Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox

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  • Design Director: Chris Fox
  • Project Lead: Justin van Ryneveld
  • Site Coordination: Yuxiao Wang
  • Shop Drawings: Tommaso Pagani
  • Computational Designer: Simon Giang
  • Design, Documentation And Project Management: Studio Chris Fox
  • Aluminium Fabrication And Installation: Lumark
  • Grc Fabrication: Shapeshift
  • Timber Fabrication: Wright Marine
  • Grc And Timber Installation: ACS
  • Commissionner: Mirvac
  • Curation: Carriageworks
  • City: Eveleigh
  • Country: Australia
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Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Interior Photography, Stairs
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‘Interchange Pavilion’ by Studio Chris Fox is a meeting place where tracks converge, a place of interchange where paths cross. Peeling from the ground plane, geometries arc overhead to create an embracing volume; a point of confluence. Drawing inspiration from the precinct’s rail history, artist director of the of multi-disciplinary design studio Chris Fox, worked with the salient geometries of the railroad switch. This is the point at which a train can change its course, moving from one trajectory to another.

Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Plan
Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Josh Raymond

The archetypal image of the railroad conjures a vast collective memory; nostalgia of an industrial age. The site was once home to bustling Railway Workshops that employed people from both European and First Nations communities, it was here that the famous 1917 nationwide General Strike began, before spreading across the country; one of the first major industrial strikes for working conditions in Australia. Now, a new meeting place has been created, once again inviting people from all backgrounds to converge in this space. It is designed to engage the local community; to pique curiosity about the site’s unique history. The pavilion is a tribute to the diverse stories and journeys of people connected to the Eveleigh Rail Yards.

Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Interior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Josh Raymond
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Elevation
Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Exterior Photography, Garden
© Josh Raymond

Visitors are drawn into the Pavilion by the railway switch tracks, laid into the floor of the pavilion itself. They are invited to pause inside the amphitheater, the enclosing form offering solace from the sun. Timber seats, carefully integrated into the internal cladding system, rise around a stage allowing for both spontaneous and planned events, or the perfect spot to sit and have lunch. Located at South Eveleigh, Sydney, Gadigal Land, Australia, ‘Interchange Pavilion’ navigates the functional requirements of an architectural structure, while holding the poetic intent of an artwork. A multidisciplinary approach was facilitated by the studio’s computational workflow, enabling engineering and complex fabrication and installation processes to operate parallel to the design process.

Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Interior Photography
© Josh Raymond
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Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox - Exterior Photography, Garden
© Josh Raymond

The Pavilion contains over 3200 digitally fabricated parts, all computationally modeled and detailed with optimum precision. The structure is clad in 1400 pieces of router cut Australian hardwood, Eucalyptus pilularis. Each batten is connected to the supporting structure at a unique angle, creating a free-flowing, doubly-curved surface that sweeps over the heads of visitors. Studio Chris Fox designed, modeled and managed each component of the project with a computational workflow. The pavilion has succeeded in becoming an iconic marker for the South Eveleigh redevelopment as well as a flexible community space. Its unique sculptural form is instantly recognisable, a destination in itself that simultaneously looks back at the rich history of the precinct, whilst looking forward - bringing future generations together.

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Address:Eveleigh NSW 2015, Australia

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Cite: "Interchange Pavilion / Studio Chris Fox" 28 Apr 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/980937/interchange-pavilion-studio-chris-fox> ISSN 0719-8884

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