floating creatura project constructed by summer camp kids

floating creatura project constructed by summer camp kids
all images courtesy of beam camp

in the summer of 2014, architecture students federico forestiero and mark torrens were commissioned by beam camp, a new hampshire summer camp, to build a floating vessel that could be operated by children. entitled ‘creatura’, the design takes on the appearance of a living being, gliding ominously across the lake.

fitted with manual steering mechanisms, the 16 foot-long structure was built from a combination of woven materials constructed from a prefabricated kit of parts. at the port side of the craft, a human-sized hamster wheel generates the energy required to power the vessel, while a captain stationed in the crow’s nest coordinates the ship’s movement.

the floating vessel can be operated by the children at the summer camp

the 16 foot-long structure was built from a combination of woven materials

a captain stationed in the crow’s nest coordinates the ship’s movement

a human-sized hamster wheel generates the energy required to power the vessel

the design takes on the appearance of a living being, gliding ominously across the lake