Digital Water Pavilion (DWP) is planned to be a Platinum LEED building designed around principles of sustainable design. The conservation of water is a key issue of the new Pavilion, and the main facade of DWP will have a piece written by composer Michael Schumacher etched on the glass titled:  WATER. 

Schmacher's score for WATER will be etched on the façade as a bar code. The facade is a 550-foot long glass wall designed by hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa), and visitors will be able to activate and 'play' Schumacher's piece by aiming their smart phones at the wall, and using a custom 'app' to 'play' the facade.  By 'playing' the facade, visitors will hear WATER through their cell phone earpieces.

 Digital Water Pavilion:  hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa).  A new pavilion in construction at Battery Park City, facing the Ballfields.  The facade is a collaboration between hMa and NY Composer Michael Schumacher called:  Tonal Motion.

The use of water as a constantly circulating, regenerative natural element is explored inside the new Digital Water Pavilion, which features an Olympic length pool with filters that clean the water using minimal chemicals, and minimal water waste. The building features Grey Water recycling, and all plantings around the building are native species. 

Visitors walking by the glass façade of the Digital Water Pavilion can wave smartphones toward the façade and read a signal, which will play part of Schumacher's piece, WATER, on their phones. Visitors can literally play the façade.

For information contact:  info@hanrhanMeyers.com

Facade design by hanrahan Meyers architects www.hanrahanMeyers.com 

Sound by Michael J. Schumacher http://www.diapasongallery.org/