Monday, 2 May 2016

Bjarke Ingels' Serpentine Gallery Pavilion conceived as an "unzipped wall"

The wall of fibreglass blocks splits to create a curved opening to the pavilion with jagged edges. "We have attempted to design a structure that embodies multiple aspects that are often perceived as opposites: a structure that is free-form yet rigorous, modular yet sculptural, both transparent and opaque, both solid box and blob," said Ingels.

"This unzipping of the wall turns the line into a surface, transforming the wall into a space," he added. "At the top, the wall appears like a straight line, while at the bottom, it forms a sheltered valley at the entrance of the pavilion and an undulating hillside towards the park.

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