This week sees the opening of the Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo and engineered by Aecom.
The courtyard-based design, which resembles a jailhouse, draws on the domestic architecture of Mexico and British materials and history, specifically the Prime Meridian line at London’s Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
Harnessing an interplay of light, water and geometry, the 3.2m-high pavilion contains a 52.6m2 pool with a 5mm deep reflective layer.
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