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Contemporary Pavilion

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A pavilion is a small, open or partly enclosed structure, historically used for exhibitions, gatherings, and shelter. Contemporary pavilions reinterpret this type through new materials, digital fabrication, and programs that range from sensory installations to community forums and teaching spaces. They are frequently temporary, which allows designers to test ideas at a human scale with lighter constraints than permanent buildings.

Members on uni.xyz share work that places pavilions in dialogue with heritage sites, such as a mirror pavilion referencing fortified history in Armenia and a sensory installation inside a modernist hospital in Barcelona. Other entries explore natural materials like bamboo, lightweight structures, and the tension between monumental and domestic scales.

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UNI Editorial13 works

Pavilion Two Leaves

Pavilion Two Leaves is a volume inspired by the gentle leaf forms fallen on ground, superimposed together to create shelter with a fascinating variability of spaces catering to varying weather conditions. The parametric structure inspired by natural forms is realized by steel sections and terracotta tiles to create a peaceful and sustainable abode for all.

YUZHI and JIARU

One day in Medieval Underground Museum

This is a museum showing the history and culture of medieval Turkish underground tunnel system. Visitors need to shuttle through the intricate ventilation pipes to find the entrance of the underground museum, and then dress up as people living underground in the Middle Ages in the form of cosplay for immersive experience.

YAJIE and 3 others

Design for Huddle-Circle Forum

This architecture design in the English garden can be regarded as an example of micro-construction pocket forums located in the center spots of the city. These forums will be open space for the elderly who can gather, stay and enjoy life in their familiar communities and places, and selectively enrich themselves with teens against the elapsed time.

Василий and 2 others

AQUATIC

Caring for the ecology of our planet, especially conserving water is the main inspiration of our project development.

Hermann

PIXA

PIXA is a flexible and modular tool or structure which can be easily assembled to create a tiny, large and largest structure by replication using a single unit. The Interior space of the steel structure is defined by two abstract natural elements ?light and shades?. The fabric is defining a spatial disposal for each module, this is the flexibility.

Pranav

Bamboo Tree Pavilion

A pavilion structure that is inspired from the bamboo tree. The support structure for the pavilion has columns that are similar to the bamboo tree. The column supports of the pavilion are inspired from natural way in which the bamboo tree grows. The curving roof showcases an organic and flowy nature, spreading away from each other like a tree branch.

UNI Editorial

publishedBlog3 months ago

Alberto Collet and MEDS Build a Mirror Pavilion That Reflects Armenia's Fortified Past

A 10 square meter observation point in Gyumri uses polished mirrors and black tuff references to frame a 19th-century fortress.

Pavilion

Installations

UNI Editorial

publishedBlog4 months ago

NeuronaLab and Ruben Casquero Build a Three-Room Sensory Pavilion Inside a Barcelona Modernist Hospital

An ephemeral fashion installation inside Domènech i Montaner's Sant Pau complex fuses virtual, digital, and physical reality into one sequence.

Remembrance Pavilion

Immersive Experience

UNI Editorial

publishedStory10 months ago

A.C. Pandya Student Activity Center by Abin Design Studio: A Tribute to Education and Innovation

The A.C. Pandya Student Activity Center at IIT Kharagpur blends sustainable design, multifunctional spaces, and cultural tribute to Professor Pandya.

Academic Building

Architecture

UNI Editorial

publishedStory10 months ago

Bamboo Theater by Cheng Tsung FENG Design Studio: Reviving Taiwan’s Vanishing Bamboo Heritage Through Modern Architecture

A contemporary bamboo pavilion reviving Taiwan’s traditional theater, blending crafted bamboo structures with modern stage design to create a vibrant community space.

Bamboo Construction

Woven Bamboo