Cancer Cell Pavilion
The Cancer Cell Pavilion at The Christie Hospital in Manchester transforms medical data into an immersive architectural experience, allowing patients to walk beneath suspended hexagonal forms that visualize cancer cell progression within the body. The pavilion explores the duality of cancer’s beauty and tragedy through three conditions: cell distortion, genetic mutation, and cell maturity, translated into shape warping, lowered heights, and radial ring formations. Constructed from aluminum and ETFE, the lightweight structure creates a luminous canopy in the hospital courtyard. By drawing from observed variations in cell shape and size, the pavilion connects scientific processes to emotional and sensory understanding.
Arc 556 | Individual Project | Spring 2023
