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Gross / Vorberg / Staub / Vetsch

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Pan Am Games Award - Pavilion Competition / Prix des Jeux panaméricains - Concours du pavillon

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPETITOR

Team	Manuel Gross
	Yannick Vorberg
	Patrik Staub
	Stefan Vetsch

Distinction	Winner
Doc. level	50%

Description

"TKARONTO"

The Pan Am Village is located at the West Don Lands, an area that is separated from the waterfront by the railways, the Gardiner Expressway and the Lake Shore Boulevard. The selection of the waterfront as our site for the pavilion is urbanisticly very sustainable - we bridge the physical and psychological barrier of these transport axes. The pavilion becomes a starting point for the further development of the Lower Don Lands.

Our Design is inspired by the Name of Toronto, originally tkaronto, which means place where trees stand at the water or meeting place. We really like the idea of a meeting place that is created through a couple of trees - our pavilion works as simple as that. A huge balloon - roof creates an interesting and protecting place, where people can meet, relax or entertain themselves. The forest spreads over the site and leads the people to the water. Under the roof there are some boxes, which contain the different programs. Their form is inspired by the image of supported logs in the wood.

As a material concept, we tried to use vinyl not only as a cladding material. We developed a simple structure in which vinyl works as a supporting element in form of standard weather balloons. The form follows the function and the form became very plurivalent. People may recognize the pavilion as a forest; others may see lots of ephemeral clouds in the sky. This equivocality makes the pavilion so interesting and special.

The façade and the roof of the boxes consist of recycled PVC pipes. The pipes have different functions and are more than just a cladding. With this system we also design the furniture for the park.

The Victory Soya Mills Silos connect our site visually with the city - projections on the silos lead the people to the site. The bar on top of the silos attracts people, even after the games. This sustainable intervention supports the further development of the waterfront.

(From competitor's text)

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