London Oasis
Category: Green
Posted by: James on 6/21/2006 2:33:00 PM | Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us
A social oasis in the urban environment... she's electric
Nothing to do with the UK national treasure... the London Oasis is a temporary structure on Clerkenwell Green installed as part of national Architecture Week. It is a kinetic sculpture by architect Laurie Chetwood designed to demonstrate sustainability and renewable energy while providing entertainment, a place for meeting and tranquil space for Londoners. Self-sufficiently powered by solar cells, a hydrogen fuel cell and wind, the Oasis interacts with the environment around it. Shade providing "branches" open and close in response to the weather. Enclosed pods at the base provide a place of seclusion for people to rest with "cleaner cooled air and relaxing sounds." At night the Oasis acts as a beacon in the cityscape with lights which repsond to the movements of people around it. It even uses rainwater it has collected for irrigation and cooling.

Link: London Oasis
Firm: Chetwood Associates
More: MSNBC - Urban 'Oasis' of clean energy lands in London







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what does it DO?
Posted by confused on 7/24/2006 8:58:00 AM

i mean, i've seen the literature and watched the filum but i still don't really get it. is it supposed to be a place for people to go and relax, or listen to a saxophonist? or what? i'm feeling unwell.
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Yup, you don't get it
Posted by Sarah Deverson on 8/3/2006 1:30:00 AM

I been to have a look - it is so elegant, especially at night, and all under its own power.
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Do the ends justify the means?
Posted by drewbie on 8/25/2006 3:32:00 PM

For something that is so eco-aware, it's a shame that such huge "shade providing branches" of the real trees had to be hacked away for a temporary installation. (See video)
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Boh
Posted by Boh on 3/19/2007 9:44:00 AM

Apsolutely Crap!! Dont go see it it is fucking ugly.
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