for the annual coachella valley music festival in california, ball-nogues studio has created the pulp pavilion as an architectural installation composed of reclaimed materials. sitting boldly in the desert landscape, the sculptural installation serves as a vibrant canopy respite from the sun whilst encouraging festival-goers to sit beneath and socialize. focused on a sustainable approach, the low-cost structure experiments with the diverse and unique capabilities of using paper as the prime material by converting it into pulp. the tree-like form uses a mix of the blended paper with water and pigment which is then sprayed onto the lattices of organic rope, resulting in the rigid and self-supporting structure. furthermore, unlike other conventional materials such as fiberglass or plastics, when the festival finishes, the pulp pavilion can easily be recycled or composted.
at night, colored lights are used to emphasize the webbed nature of the form
image © benjamin ball
