Architect Minsuk Cho created the Archipelagic Void which is made up of five structures that each work with different functions. The shelter is organized in a circular form that is detailed with courtyards of historic Korean homes. To contrast the pavilions from the previous years, the different components are around a central open space. It is built using natural timber mostly which have been sourced from Surrey and all structures come in various sizes and heights.
Cho speaks about the design, stating "The majority of it is a complete, condensed, compressed geometry. And then so there's this really concentrated, overused part in the middle. It was not being being just oppositional, but it was more about the complimentary act, more about balancing act [where] we can leave out the centre as a most used part as a void. And then what happens make a wide thing there, but you get this big, long space."
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
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