P-Cube pavilion by Marcos Zotes
23/12/2015.
[Moscow] Russia.
metalocus, LEONOR MARTÍN
metalocus, LEONOR MARTÍN
P-Cube is the ephemeral pavilion designed by Marcos Zotes / UNSTABLE that stood for the past month of May in the VDNKh Park in Moscow. With music by Pixelord and curated by the Polytechnic Museum of Moscow, the pavilion aims to be a meeting place and a viewpoint where the user enjoys an architectural and digital experience typical of Zotes' work.
Description of the project by Marcos Zotes
P-Cube is a temporary pavilion consisting of a 9 meters high, 9 meters wide cubic scaffolding structure designed by Spanish-Icelandic artist Marcos Zotes and his studio UNSTABLE. The skin of the pavilion is entirely covered with a semi-transparent layer of fabric, providing a ghostly and ephemeral appearance during the daytime and becoming fully alive with geometric visuals during the nighttime.
Located at the center of VDNKh Park in Moscow, Russia, the pavilion has been designed in a way to provide a gate in each of its 4 sides, creating an entry to the site and a meeting point for passers by. Two sets of staircases provide vertical access to the public viewing platform located inside the cube at 6 meters high. The public viewing platform offers excellent views over the site and lets the audience be immersed in a physical-digital environment of light and shadows.
The digital component of P-Cube features a grid-like organism that slowly transforms the integrity of the cube through a series of constant morphological changes. The accompanying sound was specially composed for the project by Russian electronic musician Pixelord.
CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-
Architect.- Marcos Zotes.
Music.- Pixelord.
Curator.- The Polytechnic Museum of Moscow.
Locatión.- VDNKh Park, Moscow. Russia.
Dates.- May 2015.
Marcos Zotes (Madrid, 1977), currently living and working in Reykjavik, Iceland. Marcos is the Director of UNSTABLE, a design and research laboratory that explores the social and political aspects of architecture in relation to the urban context. Through the use of technology, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and citizen participation his interventions challenge the limitations of urban public space and provide opportunities for debate, autonomy, and interaction with the urban environment. Marcos received a Professional Diploma in Architecture from London Metropolitan University, and a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University. In addition, Marcos teaches design studios at Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik. More info at: www.unstablespace.com
Main awards:
2012 "Menningarnótt" Reykjavik Culture Night Grant. Reykjavik. / 1st Prize/ProcessRoom, MadridArtProcess 2012, Madrid. / 1st Prize/Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival 2012, Iceland. / Kinne Traveling Fellowship. GSAPP, Columbia University, New York. / Gatsby Charitable Foundation Fund. CU Arts Initiative, New York.
2011 Honor Award for Excellence in Design. GSAPP, Columbia University, New York. / Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize. GSAPP, Columbia University, New York. / Iceland Concrete Award (with Basalt Arkitektar), Iceland. / DV Culture Award (with Basalt Arkitektar), Iceland.
2009 La Caixa Fellowship for Post-graduate Study in USA, Spain. / 1st Prize/Master in Interior Design Scholarship. Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid. / Shortlisted/International Award for Architecture Diploma. ACXT / IDOM, Spain.
2008 Finalist/SPACE Prize for International Students of Architecture. Jury: Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA).