FRACTAL PAVILION

A public fractalized triangular structure based on a series of pods that retain its scale organically. The Pavilion integrates to its environment through angular niches that frame views from historical buildings, and allows access to users by creating a semi-open walkable space. From pop-up shops to performance and art exhibits, the structure operates with an open agenda as a versatile living space. 

The pavilion's skin is made out of a structural pattern inspired in the motives of wrought iron that surround the site and resemble the colonial details found in the national historical context. These elements, which are traditionally portrayed as restrictive and insulating by delineating private from public space, are now reinterpreted as a perforated enclosure that in contrast, takes in and embraces the user. 

The pavilion is a playful, semi-translucent object with an ever changing phenomenon of projected lights and shadows, that invites the public to walk through it and feel it's experience from the inside.

 

Team: Jorge Urias Garza, Alberto Carrillo, Hugo Santana
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Type: Competition
Status: Proposal
Design Year: 2016