玉兔窗笼
上海
An inflatable architectural installation precedent showcasing translucent membranes and internal illumination to create an engaging nighttime urban landmark.
- What we like about this project
- The internal light source transforms the entire rabbit structure into a giant glowing lantern.
Materials
- pvc
- air
- lighting-fixture
Visual identifiers
- inflatable-installation
- glowing-membrane
- rabbit-form
- twilight-illumination
Style tags
- playful
- temporary
- installation-art
- luminous
Visual tags
- temporary-pavilion
- public-art
- illumination
- translucent
- urban-intervention
- Geometry
- Symmetrical inflatable form featuring two large upright ears and an arched base framing a luminous interior cavity.
- Facade system
- Pneumatic translucent PVC membrane.
- Structural guess
- Low-pressure air-supported pneumatic envelope.
- Spatial scale
- Oversized monumental scale, roughly two stories high, dominating the pedestrian plaza.
- Lighting
- Internal warm lighting illuminates the translucent membrane, casting soft pink and gold hues against the twilight blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Whimsical and warm, contrasting the glowing pink interior against the cool dusk environment.
- Environmental context
- Outdoor paved urban public courtyard surrounded by mature trees and low-rise buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The sculpture acts as an inviting illuminated public focal point, drawing viewers toward its glowing interior from across the plaza.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical bilateral composition framed by foreground tree foliage and paved ground plane.
- Style reading
- Playful temporary public art architecture
- Program
- Temporary public art exhibition pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- pvc, air, lighting-fixture
- Visual identifiers
- inflatable-installation, glowing-membrane, rabbit-form, twilight-illumination
- Style tags
- playful, temporary, installation-art, luminous
- Visual tags
- temporary-pavilion, public-art, illumination, translucent, urban-intervention
- Geometry
- Symmetrical inflatable form featuring two large upright ears and an arched base framing a luminous interior cavity.
- Facade system
- Pneumatic translucent PVC membrane.
- Structural guess
- Low-pressure air-supported pneumatic envelope.
- Spatial scale
- Oversized monumental scale, roughly two stories high, dominating the pedestrian plaza.
- Lighting
- Internal warm lighting illuminates the translucent membrane, casting soft pink and gold hues against the twilight blue sky.
- Atmosphere
- Whimsical and warm, contrasting the glowing pink interior against the cool dusk environment.
- Environmental context
- Outdoor paved urban public courtyard surrounded by mature trees and low-rise buildings.
- Spatial experience
- The sculpture acts as an inviting illuminated public focal point, drawing viewers toward its glowing interior from across the plaza.
- Composition rhythm
- Symmetrical bilateral composition framed by foreground tree foliage and paved ground plane.
- Style reading
- Playful temporary public art architecture
- Program
- Temporary public art exhibition pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture