Moon Rising is made by Daydreamers Design in the “Lantern Festival 2013 Wonderland” at the Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It is meant as a temporary pavilion, the designers used the opportunity to call attention to sustainability by using thousands of plastic bottles that were recycled after deconstruction.
A 65-foot-diameter steel geodesic dome with pre-fabricated triangular modules forms the base of the pavilion. The outer surface is covered with 4,800, five-gallon polycarbonate transparent water bottles, each hooked up to a computer-controlled LED light to create different lighting effects on the dome’s surface, such as the various moon phases.
Inside the dome, 2,300 plastic bottles hang from the ceiling in an undulating pattern arranged to mimic hanging paper lanterns. Moonlight streams through an opening at the half-sphere’s crown, creating an ethereal glow to the inside of the pavilion. Visitors were invited inside the pavilion to witness the sea of plastic bottles up close.
