In the search for transportable, accessible and collectible structures, the focus of the REVOLUTION project , award-winning Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid created a dining pavilion for the first piece in the series of pavilions and prefabricated houses.
Zaha Hadid’s ‘Volu’ Pavilion holds up to 10 people.
Presented at this year’s Design Miami, the Volu pavilion impresses with its technological and metallic structure, with hollow details and wooden furniture. Concept by the architect in partnership with Patrick Schumacher, the piece resembles a semi-open shell, with a platform floor, floor and column. In total, they are 6 meters high and 20 m2 in total, which house three curved benches and a round table.
Partial detail with side and structural view of the Volu pavilion, by Zaha Hadid
“Defined by sophisticated digital processes, the structure has been developed in such a way that its components are, at best, singly curved. The innovations were computer-programmed to integrate manufacturing constraints into the design while allowing engineering feedback in an interactive delivery process”, explains the REVOLUTION website, which underscores that the topology of the dining pavilion was designed to remove unnecessary materials and recreate principles found in nature.
Structured like a metallic shell, the pavilion has a floor and ceiling connected by a hollow column.
Inside the Volu, the wooden furniture holds up to 10 people.
Structural detail of the Volu pavilion by Zaha Hadid
Design Miami/ kicks off its 2015 edition today with, as always, a rather impressive list of headliners from all of those spheres. Some of them will be part of the Revolution Project, a showcase of limited-edition prefabricated pavilions and homes and the brainchild of real-estate developer Robbie Antonio.
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Among Revolution’s highlights, architect Zaha Hadid designed the clamshell-evoking Volu dining pavilion in collaboration with Patrik Schumacher, a partner at her eponymous firm. True to form, they conceived an amalgam of fluidity and flow, organic forms, geometry, and high-tech edginess, all of which contribute to a sort of futuristic style.
The structure resembles a network of bands that connect around cellular voids — beginning in the floor, then gathering into a vertical, spine-like stem that grows upward before folding once more to form a cantilevering canopy. Louvers fill the roof’s apertures, while solid panels fill the floor’s 35 hollows.
Completing the look, bespoke furnishings also designed by the pair sport the signature aesthetic of Hadid’s other pieces that eschew exposed joints for fluid curves.
If you’re in Miami for the festivities, see Volu in person at the Collectors Lounge (19th Street and Meridian Avenue) now through December 6.
Zaha Hadid is not only one of the best known architects in the world, but after pursuing her own personal visionary path for over forty years, she is one of the most bankable. Her drawings and design objects are all over the 2015 design fairs this week in Miami.Craig Robins’ bespoke Corian bathroom by Hadid. (William Menking / AN)
Revolution Precrafted Properties is showing a backyard pavilion (top) and Sarah Myerscough Gallery from London is showing a series of collaborative vessels by Zaha Hadid and Gareth Neal (below), that sell for $30,000 (plus tax).
In addition, the star of Harvard’s design schools kickoff party at Miami developer Craig Robins’ house was his bespoke Corian bathroom designed by Ms. Hadid.
Not even the David Adjaye–designed backyard pavilion was a match for this all white maintaince room.Vases by Hadid. (Petr Krejci)
Design Miami, an annual design event, officially kicks off (December 2-6). One of the highlights is the “Revolution” project initiated by real estate developer Robbie Antonio. More than 30 well-known architects, designers, and artists have joined forces to create A living space that emphasizes both advanced technology and cost-effectiveness. Among them, the dining room “Volu” designed by Zaha Hadid combines streamlined shape with high-tech material buckling treatment, and precise digital cutting technology can reduce material waste during production. Set new standards for environmental protection.
Former Knick Amar’e Stoudemire has immersed himself in the art scene, saying his goal is to become “a legit and serious collector. It’s for my children — when they get older they can look back and say my father had this art in 2015,” the dad of three said during at a Surface magazine Design Dialogues event Tuesday at the W Hotel South Beach.
Stoudemire, who joined the Miami Heat this year, works with a team to help him pick pieces.
“I have a pretty strong advisory group that I chat with on a normal basis just to be fully equipped and knowledgeable on the market,” he said. “Emerging artists are risky, so you want to make sure that you’re surrounded by good people who know the most about art and who will lead you in the right direction.”
Stoudemire name-checked street artist Retna, who recently did the album art for Justin Bieber‘s “Purpose,” as someone he’s interested in.
The baller added, “A lot of athletes are so submersed in training and becoming the best that we can possibly be, so tunnel-vision to that … hopefully the rest of us will catch up soon and educate themselves and become collectors.”
