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WIND SHAPED KINETIC PAVILION

Fusing art, architecture, and renewable energy, California-based Michael Jantzen’s Wind Shaped Pavilion is literally head-turning. The pavilion is a proposal for a large fabric structure that rotates in segments around a central support frame, generating enough electricity as it moves to light the pavilion at night. Just think of the opportunities available in building the pavilion large enough that every level becomes an apartment or a commercial space, and the view from inside changes at the whims of the weather!

+ Michael Jantzen

Thanks for the tip, Andrew.

24 Responses to “WIND SHAPED KINETIC PAVILION”

Brad Says:

October 17th, 2006 at 2:01 pm

That is great, until the first Hurricane, Tornado, or Microburst Thunderstorm. Interesting idea though. I think I would get a bit dizzy.

Kieron Says:

October 17th, 2006 at 5:39 pm

If they could build a resedential building using this design, it would likely be in an urban area. The wind speed is much lower in urban areas, so how could it work?

William Burke Says:

October 17th, 2006 at 8:50 pm

A brilliant Concept.

Chris Says:

October 17th, 2006 at 9:57 pm

Pretty gnarly. A lot of posters seem pretty cranky lately.

Mike T Says:

October 18th, 2006 at 11:45 am

This is absolutely brilliant despite it’s form and proportion.Interesting. :)

rickentropic Says:

October 18th, 2006 at 1:53 pm

Plumbing in the core? Electricity how exactly? Access & egress? It would work best on the moon. No wind. Hope its fireproof. What dreams may come…? Don’t quit your day job to build it.

Lee Says:

October 18th, 2006 at 2:17 pm

Seeing as they already have stacked tower apartments that can rotate 360 degrees, working out the electric, plumbing and other utilities shouldn’t be much of an issue. Although a wind turbine and roof top solar panels would probably produce MUCH more electricity than this…and all without the disorienting rotation. An example of good in theory…

Maggie van Rooyen Says:

October 19th, 2006 at 8:52 am

Go for it! I would love to see it in action.

h Says:

October 19th, 2006 at 8:48 pm

and good quarters for astronauts in training.

Vincenze Says:

October 20th, 2006 at 3:14 am

Futuristic lego, love it!

Vincenze Says:

October 20th, 2006 at 3:15 am

Futuristic lego, i like it.

Criterion » Archivo » Resumen 25 Octubre 2006 Says:

October 25th, 2006 at 11:43 am

[...] Una de arquitectura “moderna”: wind shaped pavilion. Original sin duda aunque tal y como dicen en los comentarios, presenta más de un problema. [...]

The_Reformer Says:

November 10th, 2006 at 12:53 am

wouldn’t it be weird to wake up 360degrees different from where you went to bed?

wolfgang Says:

November 10th, 2006 at 1:58 am

kudos for the originality and the venture of something new innovative and eye catching. the world is already in the future. we need to just make it more noticable. we are actually behind (in futuristic terms) of our capability since its a profit driven world rather then an efficient one. id like to see this design in every major city, but i cant help to notice only a blueprint. this is only the start. there is more behind this design and can be incorporated in many different things. dont stop progression. and once again. kudos

haastech Says:

November 12th, 2006 at 6:31 pm

in response to The_Reformer, waking up 360 deg from where u went to sleep would mean your back in teh same spot, a circle = 360 degs, remember high school?

Joe.J.Jow Says:

November 12th, 2006 at 10:23 pm

how would you get from floor to floor?

Phil Swindler Says:

November 13th, 2006 at 1:19 am

Dizzy doesn’t have to be an issue. A weather vane on the roof could be used to adjust a Constant Velocity Transmission. Hook the other side of the CVT to a generator. This could limit the rotational velocity of the sections and still get more power on windy days.

bop Says:

November 24th, 2006 at 5:29 am

pretty cool looking. but the electricity-generating is obviously just hip window-dressing. There’s no way this could count as an efficient way of generating power.

wiggoney Says:

January 16th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

The_Reformer writes: “wouldn’t it be weird to wake up 360degrees different from where you went to bed?”

If you rotated 360 degrees during your nap, you’d wake up exactly in the same place.

shuggi-duggi Says:

March 20th, 2007 at 11:53 am

It looks cool, great concept, but… they should probably ditch the turbine aspect, build it out of concrete, motorize the segments. Wouldn’t want the movement to be completely random and unpredictable. Not only disorienting, also potentially destructive to your china. And could you imagine eating breakfast on a windy day? Windmills have existed for a long time, but noone ever wanted to live in one of the blades. Build your windmill and solar units in the yard.

Alicia Says:

April 23rd, 2007 at 12:50 pm

brilliant idea

twirling tower « the way we live Says:

May 9th, 2007 at 11:40 pm

[...] work is an experienced architecture-critic, opinions vary widely. personally, i’ve seen other proposals like this one a much smaller scale and usually associated with sustainable design, typically the [...]

Inhabitat » DAVID FISHER’S Twirling, Wind-Power Tower Says:

May 16th, 2007 at 10:10 am

[...] spotted (Dubai Tower Clocks the Sun), and not the first that generates power from the wind (Wind Shaped Kinetic Pavilion), it’s definitely the first to pack this type of power. Designer David Fisher claims his [...]