This is UNStudio’s Youturn Pavilion; one of six ‘terrieros’ created for the 29th Art Biennale in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Located at the heart of the biennale, the pavilion operates primarily as a venue which provides a forum for communication - inviting the public to meet, orientate and observe - and places itself between artwork, installation and architecture.

Forming the ‘I Am The Street’ terriero, one of six conceptual groupings of integrated curatorial spaces at the biennale. the design plays with the crossing points between movement and display.

The installation contrasts these dynamisms, with the ridged and straightforward shape of the exterior triangle to the simple complexity of the circle within the interior. This simple convergence creates a complexity that reflects the blending of the biennale's display of artist’s work with their means of expression.

The centripetal movement and form of the structure wraps and encircles the users from the surrounding biennale, while simultaneously creating a central void; the focal point where all lines, surfaces and viewpoints converge.

The Youturn pavilion is adaptable and can be used for multiple scales of interaction, presenting a dynamic response to the needs of the biennale, the artists and the multitude of visitors who circulate on a daily basis.

UNStudio's head architect Ben van Berkel says:

“We wanted to create an environment in which more can take place than simply experiencing the object itself. The object can then also become a dialogue machine.”

Following the Sao Paulo Biennale, UNStudio hopes to donate the Youturn Pavilion for use at another location in the future.