Plywood Box
1:1 pavilion
The pavilion is made up of a 2m x 2m x 2m box that withstands a user on each segment. Both segments are the converse of each other; one stepping upward to a higher platform with staggering narrower volumes as its user enters, whilst the other remains on level ground with increasingly widening space upon entrance. Both segments symbolise a dichotomy between each user and their changing experiences with each step into the pavilion; yet remain cohesive in the linearity and materiality of the space.
Self-designed, built and constructed, the pavilion involves pure groove and slot techniques, erasing the need for any bolts, nuts, or any form of adhesive to create a stable structure that withstands human weight. Each slot is carefully measured and cut in order to ensure accuracy and consistency in the staggering angles, as well as to ensure smooth joinery to reduce any potential tension or stress leading to individual plank failure. Two main techniques are employed in the joinery: former being that of inserting a positive into a negative groove, and the latter being a slot technique into two negative groove. Concrete fillers are placed below the pavilion to ensure level heights, negating the terrain differences of the site to perpetuate the illusion of level differences. The result is a converse, self-reflecting space of a judge vs. judged; above vs. below; spacious vs. narrow.
2016
Year 1, Semester 2
Location
School of Design and Environment, NUS
Typology
1:1 Pavilion
Supervisor
Tomohisa Miyauchi
In collaboration with
Jo Ann Low, Renee Tay, John Chua, Tu Tung Yun, Tan Gee Ping, Melvin Lim, Ing Yin Khay, Jevin Li, Clifford Goh
