Rainforest photographed by Helene Binet
Summer Pavillion, Architectural Association, London, 2014
Rainforest is part of a long term research agenda developed by GUN Architects related to the production of temporary micro-climates that integrate water as a rationalised dynamic element within architecture. The Pavilion is a new iteration of the Water Cathedral, which was the winning entry to momA’s young Architects Programme, built in San- tiago in 2011. Its evoltuion to integrate flora and fauna into the archi- tecture, as well as the hydrolic system, enhances the feeling of being within a complete habitat—in this case one juxtaposed to the urban surounding it was placed within.
Info:
Place: rainforest was part of the London Architectural
Festival 2014, winner at the iconic awards 2015 and short listed for the New London architecture Award 2015
Engineering: AKT II
Fabrication: Joseph Waller
Collaborators: mISSING
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Related Links:
rainforest.aaschool.ac.uk
design.britishcouncil.org
iconic-architecture.com