London architecture studio Pan Projects has designed Teahouse Ø as the first in a series of floating pavilions aimed at opening up Copenhagen's canals to the public.
Created with Danish designer Helene Christina Pedersen, Teahouse Ø was informed by the way in which the surface of the water changes, reflecting both its surrounding environment and the seasons.
Top image and above: the floating Teahouse Ø can move around Copenhagen's canals
Made in a local Copenhagen workshop, the roof and base of the teahouse were made with a wood structure clad in fibre-reinforced, plastic-covered styrofoam.
Numerous transparent, acrylic tubes were suspended from its roof to create an effect that resembles running water.
"We wished to create a space that is completely covered with such a beautiful surface ? that led us the idea of using transparent acrylics as the wall and columns," said Pan Projects co-founder Kazumasa Takada. Transparent acrylic tubes make up its walls
Part of its name, Ø, which means "island" in Danish, reflects the function of the pavilion.
Though it has been used as a teahouse, the multi-functional structure was designed as a space that citizens of the Danish capital can use however they want.
It has also been used as a DJ stage, a floating concert stage and a yoga venue.
The pavilion was designed to be used for cultural events
"The pavilion itself is designed to be movable, so it's constantly moving around the canal when there is any need,...