Cosmic Shell
NASA Orbit Pavilion, the seashell like aluminum structure designed by StudioKCA in collaboration with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and sound artist Shane Myrbeck, gives visitors the experience of being surrounded by the sounds of satellites in space. The idea behind the design of the structure was to mimic the experience of holding a seashell to one’s ear and hearing the ocean, but to do so on a much larger scale. Visitors won’t just hold this giant cosmic shell to their ears, they will walk inside of it and be met with “a symphony built out of the sounds of satellites in space,” according to Jason Kilmoski, Principal of StudioKCA. Consisting of 28 speakers spatially arranged to mimic orbits, the pavilion acts as a sound chamber as satellites, represented by distinct, artistically created sounds, seem to swirl around visitors from above, below, and to all sides. There are 20 unique sounds in total, representing the International Space Station and 19 earth satellites. The pattern of the nautilus structure reflects the paths of space satellites: 100 orbital paths are water-jet cut from 3,500 square feet of aluminum panels that fit together around a curved framework of aluminum tubes. . The design also minimizes external noise and decreases wind loads to make the experience for those within as immersive as possible.
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This shot was taken at Huntington Library and Gardens, CA, where Orbit Pavilion was on display -
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Cosmic Shell
NASA Orbit Pavilion, the seashell like aluminum structure designed by StudioKCA in collaboration with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and sound artist Shane Myrbeck, gives visitors the experience of being surrounded by the sounds of satellites in space. The idea behind the design of the structure was to mimic the experience of holding a seashell to one’s ear and hearing the ocean, but to do so on a much larger scale. Visitors won’t just hold this giant cosmic shell to their ears, they will walk inside of it and be met with “a symphony built out of the sounds of satellites in space,” according to Jason Kilmoski, Principal of StudioKCA. Consisting of 28 speakers spatially arranged to mimic orbits, the pavilion acts as a sound chamber as satellites, represented by distinct, artistically created sounds, seem to swirl around visitors from above, below, and to all sides. There are 20 unique sounds in total, representing the International Space Station and 19 earth satellites. The pattern of the nautilus structure reflects the paths of space satellites: 100 orbital paths are water-jet cut from 3,500 square feet of aluminum panels that fit together around a curved framework of aluminum tubes. . The design also minimizes external noise and decreases wind loads to make the experience for those within as immersive as possible.
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This shot was taken at Huntington Library and Gardens, CA, where Orbit Pavilion was on display -
Thanks to all for 19,000.000+ views, visits and kind comments..!!
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED