One of my friends went to Serpentine Gallery and recommended the Pavilion in Serpentine Gallery which designed by Sou Fujimoto.
Sou Fujimoto is a Japanese architect. I have never heard of him until this pavilion, it made me have a basic understanding of him. What he said about the Pavilion is 'It is a really fundamental question how architecture is different from nature, or how architecture could be part of nature, or how they could be merged... what are boundaries between nature and artificial things.'(Fujimoto, 2013) It is an admirable idea. I really appreciate his concept and work.
When I was having a tea with my friend in the pavilion, I found that there are some transparent circular plastic on the structure. I believe they are designed for protecting visitors from rain. It is a semi-transparent structure make people in the pavilion can clearly see the landscape. Visitors can have fun in the pavilion, because there are some steps that let people explore freely.
As a designer, Sou Fujimoto must consider lots of aspects. Design is not just for beauty, it is also important to make it convenient and useful.
It is a really really amazing design I think. As a textiles design student, I used a different way to view the pavilion. I can see different textures displaying on background of sky and trees. It can also be a colour palette, the white lines show on landscape gave me this idea. Besides, it is surprising when part of structure is shown in light. I love this design.
References
Fujimoto, S. (2013) Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 by Sou Fujimoto. [internet] Available from:< http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-2013-sou-fujimoto> [Accessed on 19 October 2013]
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