Atelier Axo A House for Essex radically rethinks domestic space through narrative, ornament and symbolism. By collapsing boundaries between art, architecture and lived experience, the project queerly challenges conventional spatial hierarchies and expectations.

Mikkel Schlesinger We keep coming back to the 2012 pavilion as a reference. It was conceived as an excavation of all the previous pavilions on the site, covered by a reflective pool.
The shaded void in the middle of the lawn is intriguing and makes you wonder what is happening inside. It offers a cool, inviting place for people to gather, while the mirror-like surface above reflects the sky and gives the sense of diving into a lake or a hidden universe.