Updates

3D Model Update

The creation working as a living organism/instrument breathes in air from the city's infrastructure (water mains) and exhales through a system of pipes branching out from the central altar. Nourishing its life are the people and vehicles that pass through its body. As it breathes, water rises up and down the main pillars helping maintain constant air pressure inside its body. As people and vehicles pass through each of the paths, it responds and speaks back through a variety of organ pipes. The tone and intensity of the responses act reciprocally with its activation through participation and interaction of various actors.

Adapting from the systems of organ pipes used in religious ceremonies, the creation utilizes air pressure (gained through pressure in the water mains running through the site) to power its operations. The regulator applies the system of the Greek hydraulis uses water pressure to maintain constant air pressure. The air then travels to the windchest which are located on top of the "altar piece" within the pointed arches. The "keys" of the organ located on the ground are activated as people exert pressure onto them. (The more pople, the more keys are pressed the fuller and louder the sound.) As the keys are pressed, the air pressure travels through the pipes to open valves letting air out from the mouths of the pipes filling the atmosphere with sounds.

Test Renders

*Note: Elements of the surrounding buildings are removed for faster render time

The High Altar: bottom part contains the water, top part contains the air
View from Lyndhurst Terrace (car approach)

View from Gage Street

The elevated walkway composes of a system of pipes: air pressure (organ pipes), water (regulator& baptism pool) , steel (structure)

Elevated walkway is expanded for the center of the platform will be filled with water in some occasions to accommodate the baptism pool

View upwards (other details may be added to enhance the effect such as more complex ornaments, or shading fins...)

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Glass elements on top of the altar and the elevated walkway to be added.

Still working on the organization and placement of the organ pipes.

The number of pipes on each path is 61 (5 octaves :the same as the number of notes on the keyboard)

The large pipes will sound from beneath the ground (the pipe itself being very big may be incorporated into the infrastructure or hidden underground)  
The medium pipes may begin to act as partitions to direct views or paths.
The smaller pipes will be attached to the existing poles, columns, or buildings facade which will sound from higher up.