Jordan'Hedlund' Arch'3351' Prof.'Darin'Duch' Final'Project' December'21,'2015' ' Nordic'Pavilion,'Sverre'Fehn'
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The'building'I'have'chosen'is'a'pavilion'designed'by'Norwegian'architect' Sverre'Fehn'for'the'Venice'Biennial'in'1962.'Fehn'designed'this'pavilion'to' represent'Sweden,'Finland,'and'Norway,'and'to'create'lighted'spaces'that'Venetians' were'not'used'to.'Since'inhabitants'of'the'city’s'islands'are'constantly'being' bombarded'by'refracted'light'off'of'the'water,'the'pavilion'created'spaces'with' softened'light.'What'intrigued'me'about'this'project'is'the'elegance'and'simplicity'of' it.'I'believe'that'distilling'complex'concepts'into'physical'objects'is'a'very'cool'idea.' Also,'I'found'his'integration'of'the'existing'trees'and'his'design'extremely' compelling.'Fehn'was'one'of'the'leading'developers'of'modern'architecture'that'he' would'then'apply'to'Nordic'farms.'The'pavilion'is'still'used'to'this'day'to'hold'art' exhibitions.'
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Structural floorplan
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Roof structure
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Planting plan
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Transverse section/elevation
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Longitudinal section/elevation
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Interior perspective
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Exterior perspective