| Conceptual Sky Wheel By Mut |
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A conceptual rendering of the Sky Wheel. |
     The Sky Wheel is a Ferris Wheel skyscraper, designed as a living community by the collaboration of Léo Morand and John Mascaro.
Léo Morand (architect at Mut Architecture) explains the inner workings: 'Paddle wheels are sunk within the powerful changing currents of the East River. They are rotated to force a system of worm-gears into action. On each side of the wheel, the worm gears sync and rotate shafts, which span over 400 feet (almost 122 meters, ed.), extending to the hub of the wheel. A second series of gears translates the force, whichever direction the tidal strait below is flowing, to slowly, precisely rotate the massive structure. This structure attaches all moving components, such as the arms, the gardens, the elevator shafts and the base.' |
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