Project Details
The 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion will be open from June 25, 2015 through Oct. 18, 2015.
Project Description
When the Serpentine invited us to design the Pavilion, we began to think
about what the structure needed to provide and what materials should be
used in a Royal Park in London. These questions, mixed with our own
architectural interests and the knowledge that the design needs to
connect with nature and feel part of the landscape, provided us with a
concept based on pure visitor experience. We sought a way to allow the
public to experience architecture through simple elements: structure,
light, transparency, shadows, lightness, form, sensitivity, change,
surprise, color and materials. We have therefore designed a Pavilion
which incorporates all of these elements. The spatial qualities of the
Pavilion only unfold when accessing the structure and being immersed
within it. Each entrance allows for a specific journey through the
space, characterized by color, light and irregular shapes with
surprising volumes. This is accomplished by creating a double-layered
shell, made of opaque and translucent fluorine-based plastic (ETFE) in a
variety of colors. At the heart of the Pavilion is an open space for
gathering as well as a café. -SelgasCano
