Temporary pavilion

02 / 12 · level plan

+5.00: the gallery around the void

Upstairs, stills and posters in two wings separated by the diagonal void; the landing of the hung stair joins them in the middle.

03 / 12 · level plan

+10.00: terrace, bridge and capsule

The roof is a terrace. From its south-east corner the 13 m bridge follows the diagonal, crosses the membrane through an airlock and reaches the 6 m glass capsule at the centre of the 20 m globe.

04 / 12 · section

One diagonal that orders everything

A 3.2 m void crosses the prism corner to corner, 20.6 m. A hung stair climbs through it and, on the same line, the bridge leaves at +10 m towards the globe.

05 / 12 · arrival

From the cathedral stair

Halfway up the cathedral stair: the square below, the white prism to the right, the translucent globe ahead and, between them, the bridge that joins them; behind, the coloured houses and the mountain.

06 / 12 · festival foyer

Box office, café and posters

A glass ground floor open to the square: the box office by the door, the café bar at the back and panels of classic-cinema-style posters, without titles. The diagonal void opens the view to both floors and the skylight.

furnitureBox office and café bar · Tables for two with timber chairs

lightDaylight from the glass and the skylight; spots on the posters, 3000 K

07 / 12 · hung stair

The hung stair

Two flights of 26 and 28 steps hang from 18 rods. Overhead, 22 white ribs cross the void: their depth grows from 0.25 to 0.70 m and their spacing tightens from 1.20 to 0.60 m towards the landing, where both flights bring their load.

furnitureHung landing between the two wings

lightSkylight between the ribs; grazing light along the stringers, 2700 K

08 / 12 · terrace over the square

Above the square

The roof is a café terrace at +10 m, with lemon trees in pots and a glass parapet: on one side the cathedral and its bell tower, on the other the sea; ahead, the bridge enters the globe.

furnitureStone tables with timber chairs

lightLow lights in the parapet, 2700 K

09 / 12 · bridge into the globe

Into the globe

The 13 m bridge cantilevers from the prism, crosses the membrane through an airlock with a revolving door that keeps the pressure, and reaches the capsule, which rests on a slender column.

furnitureGlass balustrades

lightLinear light under the handrail, 2700 K

10 / 12 · cinema at the globe’s centre

Cinema inside the globe

A 6 m glass bubble at the geometric centre: seats in a ring face the membrane, where a 360° panoramic band is projected between +5 and +15 m. When the lights go down, the square sees the globe glow.

furnitureRing of seats · Projectors under the capsule crown

lightCinema half-light; low aisle light, 2200 K

11 / 12 · screening in the square

The façade is the screen

At dusk the prism’s east face becomes a screen: an 11.1 × 6.0 m white mesh (1.85:1) rolls down from a cassette at the roof edge. The cathedral stair is the grandstand; below, 60 folding chairs. The projector, on a mast at the edge of the stair, is 24.6 m away.

furnitureLoose rows of folding chairs with a central aisle

lightOnly the light of the projection and the globe; low lights along the aisles

12 / 12 · whole

One line, two figures

The diagonal orders the pavilion: it cuts the prism, holds the stair, becomes a bridge and ends at the centre of the globe; the face towards the cathedral is a screen. Everything is demountable and travels with the festival. Structure, membrane, egress and permits require specialist development.