London Olympic Pavillion

_{The initial purpose of this Olympic Pavilion is to operate as a satellite of the London 2012 Games - a structure for receiving and translating the great athletic events into a spatial form that's complimentary with the life of Trafalgar Square. Inviting metaphor, the form could be interpreted as a cornucopia (sustained with its food and gifts inside), a boomerang (for its arcing dynamic shape), and optimistically, as a victory V (with raised arms). Considered many ways, it adds up to a 'stage within the stage' of Trafalgar, inviting tourist and citizen alike to participate in their own experiences of London and the Games.  Constructed primarily of wood and demountable, it is renewable in material and use, and ideally, could make seasonal returns to the Square, continuing to place Londoners in the centre of action for years to come. With its information/souvenir shop , cafe, lounge, media offices and multi-purpose outdoor terrace and big screen, it offers a variety of attractions in a svelte envelope; unifying variety in the service of a show that must go on...}

Perspective view of Pavillion

Main floor

Second Floor

 

Structural model

View of Pavilion toward the National Gallery



View of Pavilion toward Nelson Column



View of the upper level observation/performance deck



Entrance view

Interior view of information booth