025 Mercury House One
‘Mercury House One’ provides a space to experience nature’s energies and beauty or to find peace and tranquility within an urban setting. Its drop-like shape optimizes the relation between the outer surface and the inner volume. It is slightly raised from the ground, standing on three feet and can be accessed by a little ramp. Large openings create an expansive inner space connecting to the surrounding environment and, during the night, to the starlit sky. Semi-transparent photovoltaic cells filter the light and collect energy. The glass fiber monocoque body is covered with an ultra-thin, white marble skin. It provides a space to find peace and tranquillity and experiencing nature's energies and beauty. It is creating a source of refreshment for the mind, body and spirit. The project was unveiled at the 2009 Venice Art Biennale.
Project Details
Objectives: Eye-catching, stand-alone pavilion which promotes innovative technologies and materials
Concept: Merge the qualities of a car with a mobile pavilion
Material: Aluminum, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), acrylic, marble cladding
Structure: Monocoque shell
Power: Solar energy with standard electrical backup
Transport: 1 truck or helicopter
Dimensions: 4.47 x 8.8 m, h 3.4 m
Weight: 4,500 kg
Project Managers: Gualtiero Vanelli
Support: Fondazione Mare Nostrum
Engineers: G-Engineering, Udine, Italy; Orlando Pandolfi, Carrara, Italy
Shell Construction: Technowave, La Spezia, Italy
Illustrations: Alessandro Natalini
Typology: Shelter
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler
Project Manager: Gualtiero Vanelli
Engineers: Orlando Pandolfi
Support: Fondazione Mare Nostrum
Construction: Technowave
Illustrations: Alessandro Natalini
Concept: Merge the qualities of a car with a mobile pavilion
Material: Aluminum, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), acrylic, marble cladding
Structure: Monocoque shell
Power: Solar energy with standard electrical backup
Transport: 1 truck or helicopter
Dimensions: 4.47 x 8.8 m, h 3.4 m
Weight: 4,500 kg
Project Managers: Gualtiero Vanelli
Support: Fondazione Mare Nostrum
Engineers: G-Engineering, Udine, Italy; Orlando Pandolfi, Carrara, Italy
Shell Construction: Technowave, La Spezia, Italy
Illustrations: Alessandro Natalini
Typology: Shelter
Design Team: Architecture and Vision - Arturo Vittori and Andreas Vogler
Project Manager: Gualtiero Vanelli
Engineers: Orlando Pandolfi
Support: Fondazione Mare Nostrum
Construction: Technowave
Illustrations: Alessandro Natalini
Italian
La 'Mercury House One' un progetto inaugurato alla Biennale di Venezia 2009, è una unità abitativa mobile leggermente rialzata da terra, poggia su tre piedi, si accede mediante una piccola rampa. La sua forma a goccia è stata scelta per ottimizzare il rapporto tra la superficie esterna della pelle e del volume interno. La 'Mercury House One' è alimentata solo da pannelli solari fotovoltaici semi-trasparenti. Il guscio, realizzato in fibra di vetro, è ricoperto da una pelle di marmo bianco ultra-sottile divisa in pannelli. Le aperture di grandi dimensioni, realizzati in acrilico traslucido leggermente colorato, permettono di espandere lo spazio interno all'ambiente circostante e, durante la notte, al cielo stellato. Concepito come spazio dove ritrovare la pace e tranquillità e per godere dell’ energia e della bellezza della natura, una fonte di ristoro per la mente, per il corpo e per lo spirito.
French
'Mercury House One' est un habitat mobile conçu pour faire une expérience de vie moderne en lien avec la nature ou l'environnement urbain. S'inspirant de la nature, sa forme rappelle la beauté et perfection d'une goutte d'eau. Inauguré à la biennale de Venise de 2009, il fonctionne grâce à des panneaux solaires . Sa structure monocoque en fibre de verre est recouverte d'une peau très fin de marbre blanc. Les grandes ouvertures réalisées à partir d'une manière acrylique translucide légèrement teinté amplifie l'espace intérieur en le liant à l'environnement alentour et au ciel étoilé durant la nuit. L'espace créé est une source de raffraichissement tout autant pour le corps que pour l'esprit.
Arabic
‘البيت الزئبقي’هو منزل متحرك صمم خصيصًا لاكتشاف بيئاتنا الطبيعية والحضرية بطريقة جديدة. ولأن تصميمه مستوحى من الطبيعة، فإنه يذكرنا بجمال قطرة المياه وكمالها. ولقد تم افتتاحه في بينالي البندقية للفنون عام 2009، وهو يعمل بالطاقة التي تنتجها الألواح الشمسية فقط، ويُغطى هيكله الخارجي المصنوع من الألياف الزجاجية بطبقة رقيقة من الرخام الأبيض. وتقوم الفتحات الكبيرة المصنوعة من الأكريليك الشفاف التي تشوبها مسحة من الألوان بوصل المساحة الداخلية بالبيئة المحيطة بها، وبالسماء المرصعة بالنجوم ليلاً، مما يمثل مصدرًا لانتعاش كل من العقل، والجسم، والروح.
