This forest-like meeting place offers access to underground parking and public transport.
LUMINOUS GROVE
TAMPERE, FINLAND
2011
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THE BENCHES ARE ATTACHED TO THE STAINLESS-STEEL NOSE OF EACH COLUMN. EACH GLASS COLUMN HAS ITS OWN INTERNAL LIGHT SOURCE CONCEALED WITHIN THE ROOF’S DEPTH, ALWAYS ALLOWING FOR POOLS OF LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE PAVILION. ESSENTIALLY
THE PARK LANDSCAPE ALONG THE RIVER’S EDGE IS CONCEPTUALLY BROUGHT INTO THE PLAZA WITH A PLANTED ROOF AND AN ARRAY OF PLANTED BEDS THAT FRAME PATHS LEADING INTO THE GROVE.
AT THE ROOF LEVEL, THE CANOPY IS REPLACED WITH SKYLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE VOID OF THE ELEVATOR CORE. THE STRUCTURE LATERALLY BRACES THE ROOF AND STRUCTURAL GLASS COLUMNS
COLLAGED RENDERING OF PAVILION IN ITS URBAN CONTEXT
PHOTO COLLAGE OF PAVILION. PAVILION MARKS ACCESS TO UNDERGOUND PARKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PHOTO COLLAGE OF PAVILION. PAVILION MARKS ACCESS TO UNDERGOUND PARKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
IN A SYNTHESIS OF THE SURROUNDING URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THE GROVE OF COLUMNS SURROUND THE ORTHAGONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ELEVATOR CORE
EACH COLUMN IS MADE FROM TWO OPPOSING SETS OF BENT/FORMED PIECES OF LAMINATED GLASS WITH AN ELECTRO-CONDUCTIVE COATING TO PROVIDE HEAT, STRUCTURALLY SILICONED TO A MINIMAL STAINLESS-STEEL NOSE. THE RESULTING GLASS COLUMN IS DESIGNED TO TAKE DIRECT AXIAL LOADS FROM THE FOAMED ALUMINUM ROOF ASSEMBLY WHICH IS LATERALLY BRACED BY THE ELEVATOR CORE
PHOTO COLLAGE OF PAVILION. PAVILION MARKS ACCESS TO UNDERGOUND PARKING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT
THE OPEN FORM OF THE GLASS COLUMNS ALLOWS FOR LIGHT TO PENETRATE THE CANOPY WHERE IT CAN BE REGISTERED ON THE COLUMNS’ SURFACES. THE COLUMNS EMIT A DIFFUSE LIGHT AND CREATE POOLS OF LIGHT WITHIN THE CANOPY SYNTHESIZING DAPPLED QUALITIES OF LIGHT IN THE FOREST CANOPY
PHYSICAL MODEL SEEN FROM ABOVE. CLUSTERED COLUMNS CREATE A VARIETY OF SPACES AND MICROCLIMATES
THE BENCHES ARE ATTACHED TO THE STAINLESS-STEEL NOSE OF EACH COLUMN. EACH GLASS COLUMN HAS ITS OWN INTERNAL LIGHT SOURCE CONCEALED WITHIN THE ROOF’S DEPTH, ALWAYS ALLOWING FOR POOLS OF LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE PAVILION. ESSENTIALLY
PHYSICAL MODEL DETAIL OF THE PLANTED ROOF SHOWING THE LUMINOUS GLASS COLUMN VENTS
Description
Marking access to underground parking and above ground public transport at Soumen Pankki Plaza, the starting point for the competition was to design a pavilion leveraging the properties of glass and innovative models of glass construction. Our proposed pavilion, the ‘Luminous Grove’ emerges from the open space of the Soumen Pankki Plaza, maintaining and embedding within its layers a sense of the plaza’s open sky and light reflected off the Tammerkoski River. The plaza is colonized by luminous clusters of glass columns and a luminous canopy which collectively form a protected space.
Like a forest grove, this public space provides a variety of micro-environments and micro-climates within its footprint, leveraging the below ground parking and glass elevator core. Groups or the individual passerby can seek public or secluded points within the Luminous Grove, choosing to be exposed to, or protected from, the sun and breezes.
Structural Design Engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan