Basque Timber 19th Venice Biennale
An exterior facade precedent showcasing curved timber louvers arranged in a rhythmic, sweeping pattern for sun-shading and dynamic visual texture.
- What we like about this project
- The tight spacing of the slats dissolves the solid wall into a fluid, porous wave of warm grain.
Materials
- timber
- wood
Visual identifiers
- timber-louvers
- curved-facade
- linear-rhythm
- slat-screen
Style tags
- contemporary
- parametric
- organic
- timber-craft
Visual tags
- parametric
- timber-screen
- facade-system
- kinetic-effect
- venice-biennale
- Geometry
- Dynamic curved linear slats sweep diagonally across the frame, creating an intense rhythmic texture against the bright sky.
- Facade system
- Custom curved timber louver screen over structural backing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber subframe supporting curved wood fins.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale architectural facade element viewed from close range, with curved slats spanning across multiple stories.
- Lighting
- Direct, strong daylight casting sharp highlights and deep linear shadows between each timber blade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, luminous, and rhythmic, driven by the intense interplay of wood and direct sunlight.
- Environmental context
- Clear blue sky with wispy clouds visible in the upper left corner, emphasizing the building silhouette.
- Spatial experience
- From an oblique low angle, the layered slats create a powerful sense of movement and visual continuity across the envelope.
- Composition rhythm
- Monotonous parallel curves sweeping diagonally, creating a strong graphic moiré effect.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic parametric timber design
- Program
- Exhibition pavilion or cultural installation
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, wood
- Visual identifiers
- timber-louvers, curved-facade, linear-rhythm, slat-screen
- Style tags
- contemporary, parametric, organic, timber-craft
- Visual tags
- parametric, timber-screen, facade-system, kinetic-effect, venice-biennale
- Geometry
- Dynamic curved linear slats sweep diagonally across the frame, creating an intense rhythmic texture against the bright sky.
- Facade system
- Custom curved timber louver screen over structural backing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber subframe supporting curved wood fins.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale architectural facade element viewed from close range, with curved slats spanning across multiple stories.
- Lighting
- Direct, strong daylight casting sharp highlights and deep linear shadows between each timber blade.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, luminous, and rhythmic, driven by the intense interplay of wood and direct sunlight.
- Environmental context
- Clear blue sky with wispy clouds visible in the upper left corner, emphasizing the building silhouette.
- Spatial experience
- From an oblique low angle, the layered slats create a powerful sense of movement and visual continuity across the envelope.
- Composition rhythm
- Monotonous parallel curves sweeping diagonally, creating a strong graphic moiré effect.
- Style reading
- Contemporary organic parametric timber design
- Program
- Exhibition pavilion or cultural installation
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture