Lanza Atelier's A10 Pavilion: Circular Steel Structure with Water-Dripping Chains in Mexico City
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Ben Dreith
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Summary
Lanza Atelier has created the A10 Pavilion, an eight-meter-tall circular steel structure in the plaza of El Palacio de Hierro shopping center in Mexico City's Polanco neighborhood. The pavilion features a wooden platform surrounding a central reflecting pool, with water-dripping chains creating a curtain-like effect. The design incorporates sustainable elements and serves as a public gathering space that references both pre-Hispanic architecture and contemporary design principles.
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· 4 pulledNamed A10 Pavilion, the eight-metre-tall structure was built directly on top of a fountain in the plaza of El Palacio de Hierro in Mexico City's affluent Polanco neighbourhood.
Lanza Atelier has created a round pavilion in the plaza of a famed Mexico City shopping centre, with a wooden platform surrounding a central reflecting pool.
The pavilion features water-dripping chains that create a curtain-like effect around the structure.
The design incorporates sustainable elements and serves as a public gathering space that references both pre-Hispanic architecture and contemporary design principles.
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