M3: Progression

PAVILION 2. STAGNATION

In Pavilion 2, Stagnation, times have considered to have drastically changed from Pavilion 1. It focuses on the beliefs and practices of the people in this current day and age, but does not completely diminish aspects of the past. Instead, history is collected and stored for viewing, so that the current society may learn not to repeat undesirable aspects of history. To portray this, Pavilion 2 encases fragments of Pavilion 1 in glass, which turns parts of Pavilion 1 into a passive exhibition of Pavilion 2, where people may learn and observe, but never again have to experience what has already happened. Instead, they will be able to focus on the present. To focus on the ‘present’, the Pavilion changes to accommodate for live events, talks and performances. This can range from curator talks from critical artists whose works are temporarily curated in the National Gallery of Victoria to engage the public in more serious issues for discussion, or even live performances by Victorian orchestras that allow the users to relish in the peace of current-day circumstances.

It is suggested that the written form provides a means of “communicating experiences to the rest of Australian society”. However, oral histories tell these stories, as well as “reveal meanings with which workers invested their common experiences” (Taksa, 1994). Outdoor meetings provided workers with an “arena in which recreational” would mix with the social, political and industrial aspects of reflection (Taksa, 1994).

This particular institution, unlike Pavilion 1, is transparent and honest, down to its core material, glass. This encourages public viewing from inside out, for all audiences, for all events, and nothing is kept hidden. In relation to the Australian worker context, Pavilion 1 was a relapse into the undesirable conditions of the past. Pavilion 2 has developed away from those conditions and provides a supportive environment for people to live in the present moment instead.

Taksa, Lucy. 1994. “Toil, Struggle and Repose: Oral History and the Exploration of Labour Culture in Australia.” Labour History, no. 67: 116. https://doi.org/10.2307/27509279. 0 10 20m

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PAVILION 3. PROGRESSION

SHARED PLATFORM

Pavilion 3 is highly versatile in form finding, bending itself to the creator’s innovation from the resources provided on site. This particular iteration of Pavilion 3 is one of many possibilities. It is currently catering for (but not limited to) an environment provided for small retail, conventions and public gatherings of the like. The concept of versatility in the built form is motivated by Fujimoto’s Serpentine Pavilion, in which the original structure used forms of joinery techniques which allows the pavilion to change its form and semi-enclosed spaces according to the type of program involved. It also is multifunctional, in which its components were further repurposed into small stairways and loose framed furniture.

The Progression Pavilion attempts to establish a similar concept of building, however it is a public platform that now encourages users to design their own spaces. This was intended to respond to the presumption that there is improvement from social beliefs that were relevant to Pavilion 1 and 2 (past and present societies); that future societies may become more unified in their beliefs or practices and are more likely to work collectively. The following set of drawings were made to convey few potential iterations of what the provided kit of the Pavilion may be conjured into, depending on the people’s needs and social requirements at the time Pavilion 3’s kit is placed on site.

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AN 8-HOUR ‘MONUMENT’

This particular iteration for Pavilion 3 reuses components from Pavilion 2 and a panel from Pavilion 1 to complete the monument’s new edition. It is an edit of the 8-Hour Monument, split into two frames as compared to its old version.

The old original monument is intended to be dismantled and moved away from sight, but not destroyed. The new monument is to serve as a representation that society’s beliefs no longer look toward the past or present occurrences, but rather, belief in what is to occur in futures instead.

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MULTI-USE FACILITY

This iteration for Pavilion 3 relies mostly on the newly added resource kit for users to create the building forms from. However it still does reuse components from Pavilion 1 and 2, as part of the structural foundation and loose furnishing respectively. It is intended to be assigned as a multi-use facility, one that can be changed according to the variety of users it may serve, being the most versatile and dynamic in form-changing, structure and event.

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OSCILLATIONS

The following set of drawings illustrate the passing of time and its oscillation from one phase to the next. As material, building form and function, events, all change, society’s beliefs transform alongside it.

Pavilion 1. Relapse. Exhibits of the past. Pavilion 2. Stagnation. Present events, for the people of the present. Pavilion 3. Progression. Collaborative innovation & the versatility of creation.

OSCILLATIONS

SOCIAL Includes, but not limited to, the quality and type of needs in a particular society represented by each oscillation of the Pavilions.

MATERIAL Governed by the construction constraints and technologies available at that period of time.

USAGE The events that are held within the pavilions may change throughout time, but they always cater for the society’s needs and beliefs during that given time period.

RELAPSE

Consistent with buildings of the past, the Relapse Pavilion is a show of status, wealth, power, or even a general representation of the economy at the time. It also re-emulates the physical labor and work practices of the past, in which conditions were unsuitable and insecure. This is just the beginning of a society who works as a collective, to reach their objectives.

Previously using earthen materials for the structure and form, monumentality and rigidness was the intent of the material choice, in order to simulate similar conditions of the past, and as such, visitors will be able to have experiences of those who lived and held beliefs in the past.

The main event would be holding exhibitions of the past, however the Relapse Pavilion also serves to give a feel of the work conditions of Australia from the past, especially in regards to the miners and Gold Rush era. As this is the first oscillation, the formation of the Pavilions start with this particular form and becomes a place that focuses on past circumstances. The use of primarily rammed earthwork is intended to give a sense of rigidity and enclosure within the earth, or ‘mines’ itself. It is intended to simulate conditions that may partially disregard the user’s beliefs at times due to the representation of the excavated areas.

STAGNATION

With regard to the social context of today’s Australian society, some issues have been addressed while others not so much. This pavilion’s objective is to remain ‘transparent’ and honest to the public, wherein no events go unhidden and every corner is visible to the public eye. It contains remains from the past pavilion in order to preserve the memory and beliefs of what has already occurred, so that we may learn from it but not dwell on it.

In this second pavilion oscillation, it consists of glass encasements that are laid over remnants that were not dismantled from the previous oscillation, Relapse. White steel may be re-purposed into providing support for the reinforcement of the structure. Its form is transparent to convey the transparency of events and for users to feel more at ease with the environment’s conditions, compared to what had occurred in the previous pavilion, Relapse.

A place that facilitates and hosts a variety of live events from host institutions and curators, this pavilion form has transformed from Relapse’s non-optimal conditions to something that is far more comfortable, where there are no secrets hidden and all programs may be seen from the inside out, vice versa. It is beginning to provide for the members of the community and serves the public.

PROGRESSION

With the expansion of technology, comes progressive change. This is a Pavilion that represents the people’s beliefs in the future, for the future. It is one that acts independently from the past and present occurrences and has improved from social circumstances that were left unresolved in former oscillations.

The latest oscillation to occur, the third pavilion is primarily composed of a provided resource kit that will be made available to members of the public. The boundaries of the site are the only limitations as to what users may create, but everything provided is left to the innovative minds of the future society.

The events in this third oscillation of the pavilion are intended to be dynamic and diverse, being built and rebuilt frequently according to user needs and social requirements at that given point in time in the future. It is intended to adapt to the needs of the people, who look toward and believe in what is to come.