The People’s Pavilion was conceived as a landmark and discussion podium during the first edition of World Design Event at Dutch Design Week 2017. The pavilion housed a variety of talks and discussions around the central question: how to shape the future? Both the building and programme sought to prompt a discussion on how to shape our future - linking citizens, designers, experts, and industry leaders around central topics such as the future of construction. The temporary pavilion was created as a full-scale example in forward thinking and innovative practice – pushing the agenda for new industry standards in circular systems and showing the added value of design. The designers have accomplished this with a radical approach: all of the materials needed to make the 250-sq-m pavilion are borrowed. Using 100% borrowed materials triggered a series of unusual collaborations and the need for new design and working methods. The pavilion consisted of a simple yet visually appealing weather-proof event space, seating around 200 visitors. The unusual array of materials and visible construction details linked interior and exterior in one simple design language, celebrating the materials and joinery in its purest form. The pavilion is a true conceptual and engineering tour-de-force as well as an absolute eye-catcher that seduced many visitors to form an opinion and actively participate in the discussions taking place inside.