Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The origami-like monocoque pavilion in London is shaped by its environment

A striking prefabricated pavilion has popped up in London, bringing with it a social-enterprise cafe and multifunctional community space. Developed as part of the City of London Corporation’s transformation of the Aldgate gyrator into one of the largest public spaces in London’s Square Mile, the Portsoken Pavilion is a striking sculptural landmark that’s distinctive in its contemporary form yet sensitive to its heritage surroundings. Local architecture practice Make Architects designed the...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/the-origami-like-monocoque-pavilion-in-london-is-shaped-by-its-environment
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