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The temporary art pavilion creates a unique presence for contemporary art productions in Salzburg. soma’s proposal was chosen as the first prize winner in an open, two-stage competition in October 2010. Art is a cultural process involving many participants within a discourse. This process does not unlock itself on first sight, but unfolds through encounter and engagement. The pavilion’s appearance emphasises this idea. It provokes curiosity and invites visitors to encounter the unknown and unusual. The architectural concept is based on a theme that is inherent to architecture as well as music – rule and variation. The pavilion is based on a simple element, a range of rules for aggregation, and the definition of the architectural effects aimed at. In case of the pavilion an aluminium profile with a constant length is arrayed to create a complex structure with emergent load bearing behaviour.