London Infusion Pavilion

London Infusion Pavilion Architect: Amir Armani Asl, Ali Zolfaghari, Paniz Farrokhsiar, Sina Sadeghi Location: London, United Kingdom Date: 2016 Area: 80 sqm Status: Competition Proposal / Triumph Mention Client: ArchTriumph Origami double sided textile has a reflecting effect from the outside as an installation pavilion and on the other hand, an upside down close up reflection from the inside. The outside stands as an altogether chromic “Rep-Tile”. Inside-out users will be experiencing a twisting textile fabric with an unordinary sense of surface. The concave (from the inside) / convex (from the outside) tiles, visualize an exaggerated distortion of the surroundings and users in a playful way. This is a memorable state to interact with this mind blowing tiling phenomenon. From St John’s church to V&A museum of childhood, there is a sweet moment of contextual twist. This critical attitude could be softened by a relaxed transition in-between these landmarks. Respecting both; a linear pavilion could be proposed in a way to organize a connection while addressing both. Therefore, the direction between these two objectives has been regarded as the project axis while facing the Cambridge Heath road. Transforming a wall as an initial tile-able piece of architecture to ceiling pushed some boundaries to create a double curved surface, while re-defining a hyper state of architectural element. This new born special quality is infusing the wall, partition, ceiling and floor; they are all merged and faded together. Ornaments can also be fused with the architecture; this is when serving as the main element is their prophecy. Tiling as a visual representative of the infusion idea has emerged in this project with the help of origami tessellation logic. A 3D textile fabric with flexible hinges and rigid tiles can be the right answer to a cutting edge innovative design.