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Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
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DIFFA 2008
Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
YEAR
2008
Skidmore Owings & Merrill NYC
SOM Pavilion for DIFFA Dining By Design 2008, New York NY
Spring 2008
Design team: Minyoung Song, Katrien Vertenten
3D support: John Darrow
Fabrication & Material sponsor: Newmat USA
Completed
DIFFA – Design Industry For Fighting AIDS annually hosts Dining By
Design event where New York designers of all disciplines participate by
staging a unique dining environment of their design.
The SOM pavilion design for 2008 Dining By Design by Minyoung Song and
Katrien Vertenten was selected through an in-house competition.
Fabrication and installation of the final structure were donated by
Newmat USA.
Entirely made of stretched PVC membrane panels over aluminum frames, the
pavilion disguises itself as a simple black box with truncated corners
in its exterior. Once entered, a geode-like interior geometry is
revealed and while the color remains consistently black throughout, a
stark contrast is drawn by the textural difference between the
suede-like outside and mirror-like inside. The panelization of the
exterior elevations due to fabrication constraints is based on the
interior geometry projected onto the exterior surface. ½” reveals
between panels are intentionally placed subtly hinting at the interior
geometry.
SOM Pavilion for DIFFA Dining By Design 2008, New York NY
Spring 2008
Design team: Minyoung Song, Katrien Vertenten
3D support: John Darrow
Fabrication & Material sponsor: Newmat USA
Completed
DIFFA – Design Industry For Fighting AIDS annually hosts Dining By
Design event where New York designers of all disciplines participate by
staging a unique dining environment of their design.
The SOM pavilion design for 2008 Dining By Design by Minyoung Song and
Katrien Vertenten was selected through an in-house competition.
Fabrication and installation of the final structure were donated by
Newmat USA.
Entirely made of stretched PVC membrane panels over aluminum frames, the
pavilion disguises itself as a simple black box with truncated corners
in its exterior. Once entered, a geode-like interior geometry is
revealed and while the color remains consistently black throughout, a
stark contrast is drawn by the textural difference between the
suede-like outside and mirror-like inside. The panelization of the
exterior elevations due to fabrication constraints is based on the
interior geometry projected onto the exterior surface. ½” reveals
between panels are intentionally placed subtly hinting at the interior
geometry.