softlab: xtra moenia

'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.

'xtra moenia' is currently on view until 25 september, 2011. 



view from above



from below



tubular form









view from the street





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