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The long-awaited construction of a new pavilion inside the botanical gardens of Hilversum begins. With the occasional help of the gardener and under the watchful eyes of the local residents, the architects—in the role of builders—put on overalls and work shoes and navigate the year-long process amidst the unhurried rhythms of everyday activity at the garden space.
Director, Editor & Cinematographer: Juan Benavides
Score: Andrés Lavalle
Color Grading: Jamie Neale
Title Design: Alfons Hooikaas
Transcription: Ties van Benten
At the Garden’s Pace
Documentary | 70 min. | Netherlands | 2024
* World premiere, Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam, October 2024
The long-awaited construction of a new pavilion inside the botanical gardens of Hilversum begins. With the occasional help of the gardener and under the watchful eyes of the local residents, the architects—in the role of builders—put on overalls and work shoes and navigate the year-long process amidst the unhurried rhythms of everyday activity at the garden space.
Director, Editor & Cinematographer: Juan Benavides
Score: Andrés Lavalle
Color Grading: Jamie Neale
Title Design: Alfons Hooikaas
Transcription: Ties van Benten
Juan Benavides is an architect and filmmaker. His work encompasses families of projects in no particular order of importance. At present, he is based in the Netherlands mostly making films on contemporary architecture and teaching at The Berlage.
mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
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mail@juanbenavides.mx
juan@theberlage.nl
Instagram: juanbenavidesl
Vimeo: juanbenavidesl
Five Recent Projects
At the Garden’s Pace
Brillhut
House in Veľký Klíž
A Labyrinth with One Entrance, Two Walls, Three Columns, and Four Exits
Rain Harvest Home
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT ON YOUR DESKTOP BROWSER. IN THE MEANTIME, SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH A SELECTION OF SCENES