Amar’e was previously involved in the fashion world. “It all depends on what you want to spend your money on — you want to buy a painting or you want to buy a Balmain jacket. You have to look good while buying art,” he quipped. Joining him on the panel was real estate developer and art collector Robbie Antonio.
the first in a series of limited edition pre-crafted pavilions and homes launches at design miami/ 2015. conceived by design and real estate developer robbie antonio, the revolution precrafted project unites more than 30 of the world’s preeminent architects, artists, and designers to create a series of technologically advanced yet cost-efficient living spaces.
named ‘volu’, zaha hadid’s contribution to the collection is a contemporary dining pavilion. the structure presents a bold silhouette, forming a typical fusion of design, lightweight engineering, and precision fabrication. containing bespoke furniture, the design continues a rational, geometric production by embedding the tectonics of manufacture within the form itself.
defined by sophisticated digital processes, the pavilion has been developed in such a way that its components are, at most, singly curved. such innovations were computer programmed to integrate fabrication constraints into the design, while enabling engineering feedback in an iterative delivery process. consequently, this allows for comprehensive design development of complex and expressive forms through the bending of flat sheet materials.
comprised of a series of structural bands collecting at the spine and expanding overhead, the patterning of the pavilion is guided by the varied structural loading conditions. through analysis of the geometry under load, the pavilion’s topology is digitally optimized to remove unnecessary material, resulting in the lightest possible design solution — an organic structural logic that recreates the many of the same principles found in nature.
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
project info:
name: volu dining pavilion designer: zaha hadid with patrik schumacher type: dining pavilion options: 10 seater, 6 seater dimensions: 6m l x 4.6m w x 3.2m h floor area: 20 sqm
As part of the Revolution Precrafted Properties collection, Eden (2015) is a luxurious precrafted home designed from a human perspective and built from the inside out. This peaceful sanctuary dispels the notion that prefabricated houses ought to be only practical and inexpensive. Eden is where families reconnect with others and create treasured memories, in a monumental setting. The inside becomes spacious through the amplified use of glass, and finds its only border in plants that serve as breathable boundaries. The extended roof over the terrace, connecting outside to inside, creates a limitless living area. The roof is sustained by two rows of hand-woven textile columns that cast shadows during the day and light up dramatically at night. The materials, colours and finishes create an authentic setting that offers a true sense of belonging.
If you’re having difficulty planning out your Art Basel 2015 party schedule, have no fear – our guide to Art Basel parties is loaded with events for every kind of Basel-goer. For the complete list, please click here. For now, here’s a look at the next couple of days.
Tuesday, December 1
Basement’s 1 Year Anniversary – featuring Seth Troxler, Nicolas Matar and Orazio Rispo. Hosted by Paper Magazine, Silencio, A Hotel Life and One Management, the event will feature a Material Art Fair. From 11 p.m. at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. RSVP to reservations@basementmiami.com.
Favela Beach: Nightlife Is Beautiful at Wall – hosted by Mr. Brainwash and featuring Jusske, Ruen and Reid Waters. From 11 p.m. at WALL, 2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach.
Arlin’s Trio at Regent Cocktail Club – from 7 p.m. at Regent Cocktail Club, 1690 Collins Ave., Miami Beach.
Rum & Bass at Coyo – featuring Walshy Fire & Friends. From 11 p.m. at Coyo, 2320 NW 2nd Ave, Miami.
Wednesday, December 2
Dubwise at Coyo – featuring Yaadcore, Tippy I and Corey Chase. From 11 p.m. at Coyo, 2320 NW 2nd Ave, Miami.
Snowbirds & Flamingos at Libertine – hosted in association with Art Report and featuring performances by special guests DJ Kindness (NYC), WRESTLERS and a slew of Big Apple and Magic City locals. From 10 p.m. at Libertine, 34 NE 11th Street, Miami. Admission is $15 with RSVP via libertinemiami.com/snowbirds.
DJ Harvey at Basement – from 11 p.m. at Basement, 2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. RSVP to reservations@basementmiami.com.
Havana Nights at Regent Cocktail Club – featuring Renoir & friends. From 7 p.m. at Regent Cocktail Club, 1690 Collins Ave., Miami Beach.
Sultan & Ned Shepard at E11EVEN – from 11 p.m. at E11EVEN, 29 NE 11th Street, Miami. Tickets are $20 via www.11miami.com/artbasel. Set times TBA.
Behrouz & Friends at WALL – featuring Damian Lazarus and Bedouin. From 11 p.m. at WALL, 2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach.
By Amanda Mesa | @thegirldowntown
And now for some parties and pop-ups you probably WILL NOT be able to attend. Complete list just click here. For now, a look at the next couple of days:
Monday, Nov. 30
ARTCELERATION Featuring RETNA: Getting a jump start on the Baseline, New York’s Hoerle-Guggenheim gallery is hosting a live painting event by graffiti artist to the stars, RETNA, who may or may not have been doing performance art when he trashed an LA art gallery recently, and who will hopefully not smash the Ferrari F430 Challenge he plans to paint. The event is by invitation only and will take place at Macaya Gallery, 145 NW 36th St.
