Hard metal and sensuous rubber coexist in a fantastic interplay of hot and cold, solidity and translucence. The site is near the Parachute jump in Coney Island. A freestanding pavilion, it seems to have marched right out of the sea.Nickel from a defunct chrome plant is recycled as the "crabshell." Liquid latex polymer is poured into wall forms, floors and ceilings, enshrining plumbing and electrical conduits. These remain exposed to the eye, not the touch. When servicing is required a knife-cut allows access and then it self heals. The HVAC snakes along the ceiling in jagged fashion.Benefits of rubber:-spilled drinks are not a problem-music can crank without disturbing neighbours-dancing is on a soft surface-events are fetishized Patrons recompose their bodies to adapt to this "new" gravity of translucent rubber underfoot, protected by shiny a[r]mour.
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