OPEN_HOUSE ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 2004
OPEN_HOUSE is an inflatable Tensairity structure that is both an iconic reference to the two departments as well as an interactive space for events and discussion. In front of the Gottfried Semper building, overlooking the city of Zurich, a white platform is rested on hydro-pneumatic truck shock absorbers. Attached to it, a helium inflated single-family house is floating in the air. The whole structure is in constant movement, depending on the weather, the time of day, the visitor’s movement on the platform and the events taking place. For example, for lectures during the day, the inflate rests over the platform providing a more intimate setting, while it is lifted up for film screening in the evenings and floats high above the ETH while illuminated for parties at night. OPEN_HOUS’s default setting is a video and sound installation reacting to the visitors’ movements on the platform. A webpage is informing the citizens about the scheduled events and the actual condition of OPEN_HOUSE.
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