Architectural Design Portfolio
2018 Summer
International Competition
Keywords
Sustainable Urbanism, Social Sustainability,
Urban Regeneration and Renewal
Location
Oriental Bay Pavilion , Wellington, New Zealand
Program
Observatory, Gallery, Cafe
Assignment
The question now for Wellington city councillors and planners is whether to restore the building to its original design or to create a brand new structure that honours the site’s history but more appropriately expresses the spirit of the 21st century.
Since 2016, the band rotunda has been empty due to structural damage. Thus, ADEDU thinks it might be a good time for architects, designers and local residents to think about the future of this community space.
Like any good New Zealand city, Wellington had a band rotunda erected on the waterfront for free musical performances. In the nineteenth century, a bathing pavilion was built on the site with a second floor subsequently added to the original art-deco structure in the late twentieth century which, until recently, accommodated a restaurant.
After an earthquake in 2016, a crack in the foundation of the building indicated that the added floor was too heavy for the original design. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the pavilion has played many roles, housing changing rooms, public meeting rooms, teaching rooms, a restaurant, and an art gallery.
Wellington is the place where the mountains, sea and cities coexist with each other. And the pavilion is on the most central location of that beautiful city. So, we tried to make it not to disrupt the panoramic view of city but at the same time to be iconic. The curvature of mountains, buildings that settled down on the mountain, and the road between them, they integrate with themselves so form the city Wellington. The pavilion, having various rock formation, symbolically shows the curvature of city and furthermore it emphasizes the nature features.