New York based architects SO-IL
conceived the "Flockr” pavilion as a structure that responds to its
environment while also creating a sense of place through its basic form.
Covered with thousands of tinted mirrored panels, the skin reflects its
surroundings and makes the changing contexts of this temporary and
mobile installation—the cityscapes of Beijing and Shanghai— an integral
part of its expression. In SO-IL’s experimental façade, only the top of
each panel is attached to the structure, allowing the individual pieces
to respond to wind and creating a kinetic skin that is permeable by
light and air. The pavilion’s structure is made out of 56 thin, flexible
steel rods that connect at the bottom and the top into two large steel
rings. The larger bottom ring frames the interior perimeter of the
structure while the smaller top ring creates a skylight; the
relationship between the two results in the pavilion’s curvilinear
womb-like shape. The activities that take place within are gently
enclosed by a dynamic pattern of thousands of flickering reflections.
Because it is circular in plan and curvilinear in section, the pavilion
does not discriminate any direction; once passing through the entryway,
the interior is generous and encompassing.
The structure was assembled within six days on location in Beijing
and demounted and reinstalled within a week’s time for its use in
Shanghai.
Get It Louder,
an acclaimed biannual media and arts festival sponsored by Modern Media
of China, features a series of lectures, screenings and exhibitions by
over one hundred Chinese and foreign designers, artists, writers and
filmmakers. Organized by an international team including Chinese curator
and writer Ou Ning and design writer Aric Chen, this year’s theme
"SHARISM” focuses on the relationship between public and private realms
in the digital age. SO – IL was commissioned to design Get It Louder’s
main pavilion, which serves as a central hub for the event and houses
many of the festival’s activities.
photos ©Iwan Baan
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