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Bjarke Ingels Group design bouncy castle beer pavilion for Roskilde Music Festival
POSTED 29 Jun 2016 . BY Kim Megson
FOAM is a giant “bubble-like cloud” which can be inflated in just seven minutes Credit: Jesper Palermo
The end-result is the most beautiful thing you could imagine
– Jakob Lange
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have created an inflatable beer pavilion for the Roskilde Music Festival which is part sculpture, part bouncy castle.

The structure – called FOAM and is sponsored by beer brand Tuborg – is a giant “bubble-like cloud” which is illuminated by purple LED lights at night and can be inflated in seven minutes.

BIG was tasked to create a 120sq m (1,300sq ft) mobile pavilion which could function as a social space for festival-goers to relax inside between performances.

"The idea of using a bouncy castle came about because one can create any kind of structure with this type of material,” said BIG partner Jakob Lange. “The process of inflating and deflating the castle is easy. Producing it turned out to be much more difficult though than we had initially expected. The first manufacturer completely gave up and we were under enormous time pressure. But the end-result is the most beautiful thing you could imagine.”

FOAM will be made available to the general public this year at a series of festivals and arts events around Denmark, including the CHART contemporary art fair in Copenhagen. Next year it will go on display in a 4km art zone in Aarhus to celebrate the city’s status as European Capital of Culture.

The pavilion is the second to be designed by BIG in recent times, following on from their hugely successful Serpentine Pavilion in London.

The Roskilde Festival is a popular annual event. It is held on a site next to MVRDV's recently-opened Museum of Rock Music, which channels Mick Jagger, David Bowie and other flamboyant figures from the history of rock music with a textured, spiky golden facade.
BIG were tasked to create a 120sq m (1,300sq ft) mobile pavilion which could function as a social space for festival goers to relax inside between performances Credit: Jesper Palermo
The pavilion is the second to be designed by BIG in recent times, following on from their hugely successful Serpentine Pavilion in London Credit: Kasper Elbjørn
The structure will be displayed across Denmark following the Roskilde Festival Credit: Jesper Palermo
While FOAM is white, it is illuminated in the evenings with LED lights Credit: Jesper Palermo
Visitors can relax underneath and around the pavilion while enjoying a bottle of beer or two Credit: Jesper Palermo
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Bjarke Ingels Group design bouncy castle beer pavilion for Roskilde Music Festival
POSTED 29 Jun 2016 . BY Kim Megson
FOAM is a giant “bubble-like cloud” which can be inflated in just seven minutes Credit: Jesper Palermo
The end-result is the most beautiful thing you could imagine
– Jakob Lange
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have created an inflatable beer pavilion for the Roskilde Music Festival which is part sculpture, part bouncy castle.

The structure – called FOAM and is sponsored by beer brand Tuborg – is a giant “bubble-like cloud” which is illuminated by purple LED lights at night and can be inflated in seven minutes.

BIG was tasked to create a 120sq m (1,300sq ft) mobile pavilion which could function as a social space for festival-goers to relax inside between performances.

"The idea of using a bouncy castle came about because one can create any kind of structure with this type of material,” said BIG partner Jakob Lange. “The process of inflating and deflating the castle is easy. Producing it turned out to be much more difficult though than we had initially expected. The first manufacturer completely gave up and we were under enormous time pressure. But the end-result is the most beautiful thing you could imagine.”

FOAM will be made available to the general public this year at a series of festivals and arts events around Denmark, including the CHART contemporary art fair in Copenhagen. Next year it will go on display in a 4km art zone in Aarhus to celebrate the city’s status as European Capital of Culture.

The pavilion is the second to be designed by BIG in recent times, following on from their hugely successful Serpentine Pavilion in London.

The Roskilde Festival is a popular annual event. It is held on a site next to MVRDV's recently-opened Museum of Rock Music, which channels Mick Jagger, David Bowie and other flamboyant figures from the history of rock music with a textured, spiky golden facade.
BIG were tasked to create a 120sq m (1,300sq ft) mobile pavilion which could function as a social space for festival goers to relax inside between performances Credit: Jesper Palermo
The pavilion is the second to be designed by BIG in recent times, following on from their hugely successful Serpentine Pavilion in London Credit: Kasper Elbjørn
The structure will be displayed across Denmark following the Roskilde Festival Credit: Jesper Palermo
While FOAM is white, it is illuminated in the evenings with LED lights Credit: Jesper Palermo
Visitors can relax underneath and around the pavilion while enjoying a bottle of beer or two Credit: Jesper Palermo
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This year's Serpentine Pavilion, designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has opened in Hyde Park, London.
MVRDV's spiky Danish Museum of Rock opens in Roskilde


Denmark’s Museum of Rock Music opens today (29 April) in the city of Roskilde, marking the latest building from Dutch architecture studio MVRDV.
Architecture, design and rock music collide in MVRDV's mixed-use masterplan for Ragnarock


The transformation of a former industrial site in Danish city Roskilde into a new home for rock and roll will be complete by April this year, CLAD has learned.
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OMA completes New Museum transformation with landmark expansion and Oberon restaurant
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance, hospitality and public programming.
David Rockwell creates immersive magic destination, The Hand and The Eye
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and private membership under one roof.
Montana Heritage Center opens with immersive exhibits and US$107 million investment
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