Module 3.
Queen Victoria Garden Pavilion
Harmonious Twist
The Harmonious Twist is a pavilion that creates engaging experiences with a pair of twisting, intertwining steel truss structures, cladded with translucent and reflected panel units respectively on the exterior of the larger structure and the interior of the minor structure. The panels rotate to exaggarate the twisting of the general structure to create and engaging experience. Landscape around the pavilion initiates from the base of the structure, and is developed from two sets of ovals, creating an infinite loop that highlights the frequent encounter along the circumambulation, but do not intervene the privacy inside the pavilion. Parametric infrastructure are generated along the loop of infinity not only accelerate the movement, but also creates a gradient of elevation that harmoniously integrate the elevation between building and ground.
Matrix Development
Matrix generation starts off from the creation of the two twisting surfaces lofted from a seires of STL lines. After the steel trusses are generated respectively, The processes then commences the building of the various panels that creates a twisting and wavy effect. Panels are cull generated by the control points at the trusses nods,
and the extent of panel rotations is controlled by a series of curve and point attractors. Landscape design consists of two sets of scaled ovals with the same center. Heights and materialities are differentiated by the boundaries of the overlapping ground planes which helps to create an intricate movement along the infinite loop, defining the difference of privacy.
Exploded Isometric
Threshold Diagram
The thresholds of the harmonious twist can be discussed in two parts: the infinite loop of circumambulation and the static island in the center. The infinite loop of circumambulation encourages an everlasting movement around the pavilion realm, and the thresholds mainly consists of the entrance stairs, the parametric twisting bench and the gap between the two pavilion components. Level of privacy in creases and reaches the apex in the central stage area. Direction of movement is encouraged anti-clockwise. The panels on the large steel truss creates a gradient of color and transparency with its translucent caldding material, and the interior ceiling panels reflects to create a sense of height. the two components work in coordination as a soft threshold.
Circulation Diagram
The landscape design of the pavilion features an infinite loop of circumambulation which highlights the frequent encounter and social activities along the path. Parametric benches along the loop provides anchoring spaces to lean on for temporary small scale social activities. Primary circulation goes through the pavilion linking the tram station and the garden on both ends. secondary circulation consists of the various ways of circumambulation formed by two looping paths and the tertiary circulation goes around the exterior of the pavilion and some accesses towards the private zone behind the twisting panel stage.
The main pavilion structure can be entered via four different directions, which creates flexible accesses around the circumabulation.
Real-time Rendering
Morning View
Timber and steel are chosen as the main pavilion materials. Steel truss structures are utilized due to their capacity in tension so as to support the twisting form. Timber were chosen to create a warm and comfortable atmosphere within the pavilion landscape so as to encourage longer stay and constant movement. The contrast in material temperature aims o enriche the virtual variety.
Lunch time Seminar
The Quartet