# Vortex-Mimicking Pavilions This Pavilion Titled PortHole Looks Like an Optical Illusion Portal By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-07-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porthole References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2015/07/20/the-porthole-pavilion-installed-at-the-marina-in-la-grande-motte/) & [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grande-Motte) ‘TOMA!’ has created this unique pavilion called the PortHole for the Lively Architecture Festival in La Grande Motte, France. This pavilion is designed by layering different sized planks of wood to create an abstract shape. The entire pavilion has a hole in the middle that can be used as a shaded seating area for tourists and passersby. The sculptural structure reveals an ever-changing shape. Each piece of wood is placed on top of one another with a small gap of space between each one. The PortHole pavilion plays a trick on the eyes because different shapes are revealed depending on the angle at which the viewer is looking at it. The design is created with an "ad hoc optical and mathematical processes which, starting from a cube, enables a recreated pure geometry of the circle." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Optical Illusion Architecture:** Embrace the visual impact of abstract and constantly changing forms and shapes to create unique and stimulating architectural designs. - **Layered Wood Structures:** Employ techniques for layering wood in creative ways to create different shapes, forms, and functional areas, like shaded seating areas. - **Mathematical Geometry in Design:** Utilize mathematical processes and algorithms to recreate pure geometric shapes in architecture, creating beautiful optical illusions and intriguing structures. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture:** Architects can incorporate optical illusions, layering techniques, and mathematical processes to their designs in order to create unique and eye-catching structures. - **Tourism:** Tourism businesses can take advantage of visually striking architectural designs like the PortHole pavilion to attract visitors and distinguish their brand from others. - **Woodworking:** Woodworkers can experiment with different techniques to create layered structures in order to create new and exciting products that appeal to consumers looking for unique and meaningful wooden goods. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Code-Generated Pavilion Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-orb.md) - [Public Pavilion Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tess-pavilion.md) - [Interactive Public Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radius-transformation-pavilion.md) - [Artful Wooden Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orchid-pavilion.md) - [Organic Spiral Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasona-natureverse-pavilion.md) - [Sleek Spiralling Ramp Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/czech-pavilion.md) - [Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/circle-pavilion.md) - [Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-archipelagic-void.md) - [Segmented Lightflow Art Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-capsule-in-time.md)