Architects: Peter Morris Architects
Year: 2024
Photography: Will Pryce
Lead Architects: Peter Morris
Venue: Clerkenwell Design Week 2024
Curator: Artistic Statement
Builder: BK Construction, Ltd.
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
The Possible Impossible Pavilion by Peter Morris Architects showcases innovative construction using an ultra-light polystyrene-based imitation stone. Unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 in London, the pavilion explores themes of possibility and impossibility, reflecting Morris’s fascination with challenging architectural norms. The project continues the firm’s partnership with Build-Lite, previously seen in the Cloud House, a curvaceous structure documented for Grand Designs.
The Possible Impossible Pavilion, challenges conventional construction techniques by using Build-Lite’s Stone-Coat, an innovative ultra-light polystyrene-based imitation stone. This cutting-edge material allows the creation of a vibrant, dynamic structure that would be prohibitively expensive and complex with traditional building materials.
Peter Morris, known for integrating sculptural forms, color, and architectural principles, demonstrates his creative vision in this pavilion, commissioned for Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 in collaboration with Build-Lite. The pavilion explores the themes of possibility and impossibility, a recurring interest in Morris’s work that blurs the boundaries between the two.
One of Morris’s notable projects, The Cloud House, is currently under construction in Gospel Oak, London, and is being documented for Grand designs. This distinctive, curvaceous building exemplifies his innovative use of Build-Lite’s Stone-Coat material, which can be molded into arches and other intricate forms.
The Cloud House draws inspiration from the nearby Grade I listed St. Martin’s Church, adding a flamboyant touch to the area with its pink hue and duck egg blue metalwork, standing out amidst the diverse architectural landscape.
In The Possible Impossible Pavilion, Peter Morris and Build-Lite continue their partnership, pushing the limits of design and challenging established ideas of what can be achieved in architecture.
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Address: St. James Church, Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0EA, United Kingdom
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