Fascinated with the theory of camouflage and interested in how, as a design concept, it could result in the transformation of space, MODU changed the recognizable figure of a barge in a city to an interactive atmospheric phenomenon they titled, ‘Lighter Than Air’. This proposal, which was for “The Barge” competition organized by SHIFTBoston, won first place and will be coming to the Fort Point Channel in Boston in September 2012. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Constructed from florescent pink hunting camouflage netting, stationary bicycles, and balloons, Lighter Than Air will literally float over the Fort Point Channel! Tethered to the barge by ropes and pipes, the balloon structure will sway and hover above the barge like a cloud. This shape shifting design will have the ability to move with the wind and human interaction.
