Wednesday 9 February 2011

Unconventional


SANAA-Rolex-View-600
“We are looking forward to finding out what different ways the users will come up with to appropriate the unconventional spaces. We hope that the openness fosters contact and interaction, and stimulates new activities.”
—Ryue Nishizawa
The building is less like a building than a park. It’s their Serpentine Pavilion turned into an out-and-out building: the social potential of a park in a controlled environment.
SANAA Rolex Plans
Programme legend:
1 Main entrance
2 Café, Bar, Cafeteria
3 Inclined lift
4 Bank, Bookshop
5 Offices
6 Multi-purpose area
7 Library terraces
8 Workspaces
9 Patio
10 Dining with lake view

Image and plans of SANAA’s Rolex Learning Center from Detail Magazine (English Edition), Vol. 4, 2010.

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