Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has created a light-filled pavilion comprised of wooden and polycarbonate panels for the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion.
Named A Capsule in Time, the partially-sheltered pavilion contains 4 arched timber constructions that tackle the type of a “half-capsule” and are organised round a central courtyard.
The pavilion was designed by Tabassum, who’s founding father of Dhaka-based studio Marina Tabassum Architects, as an area to rejoice summer time, with a sequence of full-height openings drawing mild and air by means of the pavilion.
“We needed to rejoice this entire summer time and the occasions for all of the summer time months,” Tabassum instructed Dezeen forward of the opening.
“[The pavilion] takes the form of a capsule, or a half capsule. It has these cuts in between, which truly permits the park to move in.”
Set to open to the general public on 6 June in London’s Kensington Gardens, the short-term pavilion is designed for use as a library after the set up ends in October.
To facilitate this, every phase of the construction consists of simply dismantled glued-laminated timber (glulam) frames.
“We began from designing the afterlife,” Tabassum stated. “How can we think about this constructing to be in its second life, which might be the for much longer interval of its life in that sense?”
“We envisioned that this may very well be a good looking library, so hopefully, wherever it goes, it has that capability to develop into that.”
Translucent, steel-framed polycarbonate panels enclose the glulam framework, knowledgeable by South Asian ceremonial tents, often known as Shamiyanas, that are coated in cloth.
“[Shamiyanas] have this lovely mild coming by means of this cloth they’re created from and I actually thought that it will be an attention-grabbing interpretation to carry that sense of sunshine into the area,” Tabassum defined.
A courtyard, described by Tabassum because the “soul of the pavilion”, carves by means of its centre and capabilities as its important entrance. Full with a Gingko tree, this opening is strategically positioned according to the Serpentine Gallery’s bell tower.
Inside, A Capsule in Time gives a 4.8-metre-high, versatile, open area. It’s fitted with built-in bookshelves that double as seating, whereas a restaurant is held at its southern finish.
To accommodate the pavilion’s upcoming occasions, its construction permits one phase to maneuver and join with one other to create a bigger, absolutely sheltered area.
Tabassum hopes that the pavilion shall be an area for various teams of individuals to collect underneath one roof.
“My intention is hopefully folks will come right here and benefit from the area,” she stated. “The thought is that we are able to all come collectively for various actions and occasions, and put aside all our variations.”
A Capsule in Time is the twenty fifth Serpentine Pavilion to be constructed. Final 12 months, architect Minsuk Cho created a star-shaped shelter for the occasion, whereas Lina Ghotmeh imagined the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion as “an invite to dwell collectively”.
The images is by Iwan Baan.
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