Kaleido­scopic Tent

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This tent is an access­ible pavil­ion that explores the rela­tion­ship between archi­tec­ture and light. Its cover­ing, composed of over­lap­ping triangles and frag­men­ted geomet­ric patterns, rein­ter­prets the tradi­tional mouchar­a­bieh. The museum’s light­ing gener­ates multiple shad­ows inside, afford­ing an immers­ive exper­i­ence. Consist­ing of a circu­lar corridor and a small cent­ral room with cush­ions, the install­a­tion invites visit­ors, whether alone or accom­pan­ied, to explore the often-over­looked sens­ory dimen­sion of solar archi­tec­ture.

This immers­ive install­a­tion, in the form of a kaleido­scopic tent, explores the inter­ac­tion between archi­tec­ture and light, enrich­ing our sens­ory exper­i­ence. Far from merely rein­ter­pret­ing the tradi­tional mouchar­a­bieh, it harnesses light as a funda­mental mater­ial of the built envir­on­ment, sculpt­ing the atmo­sphere and rede­fin­ing the rela­tion­ship between bodies, shad­ows and geometry. The struc­ture, composed of fractal patterns and inter­laced triangles, tran­scends mere aesthet­ics: it becomes a living appar­atus that trans­forms with every move­ment, creat­ing a unique and ephem­eral tempor­al­ity.

The tent is more than just a space to traverse; it becomes a place for contem­pla­tion and exper­i­ence. The circu­lar corridor and the cent­ral room offer signi­fic­ant contrasts. While the corridor invites active and immers­ive wander­ing, the intim­ate room, equipped with cush­ions, serves as a refuge condu­cive to reflec­tion and relax­a­tion. This subtle inter­play between light, shadow and move­ment allows visit­ors to redis­cover the forgot­ten dimen­sion of solar archi­tec­ture, which connects space to our sens­ory percep­tions. The install­a­tion also inter­rog­ates the contem­por­ary implic­a­tions of archi­tec­ture in the face of climatic and social chal­lenges. It invites reflec­tion on how spaces can adapt to our needs while enga­ging with natural elements and nurtur­ing our connec­tion to the living world.