1. dedicated to 14th International Architecture Exhibition
by Dimitry Demin
rose pavilion

2. The idea of rose pavilion derives from the free-
standing constructions popular in XIXth and
early XXth century. This polygonal structure was
designed for entertainment, hosting performan-
ces given by artists and musicians.
Rose Pavilion is a contemporary interpretation
of such an attraction point in public space whe-
re people can gather together.
Rose Pavilion
by Dimitriy Demin
the idea

3. Pavilion, besides being the real architectural
object, belogs to the virtual world as well. With
the use of projection mapping technologies, it
creates the network of spaces and enables
the user to convey between them. The columns
and domeare used as a screen for live shows to
displace a person to another environment.
The pavilion unfolds to be the aesthetical spati-
al object as well as it becomes a
space-time machine

4. The form of the pavilion is influenced by the
natural beauty of Rosaceae Rosa canina flo-
wer. These roses have a pentagonal symmet-
ry and double curvature in their petals.
rosa
Natural features have been translated through
mathemathical rules into an
aesthetically beautiful architectural form.
The geometry of Rose pavilion is based on
Calabi–Yau manifolds as the initial mathema-
tic prototype of the design.
calabi–yau manifold

5. The structure of the pavilion is divided into
five main load-bearing parts, merging har-
moniously with each other: the dome and the
columns. Curved metal sheets are welded
together or connected by screws and rivets.
the design

7. SectionFront - Façade

8. With the collaboration with RoboFold-
worldwide known company using robotic
technology for architectural structures, tests
of curved folding as a method of generating
forms were run.
folding

9. A CENTRE FOR
INFORMATION

10. Finite element method calculations have been
used to determine the load-bearing capacity
of the structure. This influenced the final form
of the Rose Pavilion, helping to shape the in-
terpretation of the physical and geometric pro-
perties of rose petals which inspired it.
calculations

11. The pavilion has high performance compo-
nents because of the automation of the de-
sign cycle and manufacturing process. This
is the result of architectural design being inte-
grated with the use of robots in an innovative
way which makes production purely
mechanical.
the production

13. the projection
Images and videos are projected onto the
surface of the pavilion by five HD projectors.
The projectors are built into the columns as
an integral part of the structure. As the as-
sumption of the pavilion is to displace a per-
son to another environment- the themes of the
projections contains space images of varied
locations, time periods and scale.

15. © 2014 Dimitry Demin
ETH Zürich, prof. Ludger Hovestadt
CAAD Department, HPZ Floor F, Schafmattstr. 32, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Achitectural team: Achilleas Xydis
Mathematical consultant: Denis Petrov
Engineering: Jürgen S. Wassink
Prototyping: Nan Jiang
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