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Avonworth Community Park Pavilion   Kilbuck Township, PA

The Avonworth Pavilion is an adaptive reuse and renovation of an early Twentieth Century camp structure located in a scenic wooded valley. Originally built in the early 1900’s as a recreational camp by Horne’s department store for the use its employees, Camp Horne later became a community park. By the end of the nineties, several of the original buildings remained, but were in need of extensive updates, the ensuing years having taken their toll.

In designing the renovation of the Pavilion, RSSC restored the shell of this little gem and added to it, creating a more usable shelter as well as a new focal point for the park. The roof and electrical system were completely replaced, and the wooden structure was repaired and reinforced. New siding was added, and the wonderful original timber roof structure was restored and given new prominence by uncovering the eyebrow dormer windows on the roof and replacing industrial fluorescent light fixtures with modern pendant fixtures that provide dramatic uplighting at night.

Access to the pavilion was enhanced by the inclusion of a discreet wheelchair ramp on the rear (along with accessible parking), and the prominent addition of a grand new entry porch, which is topped by an arched sign structure that complements the imagery of the existing dormers. The porch acts as both a new entrance to the structure and a stage for performances oriented toward either the inside or the central lawn below. Finally, the exterior was upgraded from a drab brown and beige with a bright new paint scheme and decorative lattice work that play up the Victorian character of the architecture.

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