Trifolium

Temporary pavilion with a self-supporting outer shell for the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in Sydney. Project in employment at ARMA, Sydney.

Client
SCAF
Project Type
Temp. Architecture
Location
Sydney (AU)
Year
2014
Status
Completed
Formation
Vorhammer at AR-MA

Trifolium by AR-MA is a flowing, continuous event space made of self-supporting Corian with an interior made of curved, black, highly polished stainless steel panels. Manufactured like a jewelry box with over three thousand individual parts, it is designed to a tolerance of less than 1 mm. The pavilion is organized as a three-part curved vault that merges into a continuous and seamless surface. The three petals are intended to divide the courtyard into smaller, more intimate spaces inside and outside the pavilion.

The external self-supporting shell consists of 152 thermally formed and CNC-milled Corian panels. The 19 mm thick panels are grooved and connected to form a waterproof surface. For the design and manufacture of the pavilion, several scripts, plug-ins, and stand-alone-programs were developed.