Architects of Air...

Last weekend, I visited 'Levity II Luminarium' designed and built by Architects of Air. The inflatable structure was visiting my local town as part of it's festival weekend.

The structure itself is made up of connecting tunnels which guide you between several small domes. Levity II plays with light, sound and colour and the effects are amazing. As a temporary structure it is not small, at 800 square meters it allows the viewer to become immersed within. The colours produced inside are purely dependent upon natural daylight shining on to the coloured plastic.

I was really impressed and in awe of this structure. The composition of the tunnels guide you round the structure similar to the walkways in my own design project. Also similar are the areas to sit and soak up the atmosphere and absorb the ambience of the surroundings. I think it is important in any temporary structure that there is a place to sit and think about what message a being portrayed.

I enjoyed visiting this temporary public structure as I this is the type of structure I would like to research further into as part of my final thesis project.