Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí by Thomas Schroepfer - AAL

Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí by Thomas Schroepfer - AAL is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Plaitíneim A' Design Award in Dearadh Ailtireachta, Foirgníochta agus Struchtúir Competition Category.

PlaitíneamAiltireacht· 2021

Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí

by Thomas Schroepfer - AAL

Client: Ministry of National Development and Gardens by the Bay Singapore

Duais Plaitíneim A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireacht Category

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The Design

About Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí

Is spás imeachtaí poiblí é Bayfront Pavilion atá suite i nGardens by the Bay i Singeapór. Cumascann an pailliún sliogán casta pollta leis an tírdhreach máguaird. Sainíodh a fhoirm agus a phatrún painéal trí ionsamhlúcháin chomhshaoil agus trí optamú struchtúrach. Tá an príomhstruchtúr déanta as cruach, agus tá 11,000 painéal alúmanaim triantánach uathúil, gearrtha le léasar, sna craicne inmheánacha agus seachtracha. Réisíonn an sliogán thart ar 50 méadar agus clúdaíonn sé thart ar 2000 méadar cearnach. Cuireann an pailliún spás lasmuigh scáthaithe agus compordach ó thaobh na haeráide de ar fáil do chuairteoirí agus reáchtálann sé imeachtaí pobail agus cultúrtha.

The Recognition

About the Duais Plaitíneim A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí Duais Plaitíneim A' Design Award, aitheantas thar a bheith clúiteach a bhronntar ar dhearaí atá fíor-urghnách, galánta agus maorga. Is míorúiltí cruthaithe iad buaiteoirí Plaitíneim, fianaise ar theorainneacha na cruthaitheachta intleachtúla, agus léiríonn siad gairmiúlacht agus géiniais a ndearthóirí gan sárú. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh na dearaí seo ar na saothair is clúití a shainíonn aeistéitic ré, a chuireann le folláine na sochaí agus a chuireann teorainneacha na healaíne, na heolaíochta, an deartha agus na teicneolaíochta chun cinn. Léiríonn an dearadh Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí leibhéal sármhaitheasa thar na bearta agus déanann sé an domhan ina áit níos fearr gan amhras lena shaintréithe tairbheacha luachmhara. Is saothar é an dearadh Bayfront Pavilion Spás Imeachtaí Poiblí a bhuaigh Duais Plaitíneim A' Design Award a mhúsclaíonn mianta, a spreagann, a chuireann ar bís, a thugann sásamh agus a bhíonn ina thobar áthais mhóir.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Located in Gardens by the Bay Singapore, the Bayfront Pavilion, also known as The Future of Us Pavilion, follows the tradition of architectural structures that evoke a dialogue with nature by blending an intricate form made of a perforated skin fluidly with the adjacent environments. For visitors, the building offers a climatically comfortable outdoor environment and a visual experience akin to walking under the foliage of lush tropical trees.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Pavilion incorporates 11,000 unique perforated aluminium panels, 12040 bolts, 11188 plates, and 4620 elements for the main structure. The shell that has a thickness of 20 centimetres. It spans about 50 metres and covers an area of about 2000 square metres.
Tags: Computational Design, Parametric Design, Environmental Simulation, Environmental Performance Optimisation, Structural Performance Optimisation
Production Technology: A high level of integration between digital and construction technologies as well as building processes allowed for the rapid production of a large number of individual elements that make up the complex freeform structure of the Pavilion. Its primary structure is made from steel. The inner and outer skin of the shell consist of triangular aluminium panels of varying size and perforation fabricated with laser cutting machines.
Design Challenge: The analysis and its application to a detailed computational model led to an optimum solution for the structural form and pattern of the project. The latter was produced with an algorithm based on triangulation, which allowed each panel to be filled as required by the assigned environmental performance up to a level that is almost solid. The use of advanced design and fabrication methods throughout the project allowed for the prefabrication of most of its parts and the efficient, economical and accurate construction of its geometrically complex form.
Research: The analysis and its application to a detailed computational model led to an optimum solution for the structural form and pattern of the project. The latter was produced with an algorithm based on triangulation, which allowed each panel to be filled as required by the assigned environmental performance up to a level that is almost solid. The use of advanced design and fabrication methods throughout the project allowed for the prefabrication of most of its parts and the efficient, cost-effective and accurate construction of its geometrically complex form.
Inspiration: The inspiration for the Pavilion was the environmentally comfortable and visually beautiful experience of walking under the foliage of lush trees in the tropics. This idea was translated into a design with a clear mathematical logic that was determined by extensive environmental simulations and structural optimisations. The analyses and their application to a detailed computational model led to an optimum solution for the structural form and pattern of the Pavilion. Material usage was optimised, and the embodied carbon footprint minimised, pointing the way forward for the building industry to adopt similar design tools and methods.
Project Duration: Originally built to house The Future of Us, the fiftieth anniversary capstone event of Singapore, and completed for its current purpose in 2019, the project has become a permanent landmark in Gardens by the Bay that continues to serve as a public space and venue for community and cultural events.
Operation Flow: According to Tan Wee Kiat, former CEO of Gardens by the Bay, the success factors of the Pavilion are obvious. The hot and humid climate often dissuades people from visiting the Gardens. To enhance visitor comfort, its landforms were designed with wind direction in mind, while foliage and shelter provide as much shade as possible. The Pavilion is based on similar ideas. These are beautifully translated into a contemporary aesthetic and functional form that is determined by thorough environmental analyses. An enthralling vision for a garden of the future is thus encapsulated.
Team Members: Thomas Schroepfer
Alex Cornelius
Aloysius Lian
Thomas Wortmann
Amanda Yeo Qian Yu
Joel Yap Kar Ying
Yehezkiel Wiliardy Manik
Christyasto Priyonggo Pambudi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Lim Weixiang, Bayfront Pavilion, 2020. Image #2: Photographer Lim Weixiang, Bayfront Pavilion, 2020. Image #3: Photographer Koh Sze Kiat, Bayfront Pavilion, 2020. Image #4: Photographer Koh Sze Kiat, Bayfront Pavilion, 2020. Image #5: Photographer Koh Sze Kiat, Bayfront Pavilion, 2020.