Amma Canopy Pavilion

Developing a lightweight, high-span public canopy structure that can withstand heavy tropical monsoon rainfall and high wind shears, while maintaining an open-air, non-intrusive public park aesthetic that feels welcoming.

We modeled the wind patterns and sun path to create a vortex canopy that channels cool breezes downwards while shielding visitors from monsoon rains and harsh equatorial sunlight. It serves as a study for an educational gathering space.

A radiating open floor plan underneath a central parametric funnel canopy. The layout directs pedestrian traffic smoothly between adjacent public park paths while maintaining shaded community seating clusters. The central funnel channels rainwater down into a bio-retention pond.

Lightweight structural bamboo glulam arches joined by high-tensile recyclable steel. A self-cleaning PTFE membrane diffuses equatorial light, resting on local terracotta brick paving and permeable lava stone.

Employs passive daylight strategy under a translucent canopy, site-responsive planning for natural monsoon runoff collection, and material efficiency through lightweight, high-strength bamboo glu-laminated structural ribs.