Giant Eco-Flower is Urban Oasis for Londoners
Date: 21-Jun-06
Country: UK
Designed by architect Laurie Chetwood, the 12-metre-high structure, called the Oasis, has a wind turbine on top and branches which open and close in response to the sun and moon and use daylight to generate power.
Inside the blooms of the flower, Chetwood has made five "people pods" which visitors pull down over their heads.
Here they can retreat from the busy streets to breathe clean, cooled air while listening to relaxing music and birdsong -- safe in the knowledge that the Oasis is powered by recycled natural resources.
"It's somewhere to really get away from it all," Chetwood told Reuters.
