沙城之眼
上海
A pavilion interior precedent demonstrating how a central oculus and continuous horizontal strip windows create a direct dialogue between interior space and sky.
- What we like about this project
- The exact alignment of the window band creates a continuous horizon panorama around the circular room.
Materials
- tensile-fabric
- steel
- stucco
- glass
Visual identifiers
- central-oculus
- tensile-roof
- strip-windows
- cylindrical-room
Style tags
- minimalist
- ephemeral
- contemporary
Visual tags
- pavilion
- daylit
- tensile-structure
- circular-geometry
- minimal
- Geometry
- Cylindrical interior space capped by a conical tensile membrane roof featuring a central circular oculus.
- Facade system
- Curved solid wall with continuous upper ribbon glazing below a lightweight tensile roof.
- Structural guess
- Steel compression ring with radial cable or rib supports for tensile membrane roof.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate pavilion scale, roughly single-story height.
- Lighting
- Bright directional daylight enters through the central oculus and horizontal clerestory band, casting sharp diagonal shadows on the curved wall.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous, defined by the stark contrast of earth-toned walls against brilliant sky-blue openings.
- Environmental context
- Open exterior environment implied by sky views through roof oculus and window strip.
- Spatial experience
- Gazing upward through the central oculus frames open sky, while perimeter ribbon windows anchor the room to the horizon.
- Composition rhythm
- Radial rib lines converge on the central oculus, countered by the horizontal rhythm of perimeter glazing.
- Style reading
- Minimalist ephemeral pavilion
- Program
- Cultural or exhibition pavilion
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- tensile-fabric, steel, stucco, glass
- Visual identifiers
- central-oculus, tensile-roof, strip-windows, cylindrical-room
- Style tags
- minimalist, ephemeral, contemporary
- Visual tags
- pavilion, daylit, tensile-structure, circular-geometry, minimal
- Geometry
- Cylindrical interior space capped by a conical tensile membrane roof featuring a central circular oculus.
- Facade system
- Curved solid wall with continuous upper ribbon glazing below a lightweight tensile roof.
- Structural guess
- Steel compression ring with radial cable or rib supports for tensile membrane roof.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate pavilion scale, roughly single-story height.
- Lighting
- Bright directional daylight enters through the central oculus and horizontal clerestory band, casting sharp diagonal shadows on the curved wall.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and luminous, defined by the stark contrast of earth-toned walls against brilliant sky-blue openings.
- Environmental context
- Open exterior environment implied by sky views through roof oculus and window strip.
- Spatial experience
- Gazing upward through the central oculus frames open sky, while perimeter ribbon windows anchor the room to the horizon.
- Composition rhythm
- Radial rib lines converge on the central oculus, countered by the horizontal rhythm of perimeter glazing.
- Style reading
- Minimalist ephemeral pavilion
- Program
- Cultural or exhibition pavilion
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture