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Amanda Levete’s Translucent MPavilion

Designed by British architect Amanda Levete and commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom foundation, the MPavilion in Melbourne, Austrailia (an annual temporary structure) used technologies and materials developed for the aerospace industry, creating a canopy of translucent ‘petals’ elevated four meters above ground.

Implimenting recently developed composite construction methods, the design refined in collaboration with specialists mouldCAM, created a modular design consisting of 13 large and 30 small petals, held up by 95 carbon fiber columns. Each support was fitted with a ring of LED lights that were activated to form a performance synchronized with a nightly soundscape. The Queen Victoria Gardens intended for the pavilion to become a catalyst for social gatherings, hosting more than 200 workshops, function and events.

  

source: designboom, photos: john gollings