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Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

MODULAR PAVILIONS FOR THE MOMENTUM 11 BIENNIAL

S-AR

ARCHITECTS
S-AR

ASSOCIATE CURATOR
Håkon Lillegraven

BIENNIAL DIRECTOR
Dag Aak Sveiner

CURATOR AND CURATORIAL CONCEPT
Théo-Mario Coppola

COLLABORATORS
Carlos Morales, María Sevilla, Naarahí Rojas

SUPERVISION AND PRODUCTION MANAGER OF WORK
Eivind Karlsen – Galleri F 15

CONSTRUCTION
Petter Johansen de Thu & Johansen

LEAD ARCHITECTS
César Guerrero, Ana Cecilia Garza

PHOTOGRAPHS
Eivind Lauritzen

AREA
2852 ft²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Norway

CATEGORY
Pavilion

Text description provided by architect.

S-AR has developed a project of three temporary wooden structures for House of Commons. These pavilions are respectfully placed in the natural landscapes at Alby and in the Alby Park on the island of Jeløya.

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

Produced from local wood and recycled materials, they are designed to avoid causing any permanent damage. Each will be used to present projects and performances over the course of the biennale.

The Platform Pavilion is placed in a dense spruce forest and houses the work of Siri Hermansen. The Staircase Pavilion is situated below Alby Farm, where a former workers’ home was located, and it houses the work of Daisuke Kosugi.

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

The Cylinder Pavilion is located in Alby Park and will host local projects, mediation, outreach and education activities.

A particular situation takes place in each pavilion. An enclosed happening meets the open sky at the Cylinder Pavilion, a circular boundary defines inside and outside.

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

The discovery of a sieved view at the Stairs Pavilion, a stair contained in a wooden cage. A confrontation between open and closed occurs at the Platform Pavilion, an exhibition space contained in an open lookout. The constructive quality of these structures is defined by assembly and repetition of components.

The main structures are built with single modules made of pine wood studs and planks repeated and positioned to create the enclosure, favoring a simple and logical construction.

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

Pine wood was chosen as the main construction material in accordance to both the natural condition of the site and the ephemeral quality of the event.

Through time it is intended for wood to decay, to show the effect of the elements and become ever changing structures.

Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen

Nature elements: light, air, matter, distance… Constructive elements: pieces, platforms, lattices, assembles… Symbolic architecture elements: stairs, windows, doors… Geometric elements: square, triangle, circle, cylinder…


Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
© Eivind Lauritzen


Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Pavillion 01 
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Pavillion 02
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Pavillion 03
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Elevation 01


Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Elevation 02
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Elevation 03


Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Axonometric 01
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
AXonometric 02
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Axonometric 03 


Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Modal 01
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Modal 02
Modular Pavilions for the Momentum 11 Biennial
Modal 03

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