With its function and form changing based on its location and event, the Operalab is a bold statement in the cityscape and serves as an ad hoc embassy for the Polish National Opera’s cultural program. Designed by the collaborative team of Cezary Kępka, Bartłomiej Popiela, Małgorzata Piotrowska, and Jan Sukiennik, the pavilion can be installed in various configurations: vertically, horizontally, in intermediate settings as well as as stand-alone modules. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Unbuilt Project
Operlab Competition Entry / Cezary Kępka, Bartłomiej Popiela, Małgorzata Piotrowska, Jan Sukiennik
https://www.archdaily.com/333696/operlab-competition-entry-cezary-kepka-bartlomiej-popiela-malgorzata-piotrowska-jan-sukiennikAlison Furuto
R4 / Ateliers Jean Nouvel
R4 is a territory whose urban and river-port aspects have been marked by exchanges, artists and the public. Yet it is not characterised as having any particular identity, but rather as a melting pot and a territory which is singularised by its ever-changing content.
Architects
Location
Paris, FranceArea
30,000 m2Photographs
Courtesy of Ateliers Jean Nouvel
https://www.archdaily.com/314363/r4-ateliers-jean-nouvelSebastian Jordana