A total of 70 small pavilions, scattered along the west Kunshan boulevard and parasiting in a high-dense residential area, offer an opportunity to facilitate for the local residents – a social gathering venue in a publicarea. Each pavilion provides a centre point as well as a surround, catering to the experience of gathering, union and engagement. Although it is conceived as small in scale and simple in its function, it is still significant in being a ‘social facilitator’.

The pavilions were designed without a sophisticated program. They were built as a simple structure, an object on a piece of open ground; however, it is because of this simplicity and ‘non-specificness’ in program, and lack of definition in function that gives them a great opportunity for being pragmatically flexible. The program of these pavilions is not so much defined by their walls, materials, shapes and styles; it is defined by the activities of people gathered around them, which dictates a  constantly variable program.

However, the architect did consider the relationship between the pavilions and their surroundings, and that is why the module components and Kit of Parts used for the assembly of the pavilions are each designed to specifically respond to individual context in a harmonious way.

The modules are generally 3 metres tall and built with only basic materials; however, they enable the pavilion to be configured in different geometrical shapes and can easily be expanded and shrunk in size. Walking along the boulevard, the pavilions are served as points of reference that assist visitors to navigate throughout the space. The coloured glass boxes provide points of attraction, interventions and experience along the path.

The scale, materials used and construction methodology employed, have being carefully considered with regards to the environment during the design process. Furthermore, the ideas of being contextual as well as environmentally sustainable have been embedded and embodied throughout the creation of and the very existence of these pavilions.