Pavillion for All

Design by: Alsar Atelier 
Construction Year: 2020
Location: Bogotá, Colombia

How can we manifest equality, diversity, and inclusion through architecture?  

We answer this question by proposing a minimal frame; a blank canvas where the architectural design disappears, and the pavilion becomes a landmark exclusively through the community´s intervention.

The project is a single floor enclosure that creates a continuous interior space that acts as a canvas for individual users to rearrange and reconfigure to fit their specific needs.  The furniture is mobile and the partitions, adaptable, creating a dynamic space filled with expression.  The user becomes an actant in the space, creating an ever-evolving interior at any time and for any use.

By proposing a façade made up of modules meant to be appropriated and designed by its users, the community members are also able to define the building’s public image. We envision the facade design as a bottom-up process to create social capital.  We easily imagine how these modules can become a flea market or community farm that would feed back into the local economy and create ecological interactions with the city at large.

By using CLT and Hempcrete as the primary construction materials, the pavilion harvests water and sunlight, promoting a sustainable footprint that actively sequesters carbon dioxide while also encouraging locals to learn about the potentials of self-sustainable practices.  The proposal is a center for resilience that prioritizes EDI and can become a landmark in the Brent Cross Town and larger London urban landscape.