The brief for this barely 10 m² “reading nest” required a simple structure that would not only be flexible in use, but that could be dismantled at any time and reerected in a different location. For that reason, the timberframe pavilion was prefabricated in its entirety in the workshop and set on pier foundations in the garden. Only the windows had to be completed on site.The flexible single space can accommodate a number of functions: inbuilt shelving provides room for books; one can read, write and eat on the folding table; the tophung window can be used as a protective canopy in rainy weather; and the bed folds down from a recess in the wall. Above this, a roof light affords a view of the sky and the top of a nearby cherry tree.