Leaf Structure serves as a gateway pavilion at the top of a ramp connecting a parking structure to the Dallas Arboretum Children's Garden, with its glowing steel canopy becoming visible as visitors emerge from the tunnel below. The canopy's form is derived from a leaf's cellular structure, creating complex shadow patterns that change with the intense Texas sun while its internal construction logic mirrors natural leaf growth patterns.
Leaf Structure
Design Team: Legge Lewis Legge (Murray Legge, Deborah Lewis, Andrea Legge), CookShop (Travis Cook)
Builder: Brenco Industrial
Consultants: Leap!Structures
Photography: Leonid Furmansky, Legge Lewis Legge
Size: 200 sf
Date Completed: July 2017