Yeosu Expo 2012 / Nicoletti Associati
Studio Nicoletti Associati’s design for an oceanic pavilion placed third in the Yeosu Expo. The pavilion, which was conceived as a Great Blue Whale hurling itself out of the port, intends to represent the Expo’s theme: The Living Ocean and Coast. The pavilion draws attention to the fundamental influence of the planet’s oceans and coasts resources, and how dangerous it is for such a fragile ecosystem, to ignore them. The jury added that the pavilion has “a strong and powerful form that would become instantly recognizable. The theme of the Expo is symbolically represented with a shape drawn from marine life. The image of the pavilion is consistent with the theme of the ocean. Its fluid shape celebrates the nature of water and the marine life that has adapted to it. It makes a very simple but powerful metaphorical relationship. The exhibition space is very practical for post-use.”
More images of the pavilion after the break.
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its’ symmetry confuses me when i look at the perspectives… seems like it doesnt want to be. other than that, their ability to throw sex in my face was quite successful
The form is pleasant, but that’s all that’s mentioned in the comments listed here. I hope there’s more to it than form. I think its a dull, obvious metaphor. The rendering shows an interesting sectional quality. Wish there was a bit more substance to the comments by jurors. “A Great Blue Whale hurling itself out of the port?” Wow.
Absolutely horrendous.
sigh. projects like this make me question why i’m an architecture student. this lame “blue whale” metaphor i find almost offensive.
Looks like a squid.
I don’t see why some think it’s dull. I think it’s a simple but great idea to associate the Big whale image and marine life for and exhibition center! I recognized right away the whale shape and mouth, and the inside looks like a trip inside the whale’s body, (it also refers somehow to ancient bible story, the man swllowed by a whale)… It’s a great concept. Architecture shouldn’t be just standard cubic or ‘acceptable’ forms…open your mind a little for more creativiy, even if you think a whale is too easy. But, hey, someone had to think about it and do it! They took the risk and the Jury loved the project. So do I.
it looks like the one i saw, zaha hadid??
Lazy, lazy icon-ism. Architecture students look away now (opps, too late)
lame…
What the …
WONDERFUL AND HARMONIOUS!!!
The architecture of the square has disappeared,
is old more for the future!!!
This is the future – fluidity like water!!!
BE WATER, MY FRIEND:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-cnizLDEE
note 1 : let me the first to announce you this isn’t neither the FUTURE, nor a HARMONIOUS blessing, it is rather a WONDERFUL waste of time.
note 2: Archdaily, this counts as yellow journalism, skip us this next time, please.
It would be great if we could read the presentation-boards so we can understand it a little bit more instead of critizicing because of the visualizations.
if the theme of the expo is “The Living Ocean and Coast”, it seems peculiar that this huge pavilion is to be erected in the water, thus harming the coastline, destructing the natural flora and fauna and diverting the coastal streams.
Im pretty sure every building does that…
without words a project with many flaws
you’ve been living in a dream world, neo.
isn’t this actually the spaceship from V?
I think, the second runner(Ocean Arch) is the best.
http://www.yeosuexpo.org/eng/exhibition/exhibition_03.asp
my concept is a whale therefor it looks like a whale… its not even about opening your mind…LAME
in some renders look like the U.S.S Enterprise
go kirk!
saludos!
Again, nice renderings. But what about scale and proportion? Are we architects loosing our roots? Fine… we have computers and manufacturing skills like never before. But please… draw your projects “materialized” at a scale of 1/20 or 1/5… draw a little man/woman in the same sheet… you will see… it is just another vision… very nice… but not architecture.
….. how is it that a whale is better than a cube exactly ?
I think it’s very lame to design an oceanic pavillion looking like a whale! Even first year architecture students can do better than this! I’m glad it didnt win the competition!
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