The action of Floating mid-air as an experience rather than as a witness
Motion influenced by an external force which is seen in the rhythmic movement of the grass due to wind
We included the idea of inhabiting the springs itself and hence gave it the form of a ramp with pre tensile steel frame work.
The principle on which our pavilion works is basically spring action as a result of compression due to human weight and the consequential recoiling which thus generates a rhythmic motion.
Apparatus
The idea for the apparatus was to facilitate the feeling of gentle motion mid-air which was brought about by the use of nets and springs.
Nets were imagined to be in mid air on springs which would then lead to the motion of the nets according to the people that would inhabit it.
Iterations
Multiple possibilities and composition of spring was tried, we started simply with surfaces having a spring beneath it and then covered with net, later we included the idea of inhabiting the springs itself and hence gave it the form of a ramp with pre tensile steel frame work.
The chosen site is an existing long green unused patch, in Nasik. It's a 220m x 33m long stretch with overgrowth of Monsoon grass- it is close to a General hospital and Municipal school which further triggered us to think of activating the areas to make it a leisure and pause space of rest and pause.
Plans
The plans give an overview of how the pavilion-earlier thought of as an artefact is placed within the sensorium and is now trying to mold into the fabric of the site.
The long sectional perspective and the views of the elevation shows that the- this placement on site was done in order to increase the curiosity among the passerby to come into the interior and interact with the pavilion. The nets are composed such that they provide gradation of intimate spaces by facilitating tunnels as alternative of circulations, warps with holes to move from one space to another and also a central slide to add the tinge of playfulness.
Details
The structure of steel columns and prestressed steel ramps are connected to airborne polyamide nets via steel rods that act as supports for the nets.