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Serpentine Pavilion in London scheduled to open next week, the Serpentine Gallery has released construction images of SelgasCano’s multi-colored plastic shelter. The Images show the double-skinned ETFE-coated structure taking shape, and give an impression of the spatial experience offered by the “secret corridors” which circumnavigate and provide access to the interior space.
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The architects describe their design: ‘When the Serpentine invited us to design the Pavilion, we began to think about what the structure needed to provide and what materials should be used in a Royal Park in London.
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These questions, mixed with our own architectural interests and the knowledge that the design needs to connect with nature and feel part of the landscape, provided us with a concept based on pure visitor experience.
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We sought a way to allow the public to experience architecture through simple elements: structure, light, transparency, shadows, lightness, form, sensitivity, change, surprise, colour and materials. We have therefore designed a Pavilion which incorporates all of these elements.
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The spatial qualities of the Pavilion only unfold when accessing the structure and being immersed within it. Each entrance allows for a specific journey through the space, characterised by colour, light and irregular shapes with surprising volumes.
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This is accomplished by creating a double-layered shell, made of opaque and translucent fluorine-based plastic (ETFE) in a variety of colours. At the heart of the Pavilion is an open space for gathering as well as a café.
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We are also very much aware of the Pavilion’s anniversary in our design for the 15th annual commission. The structure therefore had to be – without resembling previous Pavilions – a tribute to them all and a homage to all the stories told within those designs.
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“We sought a way to allow the public to experience architecture through the simplest elements: structure, light, transparency, shadows, lightness, form, sensitivity, change, surprise, color and materials,” explained the architects when they unveiled the design in March.
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SelgasCano’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is scheduled to open on June 25th, and will be in place at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park until October 18th, 2015. Source by Serpentine Gallery.
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