Siphon: Where Art Meets Science

Siphon designed for 110 Milam Street is an experience where the water connects art and science into one building. The tubes that intersect the entire building, from the roof to the second floor, provide the water to interact with the whole building. The concept is to create an immersive water experience, where Houston indicates a gallery and the building is an artwork. On the fourth floor, the water starts its journey. The openings from the roof welcome water into the fourth-floor ceilings: on this floor, the water experiences different obstacles, creating an immersive experience for the public. However, these obstacles end on the third floor, where the tubes start forming branches towards the second floor. The third also includes art walls between these tubes and branches to display artwork. The branches land on the lab desks on the second floor. While providing water to individual desks, it also adds a design feature. The lab areas can be private, with the spiral staircase closing, or public, for people to interact with science.