The pavilion consists of 11,000 unique perforated aluminium panels, 12,040 bolts, 11,188 plates and 4,620 elements for the main steel structure. After the designers set the parameters for the pavilion, they left it to the computers to generate each of the panels which were prefabricated overseas. Everything was then delivered on-site with a map for the construction team to simply put together the pavilion like a giant jigsaw puzzle. The speed and ease of construction impressed the chairman of the Future of Us exhibition steering committee, Benny Lim: “While most visitors were struck by the finesse and degree of detail of the design, those of us working on the exhibition were more impressed by the ingenious execution that allowed such a complex structure to be constructed so efficiently within a short time.”
(Photo by: Koh Sze Kiat, Oddinary Studios)