REALLY COOL WENDY - Air-Purifying Structure Reported by Simran Vedvyas

OUT OF THE BOX ART AND ARCHITECHTURE with the unique capability of getting people excited about renewable energy.
Wendy powered via solar energy for the first time, is open to the public through February 6, 2013

Fully off-the-grid energy provision and is an evolutionary architecture

The efforts of The Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and Masdar, Abu Dhabis renewable energy company, showcase the international installation of Wendy, the HWKN (Hollwich Kushner)-designed air-purifying structure, during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week are to be appreciated by all.

Wendy is composed of fabric treated with a ground breaking titania nanofilm to neutralize airborne pollutants. Wendy will  not only clean the air in Abu Dhabi but as its boundary is defined by tools like shade, wind, rain, music, and visual identity to reach past the confines of physical limits, its spiky fabric arms shoot out blasts of cool air, music, and water (via cannons and mists) to create social zones throughout the Al Sahil Maydan Plaza of the Corniche.

IT IS REALLY COOL

Design by HWKN Architects

WENDY GOES GLOBAL WITH ABU DHABI INSTALLATION AS AN EMBLEM OF ABU DHABI SUSTAINABILITY WEEK

PREVIOUS WINNER OF THE 2012 MoMA PS1 YOUNG ARCHITECTS PROGRAM, DEBUTS IN ABU DHABI

ABOUT HWKN
HWKN (Hollwich Kushner) is a New York based architecture and design office whose projects span the worlds of architecture, branding, and development. HWKN embraces all facets of contemporary culture to enrich and reinvent buildings. The office is involved in a diverse range of projects that include Wendy, the 2012 Museum of Modern Art PS1 Pavilion J2, the tallest residential development in New Jersey the Fire Island Pines Pavilion, and the UNIQLO Cubes. The office focuses on global cultural projects, large-scale developments, brand-enhancing interventions and architecture for our aging society.

Websites:
hwkn.com • www.meetwendy.com