Structural Designer
Arup|ShapeShift.Tech
Client Name
Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Amanda Levete Architects
Arup
ShapeShift Design Technologies
KANE Constructions
MPavilion
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Founded in 2014, ‘MPavilion’ is a unique annual architecture and design event which commissions a design for a temporary pavilion for Queen Victoria Gardens, in the centre of Melbourne’s Southbank Arts Precinct.
The 2015 MPavilion featured three and five metre diameter composite laminate petals, with integrated LED strip lighting and in-built amplifiers, supported by slender carbon fibre columns. The structure was designed to gently sway under wind loads, creating a forest canopy effect.
Judge's comment: Mpavilion has used modern, high strength materials to create an unbelievable transparency and lightness of being. The judges were impressed by the rigorous materials research that underpinned this adventurous structure.
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