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The project, titled “Paired Cubes”, is a temporary pavilion made with recycled polycarbonate panels. The 2.5-meter-tall pavilion is constructed by assembling 10mm thick polycarbonate panels without using a single fitting or glue, making them entirely recyclable and can be disassembled and reassembled in different locations.
The aim was to create a temporary pavilion that can be easily transported and constructed in idle public spaces, enlivening them while creating an immersive experience for people.
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The eye-catching structure attracts viewers, inviting people passing by to survey it up close and from multiple viewpoints. The assemblage of over 3,500 panels in opaque white, translucent orange, and clear, forms a paired structure consisting of eight outer facades and two inner walls. Each facade presents various compositional schemes that engage viewers on the notions of symmetry and asymmetry, repetition and instance, opacity and porosity, and similarity and contrast.
During the day, the pavilion appears mostly opaque and translucent, drawing the viewer’s focus on the visual patterns and optical textures formed on the facades. At night, the pavilion dazzlingly glows like a lantern, making the clear panels dematerialize and the pavilion highly porous, revealing layered spaces inside the pavilion. It makes a surreal spectacle of fragmented cubes with pieces of panels seemingly floating in the air, creating an alluring atmosphere.
From the outside, the fragmented luminance of the pavilion superimposed with a figure’s silhouette creates captivating imagery, provoking viewers to enter and survey the structure from within. The space within the pavilion is large enough for six people to occupy each structure.
The temporary pavilions transform idle public spaces into vibrant spaces and engage viewers in unique ways, heightening a sense of a place.
A recyclable temporary pavilion made with over 3,500 polycarbonate panels transforms a perception of idle public space.
Lawrence Kim is a Professor of Architecture at Pusan National University. He is also an architect and the director of A+U LAB, an interdisciplinary design and research studio. A+U LAB engages in diverse work that spans scales and typologies, including architecture, urban design, interiors, installations, and research projects.
