Located in the Australian section of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens overlooking the River Derwent, the timber pavilion was designed and built as a student project led by architect Richard Leplastrier and David Travallia, with sponsorship by the Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board. The design criteria required construction in Tasmanian timber, a flexible building system, workshop fabrication with complete demount ability and on-site fabrication by only two persons with the primary objective of demonstrating the sustainable use of timber in architecture. Designed as an informal meeting place, the structure is open on two sides (to the north and east) with a curved sprung sheet metal roof. A post and beam structure with four-way composite columns and beams is part of a system that incorporated sliding opening panels and is fixed with self-drilling screws and nuts and bolts. All components were of standard size and availability.