1. Pop-up ‘Centipede Cinema’, Portugal. 

Architect: Colin Fournier.

Laylin, T, (11/08/2012), Pop-up ‘Centipede Cinema’ is Made With Locally-Sourced Cork From Portugal. Available: https://inhabitat.com/pop-up-centipede-cinema-is-made-with-locally-sourced-cork-from-portugal/. 

The use of cork within the interior of this pop up has been considered well in terms of creating a good level of sound absorption. The individual pods create a private, very intimate feeling. This is then juxtaposed as the film is viewed together by everyone standing in the pods. 

I’d like to create aspects of this playful design within my own pop up. Looking at how I can accommodate the sizes for both children and adults. 

2. Qaammat Fjeld pavilion on the shore of the Sarfannguit UNESCO site (Greenland) 

Architect: Konstantin Ikonomidis

Compton, N, (17/08/2022), Greenland’s Qaammat Pavilion for Unesco celebrates land and people. Available: https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/qaammat-pavilion-konstantin-ikonomidis-greenland-denmark.

It interests me that this structure is still heavily connected to the water. There has been a strong consideration in the choice of material used here to withhold the tough weather conditions. Within my own pop up I’m exploring how I can use the water to create movement and rotations. The structure appears as if it is broken, at the same time it provides a feeling of being enclosed. 

3. Mobile Art Shop, Kiosk: Flip 

Designers: Simone Carena & Marco Bruno

Woke, R, (17/04/2017), Mobitecture: Architecture on the Move, Phaidon Press ltd.

The Mobile Art Shop has a fun and youthful feel to it, considering that the surrounding landscape seems extremely dull. It particularly reminds me of a life size version of a child’s toy. You can easily see how this can become a compact and transitional structure. 

My own pop up is aimed at children between the ages of 5-12 yrs, this is an inspirational study to use, to know the interior elements that can be added to make my pop up as engaging as possible.