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Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleFollowing up on their 2010 pavilion called <a href="http://www.rietveldlandscape.com/en/projects/439">VacantNL</a> the Netherlands has presented a dynamic re-thinking of disused space called <a href="http://en.nai.nl/content/1225149/re-set">Re-Set, New Wings for Architecture</a> at the <a href="http://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/">Venice Architecture Biennale 2012</a>. Curated by Ole Bouman, who heads the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the Dutch pavilion relies on tall shimmering curtains that glide along mechanical rails to completely re-invent a cavernous hall every five minutes.1
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleEvery five minutes, this room changes completely2
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleTall shimmering curtains designed by Petra Blaisse move on a track3
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleThe Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 is a showcase of how to re-think architecture in the context of shrinking but wasted space4
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleThis is the sequel to the 2010 pavilion which asked designers to look at the many unoccupied buildings that exist throughout Holland5
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleArchitects no longer have access to a lot of space and massive budgets, so they have to be creative with their new constraints6
Re-Set: Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture BiennaleOle Bouman, Head of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, curated the exhibit7
