From Within
Pavilion
With the aim to invite people to have a unique on-site experience, this project for a temporary pavilion in a Spanish vineyard, investigates how to relate wine, art, and nature, by creating a designed environment where visitors can establish new connections between the vineyard itself, wine and its main ingredient, grapes, and the surrounding natural environment.
Location:
Logroño, Spain Type:
CultureStatus / Year:
Competition / 2024Size:
26 m² Client:
ConcéntricoView of the site showing the relationship between the pavilion and the surrounding vineyard.
As response to the call by Concéntrico (Logroño's International Architecture and Design Festival) to design a temporary pavilion in the middle of a vineyard, the pavilion is conceived as a container of an intricate yet intimate experiential installation that relates to the vineyard and the grapes.
We aim to create a place for contemplation of materiality, colours, light, sounds, smells, textures, and taste among others.
We started from looking back into our own memories of grape harvesting in September, many years ago. We remember the smells, the sun shining through the leaves and the grapes, the insects populating the vineyard, the sound of cutting the grapes and walking on the ground, or the juice of the fruit sticking in all surfaces, and its sweet taste.
One of our main memories from the grape harvesting experience was looking at the grapes backlit by the sunlight. We aim to recreate their translucent effect, with its light reflections and refractions. To achieve this, we propose to create lots of hand-blown pieces of glass resembling colourful grapes, hanging from the ceiling, allowing the sunlight to shine through from above. The light and colour effects would get projected onto the surfaces of the pavilion, on the inside.
Interior view showing the hand-blown pieces of glass hanging from the ceiling
This interior experiential space is contained by the architecture of the pavilion, which uses a simple construction system, with neutral colours and semi-transparent fabric panels along the perimeter, to allow certain degree of visibility, but keeping the inside not exposed.
During the day, the sun would shine through the glass pieces, creating a mesmerizing effect in the inside of the pavilion. At dawn, solar-powered lights with automatically turn on, creating a floating lantern effect from the outside. Throughout the day, the light effects would change following the movement of the sun.
Axonometric view showing the construction of the pavilion
The construction system consists of wooden posts arranged in a circle. Each post holds a beam. The beams of the roof are arranged in concentric manner. In between the posts and the beams are the ribs that embrace the structure. These pieces fit together through precise cuts. The structure is modular and optimized for minimum material waste.
Section view
The hand-blown pieces of glass would be of different colours and sizes and be made from recycled glass by local craftsmen. The colours would relate to the different growth stages of the fruit through the seasons. These pieces are mounted on a wire frame hanging on the ceiling of the pavilion.
