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PHYTOPLANKTON PAVILION
A bio-inspired structure exploring innova ve ways to a ract people’s a en on toward global warming, installed in St James’s Park, one of the most iconic and historic loca ons in London.
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This project aims to strengthen people’s understandingthattheoceanandhumansare inextricablyinterconnected,withdesigningan interac ve pavilion to engage users’ senses, focusing on the ocean and phytoplankton.
The ocean sustainslife on Earthand everyone is responsible for caring for the ecosystem. Therefore, three-dimensional space rather than simply two-dimensional informa on was designed to educate Individuals about the importance of the ocean and these photosynthesis marine creatures.
Ocean phytoplankton is responsible for 70% of Earth’s oxygen produc on. However, some scien sts believe that phytoplankton levels have declined by 40% since 1950 due to the warming of the ocean. Phytoplankton are extremely important to the Earth’s carbon cycle; they help to process and store carbon. Even small changes in the growth of phytoplanktonmayaffectatmosphericcarbon dioxide concentra ons, which would cause further climate change and speed up the warming of surface temperatures. Humans can protect plankton and help overall ocean healthbydecreasingpollu on,overharves ng, and habitat destruc on (Na onal Geographic Society, 2012).
The role of this unique urban space in the center of thedensestructureofthemedievaloldtownofSeville provides a wide variety of differen ated ac vi es, fromthepresenta onoflocalhistorytorecrea onand shopping. The well developed infrastructure makes the place very alive as a des na on for tourists and for ci zens of the city.
The polyurethane-coated mber structure grows out of the level of the archaeological excava on as a logo for the city. The mul -func onal range of uses of the “Metropol Parasol” ini ates a dynamic development of cultural and commercial facili es in the heart of Seville (Mayer, 2012).
I took inspira on from the changing lengths and thicknesses of components, which enabled me to fabricate the pavilion in la ce style.
All these nega ve spaces are influenced by buildings around them.
A VIEW OF THE DELICATE SHADOWS & LIGHTS, SIMULATING OCEAN LIGHTRAY
