Land+Living: London Oasis

Art, Green, Urban — June 21, 2006 Posted by James

A social oasis in the urban environment... she's electric

Nothing to do with the UK national treasure... the London Oasis is a temporary structure on Clerkenwell Green installed as part of national Architecture Week. It is a kinetic sculpture by architect Laurie Chetwood designed to demonstrate sustainability and renewable energy while providing entertainment, a place for meeting and tranquil space for Londoners. Self-sufficiently powered by solar cells, a hydrogen fuel cell and wind, the Oasis interacts with the environment around it. Shade providing "branches" open and close in response to the weather. Enclosed pods at the base provide a place of seclusion for people to rest with "cleaner cooled air and relaxing sounds." At night the Oasis acts as a beacon in the cityscape with lights which repsond to the movements of people around it. It even uses rainwater it has collected for irrigation and cooling.

Link: London Oasis
Firm: Chetwood Associates
More: MSNBC - Urban 'Oasis' of clean energy lands in London

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Comments (30)

confused — July 24, 2006
what does it DO?

i mean, i've seen the literature and watched the filum but i still don't really get it. is it supposed to be a place for people to go and relax, or listen to a saxophonist? or what? i'm feeling unwell.

Sarah Deverson — August 3, 2006
Yup, you don't get it

I been to have a look - it is so elegant, especially at night, and all under its own power.

drewbie — August 25, 2006
Do the ends justify the means?

For something that is so eco-aware, it's a shame that such huge "shade providing branches" of the real trees had to be hacked away for a temporary installation. (See video)

Boh — March 19, 2007
Boh

Apsolutely Crap!! Dont go see it it is fucking ugly.

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sealnigla — February 19, 2009
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if you arent smart enough to realise that i used your name but backwards how can you be smart enough to gain the concept of this remarkable sculpture?? i doubt that you will find a meaning to this art

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