A month ago, we announced that architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, of the leading Japanese practice SANAA, were chosen to design the Serpentine Gallery Pavillion 2009, in the UK. Yesterday, SANAA released the first rendering of their design.
SANAA: “The pavilion is floating aluminum, drifting freely between the trees like smoke. The reflective canopy undulates across the site, expanding the park and sky. Its appearance changes according to the weather, allowing it to melt into the surroundings. It works as a field of activity with no walls, allowing views to extend uninterrupted across the park and encouraging access from all sides. It is a sheltered extension of the park where people can read, relax and enjoy lovely summer days.”
Seen at Bustler.
The vision sounds great, but, how would one experience this “melting in the surroundings” on ground level? Seems to me that one would only see this at a higher level, or at a distance from the pavilion. I guess, i’m more interested of what happens underneath the canopy. Is it reflective underneath? If so, this would be an elogated flattened version of Anish Kapoor’s “Cloudgate”. If any Londoners have never been to Chicago to see this thing, then they will be in for a treat for what this type of material, when molded, can do.
I guess I have to wait and see when this is done. We all know how illusive renderings are.
that is all
aluminium crap
bo? ungettable!
Fino,
Your right, that’s why they issued an aerial perspective.I was expecting something different from them. I hope they will veer away from the design of rolex learning center. But its an initial design, it will change, hopefully..
have you ever seen niemeyer’s ibirapuera park or pampulha?
More renderings and some detail drawings would be appreciated to get a better feel for this. Their work has been so great in the past I will give them the benefit of the doubt here. Depending on the curves and form of the piece there could be really interesting reflections from above and below – perhaps distorting the surrounding gardens and ever changing sky above.
where’s odris??? I hear he changed his picture! miss those insightful comments…