designed by Zaha Hadid for the Landesgartenschau Grün 99 in Weil am Rhein, Baden-Württemberg. Designed in the late 90s, the building is also known as the Hadid Pavilion, served as an exhibition space during the Garden Show and is home to the Trinational Environmental Center (TRUZ).
Landscape Formation One is located approximately two kilometers south of the center of Weil am Rhein in the so-called Dreiländerpark. The sculptural and streamlined 140-meter-long building describes a curvature from northeast to southwest. The landscape-like shape merges with the hilly landscape formation and thus connects the rural area south of Weil am Rhein with the city of Basel. From the southwest a flat ramp leads between the roofs of the east and west nave. This access ramp is accessible from the northeast side by a staircase. The building occupies 845 square meters on the ground; the materials used were concrete and glass exposed on the site. The roof is partly covered with green areas, partly with gravel.

The client, Landesgartenschau Weil am Rhein GmbH, awarded the project directly to Zaha Hadid Architects without any competition. London-based architect and Hadid's business partner Patrick Schumacher, the Mayer Bährle office and the Lörrach-based free architect DBA contributed to the project. Planning began in 1996; construction lasted until 1999.