Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) created a bubble-like cloud pavilion called 'Skum Pavilion' for three Danish Institutions, including Tuborg Brewery, Chart Art Fair and ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum. The studio was invited to design a mobile structure for these institutions responding to the challenge of creating a permanent structure. BIG's installation is fully transportable and inspired from inflatable castles of childhood.

Skum means 'foam' -the pavilion is filled with air powered two wind turbines. Fully integrated in seven minutes, the idea behind its construction was to plug in and play. Debuting as the Tuborg VIP Bar at Roskilde Festival 2016, the pavilion features a 120 square-meter canopy for visitors to relax under its generous shade. 

Its low impact construction offers maximum visibility while incurring a minimal environmental footprint. Color changing LED-lights are programmed to illuminate the pavilion during the evenings, providing the warm glow of an enormous nightlight on the festival and museum grounds.

Project Facts

Project name: Skum Pavilion

Client: Tuborg Brewery, Chart Art Fair and ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum

Collaborators: BIG Ideas, Area Cubica

Size: 180m2

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Status: Completed

Partners-in-charge: Bjarke Ingels, Jacob Lange

Project leader: Hugo Soo

Team: Krisoffer Negendahl, Rahul Girish, Tore Banke

All images courtesy of BIG

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