Bloomberg临时展亭，日本 / Akihisa Hirata

The ‘Bloomberg Pavilion Project’ were employ the pavilion in the grounds of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, as a stage for solo and open exhibitions as well as performance events by young artists who are resident in Tokyo. This pavilion that was designed by Akihisa Hirata an architect who has recently received a lot of attention both at home and abroad, will stand beside the main entrance to the museum and become a new symbol of MOT. The space within this pioneering structure will present a challenging venue for young artists and through it we aim to invigorate the Tokyo art scene. This project is to be held jointly by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, which endeavors to promote a new generation of artists through such events as the ‘MOT Annual’ and its activities in collecting works, together with the financial information provider, Bloomberg, that is engaged in philanthropic programs throughout the world, providing support for art and other cultural activities. Following on from the 2007 event, this will be the second collaboration in the series, which aims to support young artists and improve accessibility to art. All programs held in the pavilion are free of charge and anybody may enjoy them.

I wished to create a pavilion that resembled a single tree.

Trees have a symbolic shape. Simultaneously they produce shade while providing an ideal space for mankind. I wondered what would happen if the walls were to keep growing upwards and present an uneven surface like ‘pleats’. Pleats resemble a tree in the way that they spread out and capture the sun and I felt that they would produce a bright, impressive exterior. I also thought that the space beneath this surface would present a relaxed atmosphere, similar to that of tree shade that would be an ideal quality for an exhibition space.

The pleated surface was created using an extremely simple technique. It consists entirely of combinations of isosceles triangles in what is called a hyplane structure, producing a continuous curved, pleated surface. This basic structure can be repeated in a simple fashion to construct an organic whole. It is similar to the way in which a tree branches repeatedly in a simple form that assists efficient photosynthesis.

What does nature or simplicity mean in architecture? This small pavilion poses an important question for the future.

—–Akihisa Hirata

Akihisa Hirata设计的布隆伯格亭正在东京当代艺术博物馆做个展。亭子位于博物馆正门附近，并成为博物馆的一个象征，得到了极大的关注。建筑师希望通过这个设计让东京艺术气氛更活跃。这个一年一度的MOT活动与慈善机构相关，同时博物馆的各项展览都为免费，任何人都可以前往。

建筑师Akihisa Hirata表示： “我希望建造像一颗树的亭子。树是一个形体起源，阴凉处为人们遮阴。墙壁往上凹凸不平的生长着，褶皱的表面铺展开来，迎向太阳。明亮而过目难忘。我认为在这个表面之下会出现树荫下那样的轻松气氛。这是展览的绝佳场所。这些褶皱由非常简单的方式构成。将一些完全相同的等腰三角形以可重复的单元结构连接在一起，最后形成有机整体。就是模仿树，因为他们要将光合作用效率最大化。这个建筑而言是自然还是简单？这是小亭子为今后的问题进行抛砖引玉。”