School of Architecture faculty member Poyao Shih‘s design proposal ” Floating Field” has been shortlisted for the Shaping Water Competition, alongside fifteen other designs. Organized by Dezeen in collaboration with Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard, the competition attracted over 200 entries from 40 countries. It invited ideas for a large-scale installation celebrating the essence of water for Clerkenwell Design Week under St. John’s Gate in London.
In the design proposal, Shih and his team, Position Studio, aim to translate water’s transformation into an abstract, formal typology while embodying its characteristics through the transparency of the modules. While each module is combined with a layer of fluid water, the pavilion showcases water’s richness in reflection and refraction. As visitors pass through the gate, they experience the installation from multiple perspectives. Through the natural visual effects created by the material and water, the reflections not only manifest physically but also evoke a mental awareness of water’s ever-changing nature in both its properties and forms.
