French designer Marc Fornes and his Brooklyn studio THEVERYMANY have shared with Archinect images from a recent collaboration with Porsche on a pavilion design that was created for the automaker as part of Singapore Art Week. 

There, his new My Two Cars Garage pavilion helped welcome the new Porsche all-electric Macan model. The pavilion derives its structural integrity from a unique monocoque shell shape that eliminates the need for internal supports or a traditional frame. Fornes refers to this process as "Frozen Tension."

As its name suggests, there is space for up to two cars with a sequence of "reveals" resulting from a geometrically complex, double-curved surface made from ultra-thin (1.5mm) aluminum strips. The pavilion's dimensions are equal to 43.6 feet in length, 35.4 feet in width, and 23 feet in height. It required a total of 202,203 rivets to assemble. 

Each of the 6,380 aluminum strips is shaped to fit within the overall geometry of the pavilion, contributing to both its fluid aesthetic quality and the tensile resilience needed to withstand external wind loads and other structural stressors. Precise perforations in the aluminum are inspired by the detailing on the updated Macan's bodywork.

These select openings allow light to filter through into the space to create patterns that shift along with the sun's movement. 

Its interior likewise glows at night to evoke a "sense of time and motion" while allowing the interplay of light and shadow to become the central experiential key to the design. This also works to reinforce a sense of discovery in visitors. 

The pavilion was realized through a modular approach, with each component being prefabricated off-site and then assembled into modules. These modules were then stitched together on-site in order to significantly reduce the need for construction time and labor.

The studio says finally: "More than just a stage for the car, the pavilion is an experience in itself, designed to spark curiosity and imagination in visitors, much like the innovation and performance of the vehicle it showcases."