breathe pavilion
2019
This project was completed as part of the unit ‘Architectural to Structural Design’ which encompasses the design process from initial concept design to load calculations and member dimensioning.
The brief was a temporary timber pavilion, to be used as offices, galleries, and public space, on the site of the new Sydney Fish Markets. The approach taken was to implement modular and circular economy design principles to maximise the flexibility and reusability of the timber members. The pavilion is designed to be disassembled in the future and its components shipped off and erected elsewhere in a different configuration. Other investigations included dry, non-destructive connections and the embodied energy of various building materials.
The pavilion takes the form of three fingers pointing towards the water. A key feature of the design is the series of pivoting doors which evoke how flexible and agile a temporary design pavilion should be.
Every morning, the building awakens, opens itself up to the public, and inhales the community. At night, the building exhales its visitors and closes itself off.
This daily architectural performance becomes a ritual and helps bring people to the site and the water’s edge.
