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Fabricated with CNC technologies, the plywood pavilion by Vlad Kissel in Moscow uses more than a thousand of unique elements, each of them has its own name according to the building scheme.

Zero is a plywood structure designed by Russian architect Vlad Kissel for the moscowflowerfest in Moscow. It is a spatial structure clad in thin plywood sheets. The plywood was cut by CNC machine according to pre-made patterns. The structure uses more than a thousand of unique elements, each of them has its own name according to the building scheme.

Img.1 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.2 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.3 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.4 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.5 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.6 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.7 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.8 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.9 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.10 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.11 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Img.12 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

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Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, roof plan

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Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, elevation

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Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, elevation 2

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Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, detail

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Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, detail 2

The podium, on which the object is located, is surrounded with flowers and ornamental grasses. There is a сauldron inside with living plants. This composition symbolizes the proximity of our ancestors to nature. And the drop-shaped openwork construction of the installation is a reference to early Slavonic aesthetics.

Img.13 Vlad Kissel, Zern, Moscow, 2017. Photo Sergey Christolyubov and Andrey Lysikov

Zern, Moscow
Program: temporary pavilion
Architect: Vlad Kissel
Completion: 2017

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Zern

Fabricated with CNC technologies, the plywood pavilion by Vlad Kissel in Moscow uses more than a thousand of unique elements, each of them has its own name according to the building scheme.

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