"Founded in 2015, LANZA atelier operates at the intersection of architecture, craft, and spatial experimentation. The studio's work is rooted in everyday conditions and informal practices, with a focus on material intelligence, construction methods, and collective experience. Working across residential, public, and furniture-scale projects, the practice employs hands-on processes such as drawing and model-making as active design tools. LANZA atelier's proposal centres on the architectural figure of the serpentine or crinkle wall, drawing from English garden traditions and historical construction techniques."
"The design references the crankle wall, a one-brick-wide structure stabilised through alternating curves, originally developed for material efficiency and lateral strength. This geometry also subtly echoes the nearby Serpentine Lake, establishing a conceptual and spatial dialogue with the site. The Pavilion is organised through a series of gently curved brick walls that shape movement and rhythm, alternately revealing and enclosing space, while framing moments of proximity, pause, and orientation within the garden setting."
LANZA atelier, founded by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo in 2015, will design the 25th Serpentine Pavilion titled a serpentine, opening 6 June 2026 at Serpentine South. The Mexico City–based studio focuses on architecture, craft, and spatial experimentation, employing hands-on processes like drawing and model-making. The proposal adopts the serpentine or crinkle wall from English garden traditions and historical construction techniques, using one-brick-wide alternating curves for material efficiency and lateral strength. The Pavilion arranges gently curved brick walls to shape movement, rhythm, and moments of proximity, pause, and orientation, aligning with the Serpentine South Gallery’s brick façade and nearby Serpentine Lake. Serpentine will collaborate with the Zaha Hadid Foundation as part of the anniversary programme.
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