The ‘bloomberg pavilion’, an outdoor installation designed by japanese practice akihisa hirata architecture office will become a stage for changing exhibitions for the museum of contemporary art tokyo in japan. placed within the entrance plaza, the construct will become a symbol for the museum. a collaborative initiative with financial information provider bloomberg, the project intends to increase exposure to culture and art by allowing young artists and performers from the city to hold solo exhibits.
For Japanese architects, trees are a very symbolic form because they can create shadows and provide ideal shelter and resting places for all humans. This function can be repeated in every corner of the earth.
Hirata just created a pleated metal surface using the shape of a combined group of isosceles triangles. Even if the final shape looks complicated, it is actually the basic structure of an organic whole with a certain visual effect. The white and abstract gazebo may be reminiscent of the form of cirrus and cumulus clouds, or even crumpled origami, but it is inspired by the way branch forms create effective photosynthesis.
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