DUS Architects burst the bubble of generic architecture with transient pavilion structure
Architecture festivals look to bring a little fun into the industry and introduce the public to new building forms in an accessible fashion, and this is just what DUS Architects have achieved with their Bubble Building at the International Architecture Biennial Rotterdam. Marketed as ‘The World’s Most Temporary Pavilion’, the Bubble Building is a light-hearted approach to building design, inviting passersby to create the pavilion walls from bubble mixture and metal wands. Only when people work together as a team does the entire pavilion form take shape, inspiring interaction and collaboration between strangers. The basis of the design is sixteen hexagonal ponds filled with soap and water which together create a 35 sq m reflective surface. Users are able to climb into these glistening puddles wearing rubber boots which gives the effect of walking on water, before the

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