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Olympic Pavilion
Olympic Pavilion
Inspired by the dynamic yet ephemeral nature of the Olympic Games, the proposed design assists in the choreography of events and visitors throughout the city of London as well as on site during the 2012 London summer games. Trafalgar Square has long been considered the heart of London and Nelson’s Column has acted as a measure of all things in the city since its construction so it is only natural that the design would engage and revolve around the monument as an anchor for orchestrating the gathering and dispersion of visitors and athletes from all around the world. Building an information pavilion that addresses the needs of a decidedly international body of users poses several communicational problems for staff at the games. In order to facilitate visitors of all backgrounds and augment the services available from event staff, the design engages a relatively universal language of graphics and imagery on both touch-screen information kiosks as well as large projections that act as beacons to guests as a way-finding device throughout the city. Each ribbon-like element in the design fulfills a series of purposes; morphing from roof, to wall, to portal of entry and security screening, to graphic and information projection screens, etc. The form and the program were woven together much the same way the individual ribbons weave and interact with the monument and the square. It not only provides for the functions to work together and yet have a level of security, but it also creates a dynamic form which adds to the square and heightens its place as one of London's most vibrant public spaces.As the pavilion structure is temporary in nature, the sustainable design of the pavilion was considered a priority and tended to through three strategies. The first such strategy was the use of a light weight aluminum lamella structure to support a dual layer of sheer and solid fabric skins in order to efficiently provide amenity to the site while minimizing the necessary material consumption of the pavilion in its initial construction. Secondly, the design was conceived as a series of components and canopies that could be disassembled and re-purposed [for example as civic amenities such as street cafes or bus/train platform shelters; or even as simply as reusable individual components for future construction such as salvaging the glass curtain walls or information kiosks]. And lastly, the design functions with as minimal an amount of energy consumption as possible by structuring sheltered outdoor spaces where sensible while allowing the use of the sheer fabric skin to permit natural ventilation of enclosed spaces. The use of LED lighting fixtures throughout the pavilion as well as energy efficient touch-screens further help to decrease the energy footprint of the pavilion.
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