Rose Pavilion
John Hill
22. July 2014
Photo courtesy of Dimitry Demin
The opening of the Rose Pavilion, a multimedia pavilion developed by some young architects under the direction of Dimitry Demin with Prof. Ludger Hovestadt, the ETH Chair for CAAD, takes place at the ETH Polyterrasse in Zurich on July 23 at 8pm.
The aptly named Rose Pavilion's polygonal structure is derived from ""the natural beauty of Wildrose Rosaceae Rosa canina, a rose which has a pentagonal symmetry and a double curvature of its petals," according to Demin and the CAAD (Computer Aided Architectural Design). The pleated surfaces of the 1.2-ton pavilion are made from triangular, weather- and scratch-resistant aluminum sheets that are glued and bolted together into a Möbius-strip-like form balancing on five legs.
Photo courtesy of CAAD. Blog
The Rose Pavilion, on display at the Polyterrasse until August 1, was designed by Dimitry Demin (architect), Jürgen S. Wassink (engineer) and Achilleas Xidis (architect and robot Support production).