ResoNet-Baitasi

ResoNet awakens from a dormant sleep to shine once more in the vibrant Baitasi Hutong district of Beijing. Emerging from its origins in the forests of Cumbria, ResoNet morphs to float over an urban environment, immersing the public and street in an efflorescent visual of flashing lights.

Suspended in the tree canopy the web structure drapes above the public realm like a vortex. Two illuminated rings support a network of vibration sensors & LED nodes that are fixed at key intersections on the tensile web to detect minute vibrations as a response to human and natural activity. Be it the sway of the trees, or a passing car, the energy is transformed into light that resonates across the structure, and whilst the rings provide a constant glow for passers by, ResoNet bursts to life shining brighter the stronger the vibration.

ResoNet explores the boundaries between nature, art, architecture, and technology; to create emergent physical & ephemeral conditions. The project won 1st prize in 2007 Bright LED international competition co-organized by Designboom and Gwangju Biennale Foundation, S. Korea. Other exhibited venues include FRED07 (UK), LFA Greening Bays (UK) and Luminale 2010 (Frankfurt). ResoNet Team continues to explore further avenues with greater collaboration to develop the next sustainable evolutions of ResoNet.