Swoosh Pavilion

Fabricated by students in the AA workshop in Hooke Park in Dorset County, the pavilion was presented in Bedford Square in London from July 14th to August 5th. The structure, completely dismountable, is composed of 653 pieces of wood, columns, and transversal beams.

The AA has completed a consultation process to develop a strategic plan for the future of Hooke Park and has generated private funds for investment in the project.

The vision is to create the UK’s first dedicated rural campus for architectural education in the pursuit of low-cost, environmentally attuned, innovative and sustainable buildings and also to engage with and utilize local knowledge, talent and resources to embed the Dorset community in the life of Hooke

Furthermore, it has an ambition to draw national and international attention to the vision of Hooke Park as a model for building successful and innovative projects in managed forests and rural communities. Starting in 2010, new academic programmes will be based at Hooke Park, exploring these issues through design and build projects.

I used curvy shape as inspiration for my final model and building.

It's composed by wood sections put together one on top of another.

Its spiral shape inspired and helped me during the process of brainstorming over my final idea of my building.

Paint Drop Pavilion

It is a public space that was designed to join two separate blocks of retail street that is going under renovation. The pavilion is located in Shanghai, in a retail street in Daning Road.

The concept that inspired this project was an imaginative idea of someone dropping a bucked of painting on the streets, splashing everywhere near it.

It is composed of 8 semicircles which are arched. Every time the arches touch the floor, a small seating feature is created in the shape of a colour splash.

As the installation was intended to drag attention of pedestrians and bring them to the desired area, it had to be both, eyecatching and permeable allowing pedestrian circulation through it.

The vortex of colour became one of the hotspots of the retail street, gathering kids and adults as well, and successfully increasing the pedestrian circulation.

The overlapping forms at the bottom of the arches create dimension

Through the plan view of the pavilion, it is noticeable that it's placed