Today, London’s Serpentine Gallery unveiled long-awaited renderings of its 2015 pavilion, designed by Madrid-based architecture studio SelgasCano. Set to land on the institution’s grounds in Kensington Gardens late this June, the pavilion will be an amoeba-like structure clad in colorful panels of translucent ETFE—a superstrong plastic the firm frequently employs in its work.
Under this Technicolor, light-filtering canopy, visitors will be invited to enter the pavilion from a number of points and meander into a central courtyard with a café. “Each entrance allows for a specific journey through the space, characterized by color, light, and irregular shapes with surprising volumes,” José Selgas and Lucia Cano said in a press release. The pavilion will also play host to the gallery’s evenings of outdoor cultural events, showcasing art, poetry, music, and more.
This is the 15th in the Serpentine Gallery’s series of attention-grabbing temporary commissions by a long list of distinguished international architects. Previous folly designers include Pritzker Prize winners Zaha Hadid (2000) and Jean Nouvel (2010); 2013 AD Innovator Sou Fujimoto (2013); and last year’s pavilion mastermind, Chilean architect Smiljan Radic. SelgasCano’s pavilion is set to open to the public on June 25. serpentinegallerierg
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