Artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann's firm Studio Other Spaces has created the Vertical Panorama Pavilion, a conical pavilion made from 832 coloured glass panels, for a winery in California.Its structure is made from a stainless steel construction comprised of twelve columns that support a twisting concentric canopy above.
The glass canopy, which measures 14.5 metres in diameter, is circular in plan and tapers to a round opening at its highest point that frames northern views of the sky.Rows of square glass panels in hues of orange, blue, pink and red clad the stainless-steel concentric structure and were chosen because the studio felt they tied the pavilion to the Sonoma Valley landscape.
Seating areas were placed beneath the colourful canopy within curving booths constructed from brick walls, which were arranged in a vertical and staggered formation."The pavilion maps out the surrounding ephemera – the soil, vegetation, wind, sun, atmosphere, and rain – and incorporates these into the colorful canopy, reflecting the wine's unique signature."
- Architect: Studio Other Spaces
- Photos: Adam Potts
- Words: Qianqian