Live nature garden pavilion (HKSZ biennale’09), Hong Kong - People’s Republic of China (2009). Arquitectura, Ida Sze and Billy Chan, “ida & billy“.
Live nature incorpora el equipamiento básico de una sala de estar al aire libre, con la mesa, los sillones y la hamaca. El conjunto se completa con la cobertura vegetal que aporta el árbol.
El pabellón esta compuesto por cuatro piezas combinables de 2,4 m de lado por 0,5 m de ancho. Cada módulo se ha construido con la adición de 29 tableros de madera contrachapada de 17mm de espesor.
The price of an apartment in hong kong is rapidly rising up to 70, 000 HK dollars per square foot. Within this congested metropolis, and the typical dream of living within a sky-high, marble clad apartment, with roman columns and chandeliers, ida sze and billy chan have envisioned a setting which brings one's attention to another reason for living in the city.
Their contribution to the hong kong shenzhen biennale, 'live nature' characterizes the uniqueness of hong kong which not only lies in its incredible hyper-density, but also within its close proximity to well-preserved areas of nature, bringing together a complete idea of life in the chinese city.
For their pavilion at the HKSZ biennale, the duo has designed a space made from unfinished plywood coated with clear lacquer, in five sections each of 2.4m x 2.4m (2 full pieces of plywood) x 0.5m(29 layers of 17mm thick plywood), centering around an existing tree. here, city dwellers and visitors alike can come and have close contact with the tree, sunlight, shadows, wind and sky, the providing an escape to nature within the urban landscape of hong kong.