In a similar way to nature, we aimed to create an architectural space that embodies ever-shifting light and shadow.

The constantly changing shadows cast by clouds, trees, and leaves rustling in the wind within nature are profoundly beautiful and can move people's hearts. We wondered if we could express such ever-evolving landscapes and spaces within the architectural environment, and aimed for a state that exists precisely between nature and architecture—like being beneath a great tree, or under a vast roof.

For Art Here 2025, we created an architecture that can only exist in its environment - the Louvre Abu Dhabi and its large roof- and contrast with it at the same time. As the museum’s spherical dome is still and filters the light through its multi-layered geometrically patterned roof, our pavilion moves with the wind, casting shifting shadows beneath it. Our pavilions is not spherical either, but a free-form roof whose appearance changes depending on the viewing angle.

Swaying in Abu Dhabi's gentle breeze, the pavilion's ultra-lightweight woven stainless steel mesh roof and the 152 ultra-thin columns (of diameters between 6φ to 12φ mm) supporting it create ever-changing forms, patterns, gradations of transparency, and resolutions.

By applying the concept of the “Okiagari Koboshi” (a traditional Japanese self balancing toy) to each column's foundation, we shaped the base concrete into a spherical form. This creates a structure that moves slowly from the column's base, resembling a natural behavior.

We named this pavilion, where shadows seem to dance and choreograph collectively their own movements : Choreography of a Cloud, Dancing Shadows.