The new Summer A&D Pavilion has been thought as a prototypic
architecture adaptable to different settling conditions.
The strong
intent of the project is a mediation between the nature’s infinity and the basic
human will of building ‘inside’ spaces.
This intent is riched by evoking marine metaphors suggesting the
“floating” in several contexts. The pavilion
propose itself as clear urban landmark for the community.
Primary elements
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a large wood “roof-keel” that defines the events site
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a platform raised 60 cm from the soil, a sort
of ship deck, where are placed the “containers boxes” used for different
functions (reception, café, technical and multifunctional rooms, toilets)
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a vertical element, the ”mast”, as a little landmark
and informative totem
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opening balancing glasses
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the special elliptic volume of the conference-meeting
room
Spatial and functional organization
The pavilion, with his little footbridge, is conceived to be placed on a
pedestrian pathway in a green area.
Some patios let the existing trees live with the pavilion.
The rational placement of the structural elements, on a grid 6x7.2 mt,
defines a cartesian space.
Inside the volumes take placed the scheduled ordinary activities.
In the space in-between roof, volumes and glass walls take placed
several temporary activities (exhibition, lectures, happening, etc).
The balancing glass walls allow to have different setting:
winter layout
close configuration: all the acivities are indoor; the terrace is used
just for special events
summer layout
open configuration: opening the balancing glass
walls the terrace becomes the pavilion extension using moving furnitures.
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