001 Kinetic Pavilion
‘Kinetic Pavilion’ is a kinetic urban sculpture designed to refocus interest on the public square as a center of social activities, a place for meeting and interaction in the city. The pavilion canopy shifts position in response to stimulus from the surrounding environment – the sun, the wind, and movement of people – and can interact with computing devices and mobile phones thanks to four electric motors powered with energy produced by the photovoltaic fabric of its covering.
Project Details
Competition: TechTextile competition, Frankfurt; work selected and exhibited
Background: Continuing the tradition of public pavilions in public spaces
Objectives: Allow people to enjoy interaction with public sculpture
Concept: Pavilion which can change shape by electronical and environmental inputs
Materials: Laminated wood, polyester-coated PU, steel-cables
Structure: Modular elements connected with fixed (bolts) and mobile joints (ball bearings, hinges)
Technologies: Ball bearings, laminated timber, linear motors, internet protocol
Energy: Local electricity or solar-powered battery pack
Operation: Motion control by people over internet and mobile phones
Assembly: 1 day, 3 people
Dimensions: ø 16 m, h 8 m
Weight: 3,000 kg
Typology: Pavilion
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler
Support: University of Architecture, Florence Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Discovery Channel, Toronto
Photo: Mauro Mattioli
Background: Continuing the tradition of public pavilions in public spaces
Objectives: Allow people to enjoy interaction with public sculpture
Concept: Pavilion which can change shape by electronical and environmental inputs
Materials: Laminated wood, polyester-coated PU, steel-cables
Structure: Modular elements connected with fixed (bolts) and mobile joints (ball bearings, hinges)
Technologies: Ball bearings, laminated timber, linear motors, internet protocol
Energy: Local electricity or solar-powered battery pack
Operation: Motion control by people over internet and mobile phones
Assembly: 1 day, 3 people
Dimensions: ø 16 m, h 8 m
Weight: 3,000 kg
Typology: Pavilion
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler
Support: University of Architecture, Florence Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Discovery Channel, Toronto
Photo: Mauro Mattioli
Italian
'Kinetic Pavilion' è una scultura urbana cinematica, ideata per ridare valore alla piazza come centro delle attività sociali, come luogo di incontro e scambio nella città. Il padiglione si muove e muta configurazione in reazione agli stimoli provenienti dall'ambiente circostante - il sole, il vento, il movimento delle persone - e può interagire con dispositivi informatici e di telefonia mobile, grazie a quattro motori elettrici alimentati con energia prodotta dal tessuto fotovoltaico della copertura.
French
'Kinetic Pavilion' est une sculpture urbaine cinétique, conçue pour rendre à la place publique son rôle essentiel en tant que centre d’activités sociales, lieu de rencontre et d’intéraction en ville. Le pavillon bouge et change de configuration en réaction aux stimulis de son environnement comme le soleil, le vent, les gens en mouvement au dessous de lui. Il peut interagir avec des dispositifs informatiques et de téléphonie mobile grâce à quatre moteurs électriques alimentés en energie par le tissu photovoltaique de sa couverture.
Arabic
‘الجناح المتحرك’ هو تمثال متحرك حديث صمم من أجل إعادة تركيز الاهتمام على الميادين العامة بوصفها مراكز للأنشطة الاجتماعية، وأماكن للقاءات والتفاعلات في المدينة. وتقوم قبة الجناح بتغيير موضعها استجابةً للمحفزات الصادرة من البيئة المحيطة؛ مثل الشمس، والرياح، وحركة الأشخاص. كما يمكنها التفاعل مع الحواسب والهواتف المحمولة، وذلك بفضل وجود أربعة محركات كهربائية تديرها الطاقة الناتجة عن الأنسجة الكهروضوئية المصنوع منها غطاءه.
