Program: Art Pavilion
Location: Governors Island, New York
Building Scope: Diameter 40ft. / Height 40ft.
Structure: Hybrid structure (Pneumatic + Fabric)
Finish: Polyurethane, 600 Denier polyester fabric, Wool nylon

This proposal starts from the site-specific characteristics of the temporary pavilion. Governors Island, 800 yards from Manhattan, was closed to the public until 2004. Additionally, it has a flat landscape without landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. To overcome the public’s low awareness of the island, we propose that an artificial cloud pavilion be built. It would consist of an inflatable structure and yarn . People would be able to see this approximately 40-foot floating cloud from many high-rise buildings in lower Manhattan and other neighboring islands. This pavilion would not only define the site’s cultural boundaries but also promote the Pigment Festival, stimulating people’s curiosity.



NAMELESS is a concept-based design practice, with offices in New York and Seoul. Committed to “the simplicity on the unpredictable world,” we explore the words of architecture, art, and global cultural phenomenon. NAMELESS has worked on projects ranging in scale from a series of art pavilions to the cultural infrastructure in New York, creating alternative relationships between nature and artifacts. Recent projects include an ice pavilion in Winnipeg, Canada, collective housing in Tokyo, Japan, and a hill auditorium in Gyeonggi, Korea.  In 2011, NAMELESS was awarded The Architectural League Prize (formerly known as the Young Architects Forum) and an AIA New York Design Award, and in 2010, it was awarded the BSA Award for Design Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects and first prize in the Seoul Museum of History landmark competition. The office’s work has been widely exhibited and published in international publications, including Mark Magazine, Paisea Magazine, and Architecture & Culture.

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