The Dancing Pavilion is temporary Interactive Architecture created for the Olympic Park 2016. Scattered sensors inside of the dance floor captured the beat of the music and the movement of people dancing, which activates the motors of the mirrors on the façade of the building. The result is a kinetic architecture that hypnotizes people. Located in the Barra Olympic Park, the primary location for the stadiums in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the building has an interactive architectural skin. The outer face of the metallic skin is composed of various colors that suggest diversity. Inside is a gigantic surface of mirrors: What would it be like to dance inside of a disco ball? Scattered sensors inside of the dance floor allow the skin to react to different stimulations. This Interactive Architecture is made with 500 round mirrors that spin, opening and closing, creating patterns and optic effects. Under the sun, this kinetic pavilion creates graphics with light and shadow on the floor and its surroundings. At night, light cannons dramatically cast an explosive light outside, calling attention as far as the entrance of the Olympic Park. As emotional architecture, it shivers like an excited body.
The Dancing Pavilion
Estudio Guto Requena

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Designer
Estudio Guto Requena
Client
Skol/ Ambev
Floor area
300.00 ㎡
Completion
2017