Design District Tour: A private tour of the DD’s swanky new stores and a sneak peek of the area’s most anticipated art exhibitions led by the DD’s Don Corleone, Craig Robins and L Real Estate’s Mathieu Le Bozec at 3:30 p.m. The tour ends in the Palm Court Events Space with remarks by Robins, curator Jeffrey Deitch, Hermes USA CEO Robert Chavez and architect and Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Mohsen Mostafavi.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Galerie Gmurzynska/Sylvester Stallone at ex Versace mansion: Long before Basel was anything but a city in Switzerland to Miami folk, Sly Stallone was doing art. Making art. Painting. We remember his house parties in Miami celebrating such. Sly was a visionary and is back in town for Art Basel and a private party at 8:30 p.m. that he will co host with art curator and critic Germano Celant.
Reception for Magnificent Jewels & Sotheby’s Diamonds: Invite only 1 percentfest at the Sotheby’s penthouse from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Soho House Kick-Off Party hosted with White Cube & Vinyl Factory: An invite only ‘do hosted by Soho House’s Nick Jones, London art gallery White Cube’s Jay Jopling and indie British music and arts enterprise The Vinyl Factory. Disco legend Giorgio Moroder will spin while Moet & Chandon and Bombay will keep the crowds (de)hydrated. Also happening at Soho is the Calypso St. Barth boutique, open to members and guests December 3-6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, where you never know who may be in the market for a caftan or ten.
Opening Reception for Unrealism: Art world machers Larry Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch have organized this exhibition which will kick off its opening with a private party at 5 p.m. in the Moore Building.
Jose Andres Pre-Art Basel Cocktail with Africa Aycart: Spanish chef Andres welcomes Spanish artist Aycart at this invite only cocktail party at The Bazaar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Icons by Pamela Hanson: Celebrating her latest photo exhibition of limited edition prints to benefit World Housing, fashion and celeb snapper Hanson is having a private cocktail party at 6:30 p.m. at the Shore Club. Her exhibition features Naomi Campbell, Nadja Auerman, William Baldwin, Kate Moss, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen, Eva Herzigova and Michaela Bercu, so you never know whom of the aforementioned may show up.
PK SHOP Inaugural Cocktail: Paul Kasmin Gallery’s PK SHOP, called #TheNightYouLeft is emerging at The Nautilus and celebrating with a cocktail party, by invite only, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This time around, the shop will feature wearable and collectable art by Deborah Kass, Erik Parker, John Gordon Gauld, Nir Hod, Mark Ryden and Will Ryman, among others.
Design Dialogue at the W South Beach: A moderated talk between fashion and art hosted by, wait for it, Heat player Amar’e Stoudemire and art collector Robbie Antonio moderated by Surface Magazine editor in chief Spencer Bailey. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Private.
Brickell City Centre’s Illuminate the Night VIP Unveiling: The behemoth Brickell City Centre is taking one block of its 9.1 acre construction site and turning it into “an incredible deconstructed event space” featuring a performance by Wooden Wisdom, the duo comprised of actor Elijah Wood and former record label dude turned DJ Zach Cowie. Invited guests will witness the first-time illumination of the newly completed Brickell City Centre CLIMATE RIBBON™, “imagined” by famed designer, Hugh Dutton andget to take selfies in front of British pop artist Allen Jones’s 23-foot, 6-ton sculpture “Dancers,” on display for one day only over Art Basel.
Hillary Clinton Fundraiser: Timing is everything, and the Democratic presidential hopeful will be in town for some private fundraisers including one at 5:30 p.m. at a Miami Beach apartment building to which supporters can attend for $2,700 including small talk and a photo op, or $1,000 just to breathe the same air. Clinton will also be in Pinecrest at the home of Democratic fundraiser/businessman Chris Korge that night. For more information, email jstewart@hillaryclinton.com.
Elle Decor Modern Life Concept House opening 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Wynwood. By invite (not even a plus one) only and featuring interior designers Sam Robin, Danielle Busca, Matt Macdonald, Elizabeth Martin and Fernando Wong.
The Art of Shade: Some would say this is the quintessential title for all of Art Basel Miami Beach, but then again, TUUCI, a Miami-based outdoor shade manufacturer, is hosting its own event from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at MAPS backlot, 342 NW 24th St., featuring graffiti artists Ricky Mastrapa AKA Abstrkt, Alex Vahan AKA Quake and Luis Berros using TUUCI parasols as canvases. Food and drink too.
