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Trafalgarch | London, UK

London 2012 Olympic Games information pavilion | International architecture competition entry, 2011

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A contemporary monumental expression of the classical arch describes the proposal . A standing frame notifies the significance of the Olympic Games as a victorious arch of our times. The prism has a clear shape, a rectangular border. Wedged between the historical landmarks of National Gallery and Nelson’s Column, the arch consciously breaks the known flow diverts and consequently focuses the crowd’s attention on sporting challenges. The big screen hangs and completes the rectangular void of the construction, disturbs the open view through the “arch”, assigning the important role of the monitor that screams and captivates the attention of the crowd with the size and the dominant position.

The wide stairway that links the two levels of the square is beside the proposed pavilion, in front of the big screen, undertaking the role of an amphitheatre. The envelope that covers the metallic beam wireframe construction is a reflective skin collecting solar energy to cover the needs of the pavilion. The images of the context appear on the volume that blends in and seems to be lighter. The glass volume is consisted of a sequence the spaces that are dictated by the program while is a loop of movement. The ground level is a double height pass through space. The information desk and a small shop are “laid” in the center of a free plan foyer and the administration is located in a linear volume that is hanged in the

center of the ceiling. The vertical parts of the orthogonal configuration hostile stairs and lifts while in the upper level the linear café offer to the visitors a unique panoramic view of the square and its surroundings

Project: Trafalgarch | London 2012 Olympic Games information pavilion Location: London, UK Design date: 2011 Design team: Xaris Tsitsikas, Dimos Moysiadis Status: International architecture competition entry


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