2024-12-22T06:22:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150022651/2017-antepavilion-playfully-subverts-planning-legislation-and-explores-alternative-city-dwellings Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-08-14T15:57:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bu/bu8t19osioueno9m.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Antepavilion program, a joint venture between <a href="http://www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Architecture Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.arthousefoundation-ng.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Arthouse Foundation</a>, launched an international competition to design a &pound;25,000 pop-up rooftop at Columbia and Brunswick Wharf in Hackney, north-east <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/722/london" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London</a>. The goal was to invite architects, artists and designer to explore innovative ways of living within the city while engaging with issues of <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/4450/sustainability" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sustainability</a>. After shortlisting five designs, PUP Architects&mdash;a London-based studio&mdash;was selected for their duct-shaped pavilion.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/iy/iyvck02wx0iv2kdq.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/iy/iyvck02wx0iv2kdq.jpg"></a><figcaption>Photo Credit: Jim Stephenson</figcaption></figure></figure><figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/pv/pv9k89jfw8zkkluq.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/pv/pv9k89jfw8zkkluq.jpg"></a></p><figcaption>Photo Credit: Jim Stephenson</figcaption></figure><p>Called the H-VAC, the structure is built of a timber frame, cladded in shingles made from peach iced-tea Tetra Pak cartons. The design playfully subverts planning legislation by disguising the dwelling as air conditioning equipment. Their design exploits loopholes for mechanical rooftop equipment that does not require planning permission due to relaxed permitted developments rights. The firm stated that "while permitted dev...</p>