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Serpentine Summer Pavilion Opens

July 8, 2009 by Marion Maneker

SANAA Summer Pavilion

SANAA, the Japanese architects who created the Serpentine Gallery’s Summer pavilion this year and New York’s New Museum, discuss their cloud-like structure with Bloomberg:

“We started with an idea of water, or a rainbow, or leaves, and reached an organic shape for the roof,” said Nishizawa, seated in the swerving pavilion beside Sejima and the Serpentine’s directors. “Having an organic shape with a reflection amplifies the beauty of the surroundings.”

The floating aluminum roof, held up by metal columns, is higher in some parts than others; in one particular corner, it even swoops down to become a table. From above, it looks like an overflowing pond. From below, it seems a natural outgrowth of the park, mirroring the green foliage and the raindrops that cling, earring-like, to its edges.

London Serpentine Gets Mirror Cloud Pavilion by SANAA (Bloomberg)

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