THE TERMITE PAVILION
Earlier this month, the above structure, dubbed the The Termite Pavilion, was on display outside the Royal Festival Hall in London. Collaboratively designed by Softroom Architects, Freeform Engineering and Atelier One, it was built to mimic a Namibian termite mound.
The six-meter squared structure is made of timber and features sound recordings from inside an actual termite mound. The lighting brightens and dims to simulate breathing.
Project TERMES (Termite Emulation of Regulatory Mound Environments by Simulation) believes that the termites’ construction methods will “have some serious implications on construction in the near future.”
AMAZING! I'd live in a mound-inspired home...imagine all that shelf-space! Aren't the concentric waves mesmerizing?
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