_SOUTHLIGHT PAVILION MASS STUDY

 _THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MASS STUDY FOR THE SOUTHLIGHT PAVILION LOCATED IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. 

_THE MASS STUDY FOLLOWS A VERY SIMPLE SYSTEM. THE ULTRAMODERNE STUDIO STUDIO HAS ALTERED THE EXISTING CATALOGUE GREENHOUSE IN ORDER TO ERACT THE PAVILION. 

_DUE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OF THE STUDIO, THE ORIGINAL PANELING OF THE GREENHOUSE HAS BEEN SWAPPED FOR A MORE MODERN AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED POLYCARBONATE PANELS WHICH ARE PARTIALLY TRANSLUCENT. THIS ALLOWS (ESPECIALLY DURING THE NIGHT) PARTIAL VISIBILITY OF THE INTERIOR, CREATING A "BEACON STYLE" EFFECT IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 

_OTHER CONSIDERATIONS COULD HAVE TO DO WITH THE SOFT BORDER INTERMEZZO WHICH THE PAVILION CREATES BETWEEN THE "INDUSTRIAL LIKE" PARKING LOT AND THE HISTORIC BUILDING OF THE SOUTHSIDE CULTURAL CENTRE. THE OPACITY CREATES A SOFT TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TWO STRUCTURES. 

_LASTLY I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSLUCENCY CAN BE INTERPRETED IN THE SENSE OF TRANSPARENCY TOWARDS THE VISITOR. YOU ARE WELCOMED TO ALMOST PEAK IN THOUGH THE OPACE WALLS, AND FEEL WELCOMED TO JOIN IN WHEN THE LARGE DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN. THIS FEELING OF INCLUSIVITY PLAYS A IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DESIGN. 

_THIS FEELING OF TOGETHERNESS IS I BELIEVE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY FOR A CENTRE DESIGNED FOR CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS. 

_DUE TO THE SIMPLE YET VERY POWERFUL TOOL SUCH AS SEMI-TRANSPARENT POLYCARBONATE PANELS, THE STUDIO WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THE POINTS MENTIONED ABOVE. 

_THE LANDSCAPE REMODELLING OF THE PLOT DONE BY RIDS STUDENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FURTHERS THESE ATTEMPTS OF THE STUDIO. THE NATURAL BORDER CREATED BETWEEN THE CENTRE AND THE PARKING LOT ALLOWS FOR A NEW AND MORE EXCITING WAY TO ACTIVATE THE PUBLIC SPACE NEXT TO THE PAVILION. THE LARGE OPEN DOORS OF THE PAVILION OPENING TOWARDS THE GREEN GARDEN CREATE A INDOOR-OUTDOOR FEELING WHICH IS VERY AIRY AND CREATE A CONTINUATION IN THE SPACE. 

*PICTURE WILL BE CHANGE FOR A DRAWING WITH THE PAVILION OPENING TOWARDS THE LAWN.