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The pavilion expresses the movement in a breathing that passersby can feel with many senses. The breathing is actuated by the movement inside. The air flowing from the pipes into the cushions is an audible message of people passing by.

As the cushions shrink and enlarge, the patterns on the translucent surface will project a constantly changing pattern on the ground. Sometimes the patterns align and expose more of the exterior, but when inactive, the view of the surroundings is more closed.

The activity inside the pavilion is visible from outside as well, as the series of cushion panels compress and inflate according to the moving people. The light coming through the cushions changes when the layers change their relation, and the illusion of movement can be seen even when the structure is stable as you move through the space. In the evening the pavilion projects the ever changing patterns on the surroundings with the internal light, exposing the flow of people.

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  The whole inside is a space for induced interaction. From the responsive skin to the available space for artists. These can be student prototypes such as TouchSpace or the Social Cave by students of Columbia university or some other dance floor installation. This way we as designers can interact with other designers and it keeps the pavilion in a constant change.

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  The café is a practical part of the pavilion. It provides voluntary interaction as you can sit and read, work, enjoy company or enjoy the atmosphere. The exhibition space is a part of this area as an extension of the Science Center. Here student research is displayed, with which people can also interact (play with), as well as general TU information

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  The Game around the center are interactive KINECT games projected from the roof onto the facade from the inside. These games provoke a forced interaction especially as only multiplayer games are enabled. If you want to play, youhave to play with others. On a larger level you can play people from around the globe, connecting beyond the park.

The pavilion is placed on the path from one residential area to the other with the university buildings on either side. These curved routes hook like hands to create a larger inner space.

The functions, activities, and interactivity are spread throughout the pavilion. The interactive cushion facade reflects what is going on on the inside and the outside. During the day it's more turned inwards, while when it becomes darker, the building will radiate outwards.

INTERVENTION

The placement of the building provides a clear visual connection with the surrounding buildings and the park as a whole. The shape of the pavilion creates natural 'pockets' of space where activities can be held. At the beginning and end of the whole, the skin stops while the structure slowly fades, making benches and a pergola where the Botanical Gardens can extend to.

At the middle, two more entrances are placed for direct access to the activities and to create a 'shortcut' from one end of the park to the other. While they go through the building, the interactivity and games and café will try to let them stay and mix.

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  Outside benches / pergola

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  Responsive cushions facade

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  Interactive Games

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  Café / exhibition

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INTERVENTION

Via a transformation of standard structural frames via powerlines, the overall design can be determined with a design input to create mass customization in the overall design of the pavilion.

The shape of the pavilion is based on the properties of the ETFE cushions.

- The size of the cushions determine the depth (which is a maximum of about 30% of the smallest width.

- The perception of light, the outside and the pattern on the cushions itself will all change with the angle of viewing

- the depth of the cushions also changes these perceptions The overall design takes all these into account.