Luminous Windscape Pavilion Sways and Morphs With Each Passing Breeze in Lacoste, France

This beautiful Windshape pavilion by <a href="http://www.narchitects.com" target="_blank">nARCHITECTS</a> stretched across the limestone walls of Lacoste, France like a luminous billowing spider's web. The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/wil-natzels-cardboard-night-blooms-set-to-sprout-at-the-2012-northern-spark-festival/" target="_blank">temporary pavilion</a> was commissioned by the <a href="http://www.scad.edu/" target="_blank">Savannah College of Art and Design</a> for their Provence Campus. The net-like structures were used by students and townspeople alike as a cultural center and meeting space.

Perched at the top of Lacoste on the castle of the Marquis de Sade, the Windshape pavilion was composed of thread-like walls made from a simple assortment of materials - including white plastic pipes, aluminum braces, and threaded string.

Woven from gauzy nets, the pavilion was designed to move and morph in the local wind, creating a spectacular art installation for the locals to enjoy.

The surfaces of the pavilion would ripple, move, and even make noise, depending on the speed of the winds that blew through it.

Over the course of five weeks, SCAD students worked closely with nARCHITECTS to install Windshape.

The <a href="http://inhabitat.com/barkow-leibinger-unveils-striking-loom-hyperbolic-art-installation-made-from-local-natural-materials/" target="_blank">netted arcs</a> took shape through bending and tension, and they were held in place by steel structural collars that ensured the structure’s sturdiness.

The strings were woven to provide enclosed spaces as well as more open areas to vary the usage of the different parts of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/sitbon-wins-pff-inflatable-architecture-competition-with-glowing-red-grenade-pavilion/" target="_blank">temporary pavilion</a>.

The resulting <a href="http://inhabitat.com/avatar-architetturas-recycled-pallet-pavilion-pops-up-in-italy/" target="_blank">pavilion</a> was a translucent web that elegantly embellished the Medieval architecture of the historic town.

Taking advantage of these new meeting points, the town used the space was used to host concerts, exhibitions and ceremonies.