
Teahouse Ø
Pan-projects
Denmark
A serene temporary structure designed by PAN- PROJECTS in Copenhagen, the Teahouse Ø is part building, part boat. Kazumasa Takada and Yuriko Yagi’s studio created the project for the city’s re-zoning of its post-industrial waterfront as a new urban space, in collaboration with the Danish Arts Foundation. Teahouse Ø uses a curtain of shimmering acrylic strands to accentuate the haze and sparkle of the water. Two more floating pavilions, Oyster bar Ø and Plaza Ø, are due to join the original in the near future.

Anti-Covid-19 vaccination pavilion
Stefano Boeri
Italy
Architect Stefano Boeri, together with a team of consultants, has developed the concept for a new pavilion for Italy’s anti-Covid-19 vaccination programme. The project, created pro bono, spans three elements in a single campaign: the temporary pavilions’ design, which will be used for administrating the vaccine across the country; a logo for the campaign; and a dedicated information totem to accompany the structure. The pavilion is set to be installated in town squares and drew on the idea of a blossoming flower. ‘With the image of a springtime flower, we wanted to create an architecture that would convey a symbol of serenity and regeneration,’ says Boeri. ‘Getting vaccinated will be an act of civic responsibility, love for others and the rediscovery of life. If this virus has locked us up in hospitals and homes, the vaccine will bring us back into contact with life and the nature that surrounds us.’

The Braak Pavilion
Mathews Associates Architects
Stellenbosch, South Africa
South Africa’s Stellenbosch Triennale may have been cancelled due to the current global developments surrounding the novel Coronavirus, but The Braak Pavilion – originally conceived as part of the festival - has now been built to support the local community, and in particular the area’s homeless people. Designed by Pretoria based architect Pieter Mathews, the structure is made out of reclaimed construction material, ‘inviting conversations on the future of our environment and the notion of waste as resource,’ says Mathews. The project will remain on site until the end of April 2020 and then it will be donated to a local school. Photography: Pieter Mathews

Experimental pavilion
Fala Atelier
Belgium
Constructed for the 2019 Horst Music Festival in Belgium, this pavilion was the result of a 10 day workshop exploring construction, materiality and detailing. Porto-based Fala Atelier, featured in the Wallpaper Architects’ Directory 2019, joined forces with KU Leuven for a series of lectures, documentaroes and site visits that led up to the completion of the music stage pavilion. Participants in the lab included a range of people including students, architects, crafts people, artists, painters and woodworkers. The architects describe the pavilion as ‘half toy, half temple, half sensible’.

Stereofrom slab
SOM
Chicago
This pavilion that opened alongside the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019 tests out a more sustainable alternative to the ‘ubiquitous urban concrete slab’. Pioneering a new fabrication technique to tackle the carbon footprint of concrete production, this pavilion used advanced robotics to reduce material used and waste generated. The result was 20 per cent less concrete used in comparison to a conventional system. ‘The design of Stereoform Slab expresses a more intelligent allocation of material, evocative of forms in nature. When applied to the entirety of the built environment, this technology can pave the way to a more expressive, sustainable, and innovative future of architecture,’ says Scott Duncan, SOM Design Partner. Photography: Dave Burke

Andromeda Reimagined: A Sanctuary in Deep Playa
John Marx
Burning Man, Nevada
This ornamental shade pavilion was designed for Burning Man by John Marx, co-founding Design Principal and Chief Artistic Officer of Form4 Architecture, who worked in collaboration with artists Mary Graham and Mischell Riley of Bay Area art collective Playa Muses. The team was inspired by the Burning Man art theme of ‘Metamorphosis’ and reimagined the Greek myth of Andromeda into a story of female empowerment. The five-sided pyramid stretches 26 ft tall and is made of CNC-milled plywood with a steel structure. The patterned plywood walls evoke a starry sky, while exterior fins echo the swirling cosmos. Photography: Hannu Rytky