Winners of the Pfff Inflatable Architecture Competition have proposed a dismountable structure that can be plugged into any type of landscape, both artificial and natural. The Grenade Project was designed by Paris-based Sitbon Architects.

Project Description from the Architects:

Grenade aims to create a relation with its environment. Unplugged, the pavilion will be easily transported from town to town. 
It represents the identity of Farm: avant-gardist, anarchist and contemporary sponsor. As a mad plastic ovni, it promotes art exhibitions and presentation. A new way to spread art and culture in an original way.

Its volume is voluntarily attractive. It is also high to be easily located in the city. Some of the seeds are also scattered to create a route leading to the pavilion. Special for reading and presentation, the internal space gives a different perception of the outside. Each grain has a specific view and the skylight connect us to the sky. It shows a vision of the future city that dispatches 3D dimensions as grenades exploded. The plastic allows great creative freedom. The choice of this material constitutes the envelope of the inflatable structure and has considerable influence on the behavior of Grenade. The complexity lies in the main forces acting on a structure like the air pressure inside the inflation and expenses (aerodynamic) wind.

The assembly time is remarkably lower than conventional stands then, the volume of transport is much lower. In addition, during its rapid rise, the state of surprised by the originality of the format is complete. Its weight allows it to be exposed anywhere with a low price. Mounting up the system can be done without any difficulty by anyone while remaining portable. All this without affecting the image of Farm. On the contrary. All is about having an original approach of the inflatable form, to show its best face.

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