SANAA Pavilion

SANAA designed the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009. This architectural event is one of my favourite because it brings Japanese construction into the European scene and this is always really inspiring. SANAA expressed through this project, made from polished aluminium, their idea of the relation between nature and art : the park becoming inside, transparency, fluidity of movement, human scale and reflections creating instantly a "painting". Nishizawa said, "We started out with non-architectural ideas such as water, the rainbow and leaves to create the space. This is how we came up with the organic shape for the roof."

Sejima and Nishizawa, working collaboratively since 1995 from their Tokyo practice SANAA, presented a selection of projects such as the New Museum of Contemporary Art constructed in downtown Manhattan, the Glass Pavilion Toledo in the Museum of Art, the 21st Century Museumn Kanazawa, Louvre Lens and various housing projects. Until September you can enjoy the Pavilion during Park Nights to merge inside of this reflective atmosphere always offering different perception. This will bring the best way to experiment this unique architecture manifesting simplicity and complexity.

Ryue Nishizawa & Kasuyo Sejima of SANAA talk-
Catherine Vieira