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Zaha Hadid, Sou Fujimoto and other big names sign the projects

by MARIANA KINDLE, CASA Vogue

The Japanese design office Muji was a pioneer in associating luxury with prefabricated structures. Robbie Antonio then launched the Revolution PreCraft project , which brings together a set of prefabricated pavilions designed by 30 renowned designers and architects, including Zaha Hadid , Sou Fujimoto , Daniel Libeskind and Gluckman Tang.

Its objective is to democratize the design of prefabricated structures. Some of the projects have already been built and presented at exhibitions, others are still in 3D, as future promises. See here a selection of products from the Revolution Precraft line.

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David Salle + Aldo Andreoli Studio (AA Studio) – Art House in the Desert

“Our idea was to make a sort of house-studio for an artist (me) and his family that could be easily set up in a location in the West Texas desert There are few obstructions, as the house was designed to ensure maximum visibility of the surroundings when you are inside.With its areas, the work accommodates different activities: writing, painting, outdoor moments and social gatherings. 

Estudio Campana – Installation Bamboo

“We focused on a simple structure with a basic form. We chose to use bamboo in its pure and natural form because it is a light material and very present in Brazilian culture. The installation results in a portable, sensitive piece of furniture and flexible”.

Sou Fujimoto – Infinite Ring

“Our project proposes an investigation into the ergonomics of being in private and public environments. The pavilion takes the concept of predefined spaces and wraps them around a ring, creating a continuous band of habitable spaces. The entire ring is then rotated, generating infinite configurations of spaces and infinite ways to sit, climb or lie down. The result is spatial configurations much richer than the sum of their parts”.

Sou Fujimoto – Esférica Greenhouse

“By transporting the user to an intimate world, where only he and his plants exist, the Spherical Greenhouse intends to investigate our relationship with plants. The pavilion built as a sphere full of circles evokes the idea of ​​having a cosmos in your garden.

The space inside the sphere is flexible and can be arranged according to each one’s taste. The user shares inhabits the same space as the plants: seats become vases for plants and vases become seats for people .”

Tom Dixon – BLOCK

“Inspired by themes ranging from science fiction to Polynesian architecture, BLOCK explores adaptable ways of living, working or playing. For us, spaces intended for such activities can be built on any terrain, with multiple configurations of shelter, from a simple kit of parts. The hard metallic exterior hides a smooth interior, with an all-cork finish”. 

Zaha Hadid – VOLU Refectory Pavilion

“Defined by sophisticated digital processes, the structure was developed in such a way that its components are curved to the maximum. This allows the development of comprehensive projects in a complex and expressive way, through the bending of flat sheet materials , in a relatively simple process, which generates almost no waste of material”.

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by Kim Megson, Attractions Management

Some of the biggest names in architecture and design have developed prefabricated pavilions for real estate developer Robbie Antonio as part of his Revolution Project.

Over 30 creative individuals – including Ron Arad, Kengo Kuma and Daniel Libeskind – were invited to create cost-efficient living and leisure spaces using advanced design and fabrication technologies.

Volu, a shell-shaped dining space created by Zaha Hadid Architecture studio, was the first to be displayed when it appeared at the 2015 Design Miami festival in the US state of Florida, and now details of the project’s other creations are starting to emerge.

Here CLAD presents five of the leisure pavilions, explained in the words of the Revolution Project team.

The Ellipsicoon Pavilion by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio

“Inside-outside, light and shade, open and closed, the Ellipsicoon offers a tranquil space for either solitary moments of rest, reading or contemplation, or a cocoon-like theatre for conversation and communication. The pavilion is a space for the mind, for moments of ephemeral escape, for rumination or for simply being.

“The Ellipsicoon creates a tranquil nomadic extension to the home: a detached, secluded space of immersion in nature. The continuous sculptural surface of the pavilion is constructed from woven strands of 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE).

“The curved sides of the structure taper inwards as they rise, enabling the rounded openings to facilitate moments of being simultaneously both inside and outside – physically and intimately connected to the surroundings and to nature, whilst wrapped and enclosed by the soft, continuous curves of the woven structure.”

https://player.vimeo.com/video/148472833

The Armadillo Tea Pavilion by Ron Arad

“The pavilion is designed as an independent shell structure, for use indoors and outdoors, which provides an intimate enclosure, shelter or place of reflection within a garden, landscape, or large internal space.

“In its basic configuration it comprises five moulded shells, each made of repeatable, modular components which are mechanically-fixed together with exposed fixings and stiffening brackets. The modularity of components provides freedom to configure the tea canopy to suit a number of arrangements, which can be expanded when using additional shells.

“Be it an informal garden enclosure, playroom, pavilion or place of reflection, the canopy is designed to be structurally independent, and can be installed as a free-standing element, with the possibility of additional anchoring where desired.”

https://player.vimeo.com/video/148472832

The Infinity Ring Pavilion by Sou Fujimoto

“An investigation into the ergonomics of seating in both private and public environments, the Infinity Ring takes the preconception of predefined spaces and their rituals and wraps it around a ring, creating a continuous strip of inhabitable spaces.

“The entire ring is then rotated, thereby generating infinite configurations of space-between-space, creating endless ways to sit, climb, lie down, crawl on. This results in spatial configurations that are much richer than the sum of its parts.”

https://player.vimeo.com/video/148461541

The Aluminum Cloud Pavilion by Kengo Kuma

“A mobile multifunctional pavilion that can both be used as a teahouse when located within an interior space or as a space for meditation when placed outdoors.

“The entire structure is constructed by utilising a singular aluminium panel with six slots for joining the panels together without the use of nuts and bolts. This method is called ‘Kangou’ in Japanese construction terminology.

“These Kangou connections are loosely fitted before being fastened so that adjustments to the joints can be made. Once these panels are connected and stacked, the pavilion distorts due to its own load and each connection will gradually tighten up to provide structural stability.

“This democratic system allows easy assembly and disassembly, and provides flexibility to adjust its structure to suite to its surrounding environment and its intended function.

“Since this traditional Japanese wooden joinery method allows the structure to support its own weight and provide a warm and soft natural skin to the inhabitants resembling a nest of animals, it embodies the primitive idea of house as a place for basic human habitation.”

https://player.vimeo.com/video/148481805

The ReCreation Pavilion by Daniel Libeskind

“In many ways human connection has become a luxury in our modern, digital world. The ReCreation Pavilion is designed with the understanding of the profound importance of real and personal interactions to a healthy and creative lifestyle.

“The design is a contemporary twist on the classic belvedere or gazebo. The open format figuratively and literally creates a dialogue with and within the surrounding context. The distinctive form of intersecting planes creates a dramatic sculpture element, while framing the landscape and providing shade. The pavilion is clad in warm timber finishes accented with stainless walls.

“The ReCreation Pavilion is place for socialising, dining or simply taking in the view – whether urban or rural.”

 

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