Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

April 5th 2011

serpentine gallery pavilion 2011
by: peter zumthor
in: london, united kingdom

The design has just been unveiled for this summer’s temporary pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, one that has been previously been designed by Nouvel, SANNA, Koolhaas, and other well known architects.  Peter Zumthor’s proposal suggests that the gallery will be getting what we all know and love from Zumthor; a plain exterior shell with surprise warm, gooey center.  In the case of this project, the dark scrim enclosure creates a series of passages that leads to a central garden bathed in natural light.  The aim is to emphasize the way that emotions and senses influence our take on architecture, rather than the physical surroundings.  It’s a cool idea, suggesting that gathering spaces don’t need to be complex or even permanent, but rather just a receptacle and/or simulator for our memories and feelings. 

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serpentine gallery pavilion 2011by: peter zumthorin: london, united kingdom The design has just been unveiled for this summer’s temporary pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery, one that has been previously been designed by Nouvel, SANNA, Koolhaas, and other well known architects.  Peter Zumthor’s proposal suggests that the gallery will be getting what we all know and love from Zumthor; a plain exterior shell with surprise warm, gooey center.  In the case of this project, the dark scrim enclosure creates a series of passages that leads to a central garden bathed in natural light.  The aim is to emphasize the way that emotions and senses influence our take on architecture, rather than the physical surroundings.  It’s a cool idea, suggesting that gathering spaces don’t need to be complex or even permanent, but rather just a receptacle and/or simulator for our memories and feelings.