'The temporary pavilion has become unmissable, a rare opportunity to view the work of the finest international architects at first hand. This is how architecture should be exhibited and remembered. See it, and Siza's exquisite space will stay with you' Financial Times
In designing the Pavilion, Siza sought to 'guarantee that the new building - while presenting a totally different architecture - established a "dialogue" with the Neo-classical house'.
The result was a structure that mirrored the domestic scale of the Serpentine and articulated the landscape between the two buildings. The Pavilion was based on a simple rectangular grid, which was distorted to create a dynamic curvaceous form. It comprised interlocking timber beams, a material that accentuated the relationship between the Pavilion and surrounding Park.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 by Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond - Arup.
Photograph © James Winspear/VIEW
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 by Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond - Arup.
Photograph © Sylvain Deleu.
TASCHEN has provided the images and the book Serpentine Gallery Pavilions includes more photos and illustrations of the Pavilion commissions.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 by Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond - Arup.
Photograph © Sylvain Deleu.
TASCHEN has provided the images and the book Serpentine Gallery Pavilions includes more photos and illustrations of the Pavilion commissions.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 by Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond - Arup.
Photograph © Sally Tallant
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 by Álvaro Siza, and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond - Arup.
Photograph © Sylvain Deleu.
TASCHEN has provided the images and the book Serpentine Gallery Pavilions includes more photos and illustrations of the Pavilion commissions.
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