FAHR 021.3

Temporary Pavilion in Serralves Park

FAHR 021.3
11. október 2017
Photo: José Campos

Curator: Jochen Volz and João Ribas
ArchitectFAHR 021.3
Engineering: NCREP
Production: OTIIMA Artworks
Promoter: Serralves Museum

Photo: José Campos

"We propose an architecture that responds simultaneously to two necessities, one more objective and functional, presenting a support for an artistic work, and another more vanguardist and experimental, in a way promoting an architecture exhibition," describe Filipa Frois Almeida and Hugo Reis from studio FAHR 021.3.

Photo: José Campos

Inspired by this duality, FAHR designed an object that proposes an intriguing dialogue between architectural scale and the natural setting of Serralves. The pavilion softly stands supported by only two points that subtly connect with the natural surroundings, thus underlining the park’s topography, vegetation, and meandering paths.

Photo: José Campos

The piece challenges the traditional approach to temporary pavilion design. Its shape is equal parts seductive and harmonized with the natural context. The pavilion invites the visitor to enter by letting in snippets of daylight that lead into a sheltered path of increasing quietude. Step by step, the rich vegetation of the park is left behind until the visitor reaches the video display which can be enjoyed in quiet and secluded darkness.

Photo: José Campos

On the whole, the pavilion strikes a balance between seamless integration with the lush vegetation of the Serralves Park and providing a perfect display for the video-piece.

Photo: José Campos
Photo: José Campos
Photo: José Campos

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