Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte by Thomas Schroepfer - AAL is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Platina in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.
PlatinaArchitectuur· 2021
Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte
Client: Ministry of National Development and Gardens by the Bay Singapore
A' Design Award in Platina Winner in Architectuur Category
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The Design
About Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte
Bayfront Pavilion is een openbare evenementenruimte gelegen in Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Het paviljoen laat een verfijnde geperforeerde schaal opgaan in het omringende landschap. De vorm en het paneelpatroon werden bepaald door omgevingssimulaties en constructieve optimalisatie. De hoofdconstructie is gemaakt van staal, en de binnen- en buitenhuid bestaan uit 11.000 unieke driehoekige aluminium panelen die met laser zijn gesneden. De schaal overspant ongeveer 50 meter en beslaat ongeveer 2000 vierkante meter. Het paviljoen biedt bezoekers een schaduwrijke en klimatologisch comfortabele buitenruimte en is gastheer voor gemeenschaps- en culturele evenementen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Platina
Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Platina, een uiterst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan werkelijk uitzonderlijke, elegante en magnifieke ontwerpen. De winnaars in Platina zijn wonderen van creatie, getuigenissen van de grenzen van intellectuele creativiteit en tonen het ongeëvenaarde professionalisme en genie van hun ontwerpers. Van deze ontwerpen wordt verwacht dat zij de meest vermaarde werken zijn die de esthetiek van een tijdperk bepalen, bijdragen aan het welzijn van de samenleving en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verleggen. Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte toont een transcendent niveau van uitmuntendheid en maakt de wereld ongetwijfeld een betere plek met zijn voordelige en waardevolle kenmerken. Bayfront Pavilion Openbare Evenementenruimte is een werk dat de A' Design Award in Platina heeft gewonnen en dat verlangens oproept, inspireert, verrukt en grote vreugde doet ontvlammen.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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.
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