magna science adventure centre/rotherham/uk

"the Magna is a science adventure scentre set in a deserted steel mill outside Rotherham"

"designed by wilkinson eyre architects - project consists of pavilions themed around the elements of air, water earth and fire, linked together by a suspended walkway."

M Major, J Speirs, A Tischhauserthe, the art of light and architecture, 2005, Birkhauser

another interesting use of a dilapidated and abandoned industrial area.

design development

musical tesla coils

spark plug to my engine

MUON SPEAKERS

interactive speakers create a digitally enhanced dance floor which responds directly to the beat of the music - much like the beat of an engine?

images from Zollverein

former coal washer reference

http://www.erco.com/projects/museum/coal_washer_2777/en/en_coal_washer_intro_1.php
"the coal washer - was originally the first stage in the preparation process for coal excavated from Essen's Zollverein Colliery"

a very interesting and interactive use of an aging industrial building

exciting new dance floor possibility?