Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Porsche Pavilion by HENN Architects

Porsche Pavilion by HENN Architects

HENN Architects have completed the Porsche Pavilion at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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Description from the architects

The organically shaped building is sitting in mirrored location to the Volkswagen Pavilion- at the central axis of the theme park and offers 400 m of space for exhibitions and presentations. Its characteristic silhouette will become a distinctive icon amid the lagoon landscape of the Autostadt.

Curving lines and exciting bends make the Pavilion a dynamic yet reduced sculpture with its characteristics derived from the Porsche brand image. As designed by HENN, the structure captures the dynamic flow of driving with a seamless building skin. Its lines pick up speed and slow down just to plunge forward in large curves with ever-changing radii. A matte-finished... [via Contemporist]