Temporary Pavilion in Melbourne by Sean Godsell

In Australian Melbourne, they decided to commence a tradition of temporary summer pavilions following the example of London's Serpentine and New York's P.S.1. While in London, renowned creators realize their projects, in New York, up-and-coming studios get the opportunity. Melbourne still has to find its place. The initiator of the Australian MPavilion project is the Naomi Milgrom Foundation. The author of the first pavilion is local architect Sean Godsell. The light and simple structure is situated in Queen Victoria Gardens. The walls and the roof of the pavilion are connected to sensors and can rise and tilt depending on the sun's position. Thus, with each visit, the pavilion looks a little different. The translucent square walls made of perforated aluminum can, with their shimmer and slow pneumatic unfolding, resemble the movement of butterfly wings fluttering over the lawn.
Sean Godsell describes his design as "a simple steel structure with a glass roof and a fully automated façade that filters sunlight and manages the shading of the entire object. The resulting building thus opens like a flower during the day and mysteriously closes again at night."
At the beginning of October, curator of London's Serpentine Gallery, Julia Peyton-Jones, also came to see the grand opening of the pavilion. The pavilion will host cultural programs, discussions, workshops, concerts, and movie nights for the following four months. In January, the pavilion will be handed over to the city as a gift in the hope that a permanent location can be found for it.

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