THE PAVILION

OVERVIEW: Quoting Farshid Moussavi’s book “The Function of Form,” form and function are co-constituted and deeply co-dependent. By this, one cannot proceed the other; nor can we conceive of one without the other. In order to depict this mutual dependency of form and function, I have aggregated two self-similar structural bays elements to construct a single, yet complex public food market, known as the Pavilion.

STRUCTURAL BAYS: 

BUBBLE DIAGRAM: The public food market comprises a large multi-purpose hall with permanent and temporary vendor stalls that are located both indoors and outdoors.

PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS: Pavilion consists of 4 private teaching gardens designated for each classroom in the education hall, private security and directors room, 6 washroom stalls and a restaurant.

THE MASTER PLAN: Illustrated is a detailed plan showing the structural system of the module on site. The plan accommodates various factors such as spatial sequence, site strategy, and adjacencies.

THE FOOD HALL: Uses the technique of cutting structural arches in half, providing full arch entrances and leveling grounds to allow more room for users to engage with the surrounding programs in the food hall.

THE INDOOR “OUTDOOR” GARDEN: Incorporates an intimate outdoor garden space for users in an indoor environment.

MASSING MODEL: Categorized into 4 different groups, ranging from light blue as commerce, purple as shared amenities, green as shared services and orange as education.

THE CONNECTION: There will be continuous circulation throughout each side of the site. In total, there are 6 public entrances, whereas the main entrance is located at the south end, which directs visitors to the main food hall from the courtyard. There are 3 private entrances aka “restricted areas” to access the shared services such as loading dock, maintenance, and waste facility.

THE MODEL: The montages showcase the usage of combining single structural bays into a complex piece of architecture.

Project Type: Academic work (Individual-based) at Harvard University 
Year Completed: July 2019
Program Used: Hand-drafted, Adobe Illustrator