Chestnut Pavilion
installation by CENTRALA in framework of Festival of Shelters, Sukkah City at Plac Grzybowski, Warsaw, 1–10 October 2012

organized by Jewish Community Center

installation by CENTRALA in framework of Festival of Shelters, Sukkah City at Plac Grzybowski, Warsaw, 1–10 October 2012

organized by Jewish Community Center

In 2012, the Jewish Community Center in Warsaw invited local architects to construct shelters of their design. During Sukkot—the Festival of Shelters celebrated every fall—Jewish children gained their first construction skills. They gathered chestnuts from the ground and connected them with wooden sticks in order to create simple forms, often resembling animal figures. CENTRALA took on the challenge and tested if it is possible to use chestnuts as proper building material. The shelter (2 x 2 x 2.4 m) was constructed with the use of wood, string, wooden sticks and over 8000 chestnuts.