Chrysalis Entrance Pavilion / Cave Urban

Chrysalis sits at the entry of the Woodford Folk Festival precinct. Designed as a welcoming, cool, and shady space, the structure provides a place to meet friends and family before heading into the festival. Made entirely from locally harvested bamboo, the scale of the large woven pavilion offers respite from the day's heat while encouraging visitors to explore and experience an organic structure woven by the Woodford Folk Festival Special Projects volunteers. Under the artistic direction of Juan Pablo Pinto, the Cave Urban team upskilled a group of volunteers of diverse backgrounds and ages. The team learned to harvest, prepare, and build with bamboo using simple splitting and wire-lashing techniques.