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MPavilion is Australia's leading architectural commission. Annually, an acclaimed architect is engaged to design an experimental pavilion to host a five-month festival of free public events. Prolific Japanese architect Tadao Ando was invited to design MPavilion 10, his first ever Australian project.
The MPavilion 10 design is a true reflection of Ando’s signature geometric interventions in nature and precise use of concrete. Conceived as a dynamic meeting place in Melbourne’s cultural and arts precinct, MPavilion encapsulates his desire to create a memorable structure that responds directly to its environment. Striving for spatial purity, Ando describes his design as a blank canvas, “an architecture of emptiness, that in its silence lets light and breeze enter and breathe life into it."
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As described by Ando, "MPavilion 10 was imagined as an architecture that would inspire people to realise the wonder of the surrounding nature. Eternal, not in material or structure, but in the memory of a landscape that would live in the hearts of all who visited. A place that resonates with the environment, becomes one with the garden, and blossoms with infinite creativity–encouraging encounters between people, the natural world, and endless dialogue."
This connection is achieved by horizontal openings running the length of the north & south walls providing a visual dialogue between MPavilion's interior and the surrounding cityscape & parklands. Additionally, MPavilion’s interior has a reflecting pool, creating a mesmerising mirroring of the pavilion canopy, sky, city, and bordering nature.
"Ando is known for the purity of his design, but the Melbourne structure is arguably the purest he's ever produced." - Christian Barker, Travel & Leisure South East Asia
A testament to spatial purity, Ando’s MPavilion 10 is a balanced symphony of geometry and nature, utilising circles and squares to create a space in perfect harmony with its surrounds. A 14.4-metre aluminium-clad disc, resting on a central concrete column, serves as the pavilion’s canopy, while offset squares create two entrances that lead to the centre of the pavilion. Concrete walls of varying lengths partially enclose the space evoking a tranquil sanctuary reminiscent of a traditional Japanese walled garden. 17 metre x .225 metre horizontal openings running both the length of the north and south walls provide framed views of downtown Melbourne and the lush greenery of Queen Victoria Gardens. The pure geometric forms and symmetry are reinforced by an internal arrangement that is half paved, and half reflecting pool, further evoking a sense of peace and calm for visitors.
Beyond the physical structure, Ando’s serene and contemplative design for MPavilion 10, serves as the perfect backdrop for Melbourne’s community to come together to engage in dialogue, exchange ideas, create connections and reflect on the urgent urban and civic concerns of today. A stage for collective creativity, where designers, artists, thinkers and visitors converge to celebrate design, culture and civic engagement.
Tadao Ando has designed an iconic destination in Melbourne, one that serves as both a contemplative spot and temporary refuge from the city bustle, as well as a dynamic site for creative discovery, impactful collaborations & forward-thinking initiatives for the120,000 people who will visit the 230 events throughout the summer. At the close of each season, the Naomi Milgrom Foundation gifts the MPavilion to the city, relocating it to a permanent home for the community to continue to enjoy.
Born 1941 in Japan. Self-taught architect. Established Tadao Ando Architect & Associates in1969. Major works include Church of the Light, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and Chichu Art Museum. Awarded the Architectural Institute of Japan Annual Prize for the Row House in Sumiyoshi in 1979, Japan Art Academy Prize in 1993, Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995, Person of Cultural Merit (Japan) in 2003, International Union of Architects Gold Medal in 2005, The Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts Gold Medal in the Arts in 2010, Shimpei Goto Award in 2010, Order of Culture (Japan) in 2010, Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (France) in 2013, Grande Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia (Italy) in 2015, and Isamu Noguchi Award in 2016. Held solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in 1991 and Centre Pompidou in 1993. Visiting professor at Yale, Columbia, and Harvard Universities. Professor at the University of Tokyo since 1997 and Professor emeritus since 2003.
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