'xtra moenia' by SOFTlab in new york city, USA

‘xtra moenia’ by SOFTlab in new york city, USA all images courtesy SOFTlab

new york-based studio softlab has completed ‘xtra moenia’, an outdoor installation for the san gennaro north gate on mulberry street between houston and prince street in new york city, USA. a collective effort with arup and the they co., the suspended design utilizes its adjacent structures to hover over the street like an urban spider web. consisting of a system of four-pointed pieces, the installation uses a complex system in which the units fluctuate in size and colour to create a three-dimensional surface. two points pull out in opposite directions to result in a tubular form that visitors can experience from below. the bright gradient coupled with the polar directional pull of the plane creates a dynamic visual tension to the piece.

view from above

from below

tubular form

view from the street

video courtesy of SOFTlab

project info:

design team: michael szivos, carrie mcknelly, sean madigan installation: elliot white, brandt graves, sarah hunter, liz kelsey, brandon bartle, sonal patel, sally to, simon kristak, henry choi, julia schlepe, katherine salamat, anthony buccellato supported by: barbizon lighting company, graphix plastics, arup, craft engineering, davinci artist supply

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