Brenton Pavilion

BRENTON PAVILION Des Moines, USA

This is a multipurpose building for the Battery Park City Authority located on a high traffic corner in the southwestern edge of Manhattan. • It was decided to design a building with a distinctive identity, focusing on the use of alternate materials for the building skin. The supporting steel frame is made of 4 portal frames with a varying beam/column profile in an inverted sequence. • The slightly radiused beams and columns create two doubly-curved surfaces: the south wall and the roof. All facades are made of clipped 16 mm thick extruded polycarbonate panels used in three different colors. Panel lengths provided sufficient flexibility for on-site cold forming.