Cloud Seeding / Holon
Design Museum Holon
Public Pavilion
2015 / 2,500 sq. ft.
Cloud Seeding is a shade pavilion located in the public
plaza of the Design Museum Holon. This minimal yet inviting structure serves a
variety of functions. Beneath its roof, museum visitors and members of the
public gather to participate in outdoor dance classes, read books borrowed from
the library, or simply relax in the shade. The pavilion transforms the
previously underutilized plaza into a vibrant and interactive urban space for
the community.
Collaborator: Geotectura (Local Architect)
Awards: Winner, 2019 Emerging Voices Award
Winner, 2017-18 NEA US-Japan Program
Winner, 2016-17 Founders Rome Prize
Winner, 2016 New Practices New York Award
Winner, 2014 Urban Shade Competition
Cloud Seeding is more than just a venue for events; it is an event in itself. The open-air frame supports a fabric mesh ceiling that allows breezes to circulate, daylight to filter through, and rain to pass. Overhead, 30,000 translucent 'seeds,' made from recycled water bottles, move freely. Driven by the wind, these lightweight 'seeds' are in constant motion, engaging the public and casting shifting shadows on the ground below.
Cloud Seeding is never the same space twice; it is constantly reconfigured by the interplay of wind, light, and shadows. The wind across the plaza becomes an integral part of the urban structure, rendered in real-time by the moving ceiling. The pavilion brings together two familiar aspects of Israel’s built and natural environments: the gabled frame of greenhouses and the Mediterranean Sea breeze, uniting them in an experience that is both physical and sensory.
Project Sponsors: Alubin, Palram
Press:
DesignBoom (September 2015)
Frame (September 2015)
Dezeen (August 2015)
Project Team: Rachely Rotem, Phu Hoang, Kamilla Csegzi
Credits: Yossi Cory, Geotectura (Architecture, Local), Avihay Shoval (Structural, Local), Ho-Yan Cheung (Structural, Design), Aviad Bar Ness (Photography), Ori Zifroni (Videography)