Mark Anthony Green Welcome Reception at Dream South Beach: Invite only party at 9 p.m. for GQ editor turned artist Green who will debut an installation described as his “most raw, most envelope pushing exhibition by far.”
Wynwood Walls VIP Party: Following a private hootenanny from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Wynwood Walls opens to the public with a bash from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a litany of artists including Alexis Diaz, Case, Crash, Cryptik, el Seed, Ernest Zacharevic, Fafi, Hueman, Logan Hicks, The London Police, Magnus Sodamin and Pichi & Avo. 2520 NW 2nd Ave.
Palmeiras Beach Club at Grove Isle opening: Debuting the newly revamped hotel, restaurant, bar, beach club and spa, Palmeiras is hosting a VIP only Soiree Blanche (white) party with exhibitions by Venezuelan artists Flor Troconis and Rafael Barrios.
Architectural Digest Art at 1 Hotel: Private party with AD ed-in-chief Margaret Russell, 1 Hotels founder Barry Sternlicht, and LeFrak CEO and namesake Richard LeFrak celebrating art by Hilary Harnischfeger, Robert Lazzarini, Philippe Malouin, Michele Oka Doner and Carlos Rolon/Dzine. 6 p.m.
Paris Hilton arrived in Miami with Peter Pan for Art Basel in 2014 (Splash News photo)
By Jose Lambiet, GossipExtra.com, forSouthFloridaReporter.com, Nov. 29, 2015 – MIAMI BEACH — It’s that time of year: The art world and a bustle of celebrities are set to descend on our southern shores for the uber in-crowd love-fest Art Basel.
But this time around, the biggest celebrities can’t even wait for the actual event, which runs Dec. 3 to Dec. 6.
They’re starting their parties early.
Maybe they should rename it pARTy Basel?
Unless you’re a super cool kid, you may not be able to get into most of these parties.
But then Art Basel is actually supposed to be about the art, now isn’t it?
On Tuesday, before Art Basel even opens, actress Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) is scheduled to host a private party with famed celeb photographer Bruce Weber at the Delano hotel for DuJourMagazine.
Sylvester Stallone will be hosting a a party at the former Versace Mansion on the same night.
And Miami Heat star Amar’e Stoudemire will be leading a talk on fashion and art along with art collector Robbie Antonio at the W South Beach.
Then Wednesday, Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody will be showing off his own paintings in show called “Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Handguns” at Lulu Laboratorium.
On Basel’s opening day, Dec. 3, Eva Longoria will co-host the launch of Ricardo Barroso Interiors at Casa Tua.
Alicia Keys will be performing at her husband Swizz Beatz‘s three-day Untameable Houseparty.
And Friday, actress Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, Woman in Gold)will host Ocean Drive‘s Art of the Party at A-Rod‘s old Miami Beach estate.
Later in the week DMX and Wiz Khalifa will also lend their talents to South Beach.
Russell Simmons will be hosting the 6th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale Party along withDanny Simmons and Rosario Dawson at the Nautilus Hotel. Ciara, TK Wonder and Cipriana Quann are supposed to be there.
And Paris Hilton will do her annual stint at Wall nightclub.
Celebrities will flock to Miami to rub elbows with the art elite during Art Basel, which runs Thursday through Sunday. But many over-the-top parties will take place even before the art fair officially begins.
On Tuesday, Hilary Swank and Adrien Brody will help DuJour magazine kick things off with a party hosted by photographer Bruce Weber and his companion/agent Nan Bush at the Delano. Surface will host a panel with Miami Heat star Amar’e Stoudemire and real estate developer Robbie Antonio at W South Beach. And Sylvester Stallone will help Galerie Gmurzynska open a showcase curated by Germano Celant with cocktails at the former Versace Mansion.
Later in the week, Eva Longoria and Ricky Martin will honor Related Group’s Jorge Pérez at a Global Gift Initiative event and Paris Hilton will do her annual DJ thing at the nightclub Wall.
Fashion types will also party with Moschino designer Jeremy Scott during Montauk hotel The Surf Lodge’s pop-up at The Hall South Beach. A$AP Rocky will play the III Points concert series and New York clubs popping up will include 1Oak, Bounce Sporting Club and No. 8.
the ‘revolution’ series calls for technologically advanced yet cost-efficient living spaces
the structure presents a bold silhouette, forming a typical fusion of design and lightweight engineering
bespoke seating furniture is incorporated
structural canopy detail
complex and expressive forms were developed through the bending of flat sheet materials
the contemporary dining pavilion features fluid forms
side profile of the prefabricated scheme
the cellular nature of the design is continued to the platform decking
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of 
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
image courtesy of revolution precrafted properties
