• H2o clock

    Unibail

    Located in the heart of Vélizy 2 shopping mall, the H2O Clock offers a rediscovery of the many green spots of Iles de France. A virtual-gulf gulp elapses time forming small waves on the screen surface. It seems to be a water plane with which visitors can interact. Between the two big Clock needles, the news of the shopping center parades.

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  • Video preview of the H2O Clock at Vélizy 2.
  • Visitors before the circular interactive dial.
  • Plant reflections on the clock’s central screen.
  • H2O Clock beneath a suspended mirrored sphere.
  • Group gathered around the clock, overhead view.
  • Aerial view of the dial and circular base.
  • Clock viewed from the escalator.
  • Reflection of visitors and dial in the sphere.
  • Sculptural profile of the H2O Clock base.
  • Overview of the clock in the shopping centre.
  • Ribbed white base beneath the mirrored sphere.
  • Base components during fabrication.
  • Detail of grooves in the white cladding.
  • Study of an openwork structure with planting.
  • Planted variant with visitors around the dial.
  • Openwork enclosure concept around the clock.
  • Side view of the enclosure concept.
  • MAKING OF
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  • Installing the sphere above the dial.
  • Team around the dial during installation.
  • Technicians handling the mirrored sphere.
  • Base mould and framework in the workshop.
  • Detail of the curved base mould.
  • Technical section of the H2O Clock and sphere.

  • Project managment
    byVOLTA

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    Creative direction
    Gaël Hiétin

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    Video animation
    Matthieu Foulet

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    Software development
    Idealys

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    Technical development
    Akasha

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    Clock manufacturing
    L’Atelier du beton