鈥橝rchipelagic void鈥� to consist of five themed structures around a central open space
South Korean architect Minsuk Cho has been selected to design the 23rd Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London.
This year鈥檚 design by Cho and his Seoul-based practice Mass Studies, due to open on 5 June next to Serpentine South, consists of five structures arranged around an open central space.
Titled 鈥楢rchipelagic void鈥�, it is inspired by the madang, a small courtyard found in traditional Korean houses which has a range of uses from everyday activities to large events.
The pavilion will be Cho鈥檚 first work on UK soil. The architect, who founded Mass Studies in 2003, has won numerous awards including the Golden Lion award for best national pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2014.
His other works include the Korea pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and an extension of the French embassy in Seoul.
Under Cho鈥檚 plans for the 2024 Serpentine pavilion, the five 鈥榠slands鈥� which surround the central space will all have a different theme and act as 鈥渃ontent machines鈥�.
The 鈥榞allery鈥� will serve as a main entrance, the 鈥榓uditorium鈥� will be a gathering space, a small 鈥榣ibrary鈥� will be a space for contemplation, the 鈥榯ea house鈥� will honour the Serpentine South鈥檚 historical use as a tea pavilion, and the 鈥榩lay tower鈥� will feature a climbable netted structure.
Between these structures will be five open spaces which will seek to act as thresholds which integrate with the surrounding park and the pavilion.
Serpentine chief executive Bettina Korek and artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist said the pavilion is modular by nature but consists of elements which come together as a 鈥渃ontinuous unit鈥�.
The annual pavilion at the Serpentine started in 2000 with a design by Zaha Hadid, and has since presented early structures by some of the biggest names in international architecture.
It will be built by a project team including technical advisors Aecom.
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