Chelsea Xpo Pavilion - Story of 4000 pcs of swimming suits

19 June - 4 July
10:00 - 16:00
Chelsea Xpo Pavilion Project is directed by Cyril Shing, Senior Lecturer of BA Interior Spatial Design (ISD) in collaboration with Yiching Liu (Platform 2 Tutor), Daniel Piker (Visitng Tutor) and Platform 2 final year students. The pavilion marks the achievements of Platform 2’s idea of digital creativity and addresses issues of sustainability through consideration of the use of materials and the development fabrication processes.

The project were set and work with different disciplines including textile designer, materials engineer , programming engineering to explore platform agenda. This collaborative exercise also allows students and researchers to be able to question a number of design issues. E.g. the sustainability concerns, method of production and use of materials.

The pavilion is sponsored by Speedo and is constructed using their LZR Racer swimming suits resulting in a remarkable structure.The pavilion is located at the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground which is opposite to the Tate Britain on Atterbury Street, SW1. It is part of this year’s Chelsea College undergraduate summer show and London Festival of Architecture 2010.

Story about the Pavilion - A talk about the making of the pavilion
Time: 12:30pm everyday 26 June
Location: In front of the pavilion

There will be information about the pavilion displayed after 25 June Until 5 July