Time Stream Pavilion
Time Stream Pavilion
Location: Chicago, IL
Year: 2010
Type: Academic Project
(Advisor: Werner Sobek)
Award:
Jerrald Loebl Traveling Prize Winner
AIA Chicago Award 2nd Place
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The tectonics of the pavilion respond to the constant flow of water, light, and wind of the site, which also reflects the motion and sound of an elevated train. With timber grid shell construction method, this pavilion proposes the prototype of future Chicago L station.
“Vietnam Veteran Memorial Plaza”
E Wacker Dr + N Wabash ave , Chicago Riverwalk
Site Plan
The visitor's sensory experience (vision, heartbeat, sound, and speed) is the reception of the physical form of the pavilion that plays the compression and release of the space that exhibits the dynamic movement of light and aperture.
Gridshell timber structure:
A gridshell is a structure which derives its strength from its double curvature, in the same way that a fabric structure derives strength from double curvature,
but is constructed of a grid or lattice.
Modeling Process
Thin laminated wood with holes will be attatched to the main grid shell structure. The density of holes will allow the maximum amount of light.
To keep it from rain coming in but still keep sunlight coming in, transparent plastic elastomer will be slotted into penetrated openings.
Laminated/ Perforated Wood skin
Torque Wood
As a metaphor of an elevated train, a platform is placed in the middle of the pavilion, along the inside pathway, reminding how train slows down to stop and exits out.
Walking Through the Pavilion
Ground Section - From the Chicago River to a Pavilion Site and to Wacker Drive
Detail 1
Detail 2
Situated between the Wacker Drive and Chicago River, a pavilion serves as both a destination and a gateway to the existing riverwalk, providing a new iconic experience of public space.
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