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Reiteration of the Serpentine Pavilion

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Abstract

Fig.1, Retail Design Block, Serpentine Pavilion, 2017

The project aims to recreate and redesign the pavilion while taking advantage
of computational tools to reiterate and at the same time be tangential to the essence of the pavilion.

Francis Kéré’s 2017 Serpentine pavilion is conceived as a micro cosmos. Promoting a sense of freedom and community. Inspired by the tree that serves a central meeting point for life in Gando, Kéré has designed a pavilion that seeks to connect its visitors to nature and to each other.

Pavilion Study and Logic Deconstruction

Fig. 2, Francis Kere, 2017 Serpentine Pavilion exploded diagram, 2017

Concept and Design Strategies

The design of the pavilion originates from respecting Kere’s original design intention of raising awareness on the social, sustainable, and cultural implications of design. The Pavilion follows a treelike structure to form a space under the shade of its branches resulting in a dynamic play of light and shadow with sunlight entering the space while also protecting it from the rain with a transparent skin covering the structure which becomes a funnel to channel rain water into the heart of the structure.

Structure, Roof & Envelope

Prefabricated wooden blocks assembled into triangular modules with gradient gaps between them giving a lightness and transparency to the building enclosure.

Fig.3, Wooden Blocks Opening Diagram, by Author

The triangular steel frames carrying the wooden blocks’ openness increases gradually in an ascending manner towards the outer edge of the shell allowing wind to circulate inside the structure.

Fig.4, Steel Frames Inclination Diagram, by Author

Structure, Roof & Envelope Pseudo Code

Fig.5, Roof, Structure & Envelope Pseudo Code, by Author

Partition Walls

The rotated bricks are formed by a staggered pattern which is offsetted from the center of the wall. The central part of the wall is culled to achieve a wireframe pattern.

Fig.6, Wall Formation Diagram, by Author

Partition Walls Pseudo Code

Fig.7, Partiton Walls Pseudo Code, by Author

Design Application

Pavilion Axonometric View

Fig.8, Project Axonometric View, by Author

Pavilion Exploded Diagram

Fig.9, Project Exploded Diagram, by Author

Master Plan

Fig.10, Project Master Plan, by Author

Renders

Fig.11, Project Render 1, by Author
Fig.12, Project Render 2, by Author
Fig.13, Project Render 3, by Author

Animation

Animation Logics Pseudo Code

Fig.14, Animation Logic Pseudo Code, by Author
Animation 1, by Author

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Reiteration of the Serpentine Pavilion is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed in the Master in Advanced Architecture 01 - 2022-2023 by the student(s) , and during the course MAA01 22/23 Computational Design I Seminar with Ashkan Foroughi.