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Author:	HÖWELER + YOON ARCHITECTURE
BOSTON, USA, 2014
http://www.howeleryoon.com/work/48/swing-time

Swing Time is a temporary installation developed within the framework of the

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s urban renewal initiative. The installation

integrates energy generation and plays, demonstrating the relation between production

and consumption.

The urban playscape is composed of 18 welded polypropylene swings, which hang under

a customfabricated solar canopy. The swings are designed in three different sizes so that

the community can engage and play with Swing Time as individuals or in groups.

Swing Time uses solar energy harvested from a series of photovoltaic cells that translate

UV rays into electrical illumination.

Responsive in real-time to environmental conditions, the playscape’s illumination

corresponds to a daily accumulation of solar power, translating UV rays into a visual

register that indexes the abundance of solar energy.

Photovoltaic cells integrated into the canopy capture and store solar energy during

daylight hours. Through an automated system, the accumulated energy is distributed into

LED lights located on the swings.

Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing directly respond to the acceleration

forces and tilt exerted by users.

When the swings are not moving, they emit soft White light, thanks to the energy

collected during the day.

As the swings increase in momentum from a static position, a microcontroller adjusts the

LED output through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.

The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users

to interact with the swings and with each other. The overall theme of Swing Time is to

entice people of all ages to engage in active public play. Public play creates a community

laboratory and raises awareness of energy consumption and production.

DIAGRAM OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

DAY VIEW

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

NIGHT VIEW


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+a customfabricated solar canopy. The swings are designed in three different sizes so that
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+the community can engage and play with Swing Time as individuals or in groups.
-distributed into LED lights located on the swings.
+Swing Time uses solar energy harvested from a series of photovoltaic cells that translate
-Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing
+UV rays into electrical illumination.
-directly respond to the acceleration forces and tilt
+Responsive in real-time to environmental conditions, the playscape’s illumination
-exerted by users.
+corresponds to a daily accumulation of solar power, translating UV rays into a visual
+register that indexes the abundance of solar energy.
-When the swings are not moving, they emit soft white
+Photovoltaic cells integrated into the canopy capture and store solar energy during
-light, thanks to the energy collected during the day.
+daylight hours. Through an automated system, the accumulated energy is distributed into
-As the swings increase in momentum from a static
+LED lights located on the swings.
-position, a microcontroller adjusts the LED output
+Moreover, accelerometers installed within each swing directly respond to the acceleration
-through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.
+forces and tilt exerted by users.
-The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users
+When the swings are not moving, they emit soft White light, thanks to the energy
-to interact with the swings and with each other. The
+collected during the day.
-overall theme of Swing Time is to entice people of all
+As the swings increase in momentum from a static position, a microcontroller adjusts the
-ages to engage in active public play.
+LED output through a gradient scale from white blue to purple.
+The responsive elements of Swing Time invite users
-Public play creates a community laboratory and raises
+to interact with the swings and with each other. The overall theme of Swing Time is to
-awareness of energy consumption and production.
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Author:

HÖWELER + YOON ARCHITECTURE

BOSTON, USA, 2014