*리버사이드 파빌리온 [ SHL Architects ] Shanghai West Bund Biennial Pavilions

쉬후이 웨스트뱅크 리버사이드에 위치한 파빌리온은 장소의 기억을 현대공간 속에 투영, 재구성한다. 휴식과 안정, 새로운 장소의 기억을 정의하는 클라우드 파빌리온을 포함한 파빌리온은 카페, 갤러리, 북삽으로 프로그래밍되며 산업문화지대의 새로운 공공문화 장소로 기존에 위치한 거대한 2대의 크레인과 발란스를 맞춘다. -거대한 아이콘, 심볼화된 거대한 크레인은 산업문화에 대한 회상으로 존재한다.-

각 파빌리온은 인접한 브릿지와 크레인 그리고 강을 향해 배치되며 관계를 맺는다. 그리고 이러한 관계는 파빌리온을 구축하는 코르텐강의 컬러와 텍스쳐로 재현된다. 예술과 문화가 공존한다. 그리고 다시 사람에게 전달한다.

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The contribution of schmidt hammer lassen architects consists of an art installation pavilion, The Cloud, and a composition of pavilions containing support facilities including a café, a gallery and a bookshop. The pavilions are placed adjacent to one of two industrial cranes on the Xuhui West Bank Riverside. The tall crane stands as an icon that people all over the world can recognize and relate to and symbolizes balance, performance and gravity. The aim of the art installation pavilion, The Cloud, is to amplify and contrast these qualities.

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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Location: Shanghai, China
Area: 240 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

“The Cloud pavilion is the quintessence of lightness, immateriality and fuzziness,” explained Kristian Lars Ahlmark, partner at schmidt hammer lassen architects. “By hanging hundreds of white ropes from the pavilion’s ceiling, an effect is created where The Cloud is always changing. Visitors moving or a light breeze creates a subtle movement of the ropes, underlining the organic nature of the installation and the immateriality of the space. In Chinese culture, a cloud is an important symbol and a sign of good fortune.” By following the path along the riverside, visitors are led to The Cloud and can walk through it as part of their stroll through the biennial area.

A clear visual connection to the history and the industrial nature of the site is created by the support facility pavilions. These are clad in Corten steel. Their colour and texture underline the pavilions’ relation to the industrial heritage. The shape and orientation of the pavilions were determined by the views towards the nearby bridge, the crane and the river. While The Cloud is intended for experience, interaction and activity, the support facility pavilions are for contemplation, rest and relaxation.

“We have collaborated with the client, Xuhui Development Corporation, on a number of projects in and around the West Bank site in Shanghai and these projects are all still in design development. The biennial pavilions, however, were conceived, designed and built in only three months, which is a massive achievement and a sign of good collaboration between the client, Tongji University and schmidt hammer lassen architects,” stated Chris Hardie, associate partner and head of schmidt hammer lassen architects’ Shanghai office.

The Shanghai West Bund Biennial for Architecture and Contemporary Art is promoting Shanghai as a centre for architecture and fine art. Yung Ho Chang (Zhang Yonghe), former head of the Department of Architecture at MIT and one of China’s most respected architects, is the overall curator for the biennial, which will run from 19 October to 19 December 2013.

schmidt hammer lassen architects has just relocated to larger office facilities in Shanghai and has experienced an increasing success in Asia. Current projects include Green Valley, a sustainable regeneration project on the former Shanghai World Expo site, a headquarters for the Ningbo Daily Media Group and a redevelopment of a former coal storage building, which will become a new art gallery and museum for an international art dealer.

from  archdaily