PAVILION: akihisa hirata architecture office - bloomberg pavilion
‘bloomberg pavilion’ by akihisa hirata architecture office, tokyo, japan
photo © takumi ota
images courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office + museum of contemporary art tokyo
currently on display, the ‘bloomberg pavilion’, an outdoor installation designed by japanese practice akihisa hirata architecture office will become a stage for changing exhibitions for the museum of contemporary art tokyo in japan. placed within the entrance plaza, the construct will become a symbol for the museum. a collaborative initiative with financial information provider bloomberg, the project intends to increase exposure to culture and art by allowing young artists and performers from the city to hold solo exhibits.
the pavilion’s form is derived from the structure of a tree and intends to provide shade to the immediate area. a triangular footprint with crisp planar walls begins to unfold at the roof plane into a series of pleats. the hyplane structure is comprised of white metal panels in the shape of isosceles triangles. the bends create a curving wall which reflects and introduces a soft light into the interior.
front of pavilion
akihisa hirata - bloomberg pavilion - 2011
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
acute corner of pavilion
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
side of pavilion
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
side of pavilion
akihisa hirata - bloomberg pavilion - 2011
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
detail of pleated surface
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
upward view of the pleated surface from the interior
akihisa hirata - bloomberg pavilion - 2011
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
upward view from interior
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
interior
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
at dusk
akihisa hirata - bloomberg pavilion - 2011
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
detail of pleated surface
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
illuminated from the interior at night
photo © takumi ota
image courtesy of akihisa hirata architecture office
exhibition at night
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within the plaza at night
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rendering
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currently on display at MOT - museum of contemporary art tokyo in tokyo, japan,
as part of the exhibition ‘architectural environments for tomorrow - new spatial practices in architecture and art’.
curated by yuko hasegawa (MOT tokyo chief curator) together with SANAA architects (kazuyo sejima + ryue nishizawa),
the exhibition features works of 23 architects and artists from 12 countries (tentative) that introduce their experiments
and achievements through models, drawings, images, sculpture, photographs and mixed-media installations.
diagram of exterior form
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
conceptual sketch
image courtesy of museum of contemporary art tokyo
source: designboom
