1995/02e Pavilion of Presentations

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Wim van den Bergh Architect

“Pavilion of Presentations”
Contemplations for Copenhagen 1/10

The Cartography of the Pause, Visions for Copenhagen Cultural Capital of Europe 1996

Publication: 1995/02, 1996/02, 2002/04
Exhibition: Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, 28.12.1995 / 04.02.1996

1995/02e

Selected Invitations

Invitations

CONTEMPLATIO 1/10

WATCHING

CONSPICIO:

The reading of the signs within the 'Templum' represented by the four views and the aerial photograph.

Monuments representing state, religion, justice, commerce, culture and knowledge. Monuments are fixed points in space and time.

LEGEM DIXIT:

The 'theme' for this specific 'Templum'.

Pavilion for itinerate exhibitions

CONREGIO:

The laying out of the 'Template' of the labyrinth and its directions.

The UTM Grid point is projected to be the center of a cross laid out in the directions of the UTM Grid, this cross is marked by four points in such a way that these points form a square of 4.80 x 4.80 m. Within this square these corner-points are then used as the centers of four angles of 1.20 m. The cross the angles and the points are the basis to construct the labyrinth-diagram. The end-point of the labyrinth's route faces the monuments and will be the center from which the construction of the labyrinth-diagram is started.

CORTUMIO:

The assessing of the signs by the rules of the inaugurator's science, so the proposal of a design.

The Pavilion of Presentations forms a counterpoint to the monuments and their tendency to fix space and time, by adopting the temporal and flexible qualities of space and time. The circulation, following a route that is both fixed as well as flexible, is designed in such a way that the visitors can experience a variety of spaces, inside, outside, enclosed, open, light, dark, covered and uncovered.

VERBA CONCEPTA:

Pavilion, from Latin 'papilio', butterfly, tent, from its resemblance to a butterfly's wings.

Ground level