This Building Moves When You Point Your Phone at It - Yanko Design

"Michael Jantzen's Transmutation Observatory completely flips this script by creating a structure that visitors actively shape through their presence. This isn't just a pavilion you walk through or art you observe quietly. It's a living space that responds to human interaction and transforms based on visitor input. The observatory consists of three interlocking cylindrical forms of different sizes, supported by four horizontal planes resting on eight vertical columns."

"Each cylinder features two large, overlapping curved panels that slide around the forms in hundreds of possible configurations. The center cylinder sits horizontally, while others wrap around it. What makes this structure revolutionary is its smartphone-controlled kinetic system. Visitors walking on the glass floor can point their phones at specific panels to activate small electric motors that slowly move the curved sections. This creates ever-changing architectural experiences where spatial volumes open and close in unexpected ways."

Transmutation Observatory invites visitors to actively reshape architectural form through direct interaction. Three interlocking cylindrical volumes sit on four horizontal planes supported by eight vertical columns, with a central horizontal cylinder wrapped by others. Each cylinder carries two large, overlapping curved panels that slide to create hundreds of configurations. A smartphone-controlled kinetic system lets visitors on the glass floor point phones at panels to trigger small motors that slowly move curved sections, producing ever-changing spatial volumes. Multiple staircases offer shifting vantage points. A large curved solar cell array mounted to a movable panel supplies the pavilion's interactive power. The participatory design turns each visitor into a temporary architect, reshaping spaces according to curiosity or aesthetic preference.

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