Peace is one of the highest possible human ideals. It is a state of equilibrium; it means no war, but also harmony, silence, pureness, kindness, happiness, appeasement, calm, reconciliation, serendipity, tranquility…

To express all of these ideas, Atelier Zündel Cristea create a perfect and symmetrical sculpture, obtained by a precise geometrical manipulation.

The pavilion speaks to everyone. It allows visitors looking at the volume for a split second to get a sense of the pavilion and its layout with minimum effort. The symmetrical geometry of the pavilion blurs the notions of inside and outside, however the simple act of motion through the exterior and interior spaces of the pavilion bringing an understanding to the visitor.

The Pavilion is 4 meters in height and 20 mq in area. Designed entirely with lightweight materials – 77.96 mq of PVC membrane and 20 mc of air – the pavilion is a selfsupporting structure; it is easily scalable to inhabit larger dimensions of other sites.

To achieve such an apparently complex shape, architects unite advanced tools of parametric design: in the study of tensile membranes and in the geometric conception of double curved surfaces, and digital fabrication: in the accurate manufacturing of the pavilion using CNC cutting machines.

Atelier Zündel Cristea: Peace Pavilion
Architects: Atelier Zündel Cristea
Client: Archtriumph
Completion: 2013
Program: Triumph Pavilion – Summer Pavilion 2013
Constructor: TP Arquitectura i Construccio Tèxtil
Location: Museum Gardens, Bethnal Green, London, UK
Photography: Sergio Grazia