Sou Fujimoto designed the Serpentine Pavilion 2013 on the front law of the Kensington Gardens in London, England. A three-dimensional rectangular gride of white steel poles forms an overall organic structure. This bare structure is semi-transparent, in the way an orchard with grids of trees affords nodes of views.
It is a minimal but clever use of simple repetitive form. The white grid sculpts away for seating areas in the densest location, for maximum shading. Children climb up tiers of horizontal platforms, and a softly rounded pinnacle reaches toward the sky.
This is a great statement for how architecture changes space. It provides human order in a simple, reasonable mathematical way, with respect to human needs and natural environment.
(Dominic’s pics– flickr/creative commons license)
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(Maurits Ruis– flickr/creative commons license)
(Dominic’s pics– flickr/creative commons license)
(Dominic’s pics– flickr/creative commons license)
(Dominic’s pics– flickr/creative commons license)
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