Pneuma Pavilion is a temporary installation that responds to Melbourne’s climatic extremes and fluctuating social calendar over the summer period. Pneuma, meaning ‘breath and spirit’, discerns topographic, social and environmental data in order to react to varying social and environmental conditions within an exposed pocket of Alexandra Gardens. Using Arduino and live sensors, the pavilion's cells open and close to control lighting, shade, shelter, and ventilation. The entire pavilion changes its form to either provide smaller and more intimate spaces for everyday use, or big open spaces for large events.

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Collaborators: Ryan Huang and Suyi Zha

Supervisors: Dr Paul Loh, David Leggett, Joshua Russo-Batterham

Awards: Editors' Choice Award in Laka Reacts Competition 2016

Exhibited: MSDx, Melbourne School of Design, AU

Featured: Making as Pedagogy: Engaging Technology in Design Teaching (Loh 2017), Machining Aesthetics: Tool Making as Design Research (Loh and Leggett 2018)

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