Senior Research

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The pavilion program is ambiguous.  A case can be made for just about any type of pavilion.  The flexible nature of this program make it ideal for the complexities of the site and the inflexibility of the zoning.  Despite the flexibility, several broad activities and components have been extracted from the case studies.  They range from very active to very passive spaces and include: processing/consumption, meeting, habilitating, reflection/exhibition, storing/archiving, recreation, growing/cultivation, open space, and water features.

This project will challenge the pavilion to respond to stringent yet exciting conditions.  The pavilion must react to networks such as the LA River, freeway bridges, and railroad tracks.  With the densification of Los Angeles and the lack of buildable land, these underutilized areas should be prompted to serve.  Furthermore, they will be asked to go beyond providing only open space to providing cultural, social, and environmental rehabilitation spaces.

The diverse programming of pavilions reveals the potential for “pavilions of everything,” where a multitude of activities take place depending on the needs of the site and context.  The result is a building that serves as a destination point as well as a building that does work.  The pavilion does not serve as a sculptural object.  The fragmented spaces are the sculptures that the pavilion links, glorifies, and activates.  Thus, what first were unintended spaces now become the generators for program. 

 

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