PAVILION DESIGN MINOR TASK

•TEMUCO, CHILE
•Architects: Undurraga Devés CASE STUDY
Arquitectos
•Area: 1720.0 m²
•Year: 2017

STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE IS ONE SINGLE THING. FROM DISTANCE IT APPEARS AS A TOTALITY,
ACQUIRING A MONUMENTAL SCALE; AS YOU GET CLOSER THE COMPLEXITY OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE
SIZE OF ITS COMPONENTS GIVES THE BUILDING CRAFTSMANSHIP QUALITY AND A HUMAN SCALE. THE
WOODEN BOX IS SEATING ON 6 STEEL PILLARS. THIS “BRIDGE-LIKE” CONDITION LIBERATES THE GROUND
FLOOR CREATING VISUAL TRANSPARENCY AND ALLOWING FREE STROLL OF THE VISITORS. AT THE SAME
TIME, THIS STRATEGY ESTABLISHES A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN SPACE AND INTIMATE SPACE,
NARROWING AND FUSING THE LINE DRAWN BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE. 

FOR BOTH SCENARIOS, MILAN AND TEMUCO, THE

BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TO BE AND TO FEEL PUBLIC.
THE OPEN GROUND FLOOR, NOW REINFORCED BY A
LARGE GREEN SQUARE, WELCOMES THE VISITOR PRIOR
TO ACCESS THE EXHIBITION. THE SHOWCASE, NAMED
“EL AMOR THE CHILE” SPEAKS OF THE CHAIN OF
AFFECTIONS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FOODS
(THEME OF THE EXPO) EXPRESSED THROUGH A SERIES
OF AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATIONS AND ENDING BACK ON
THE GROUND FLOOR, WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN TASTE
CHILEAN FOOD BY SHARING A 50 METERS LONG SINGLE
TABLE.

THIS EXHIBITION WILL STAY IN THE NEW LOCATION FOR A

PERIOD OF TIME, SO LOCAL PEOPLE CAN LIVE THE MILAN
EXPERIENCE. LATER, IT WILL BE REPLACED FOR A CENTER
FOR THE DIFFUSION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE
NATIVE PEOPLES AND FAIR TRADE. THE PAVILION COUNTS
WITH A SMALL AUDITORIUM AND A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCESS, ALLOWING HOSTING
TEMPORARY EVENTS WITHOUT INTERRUPTING THE
REGULAR EXHIBIT. IT ALSO HAS A SHOP FOR SELLING
PRODUCTS FROM SMALL PRODUCERS AND CRAFTSMEN. THE
OUTDOORS GREEN AREA CAN BE USED FOR LARGE EVENTS
SUCH AS CONCERTS OR CRAFT FAIRS.