Floating Planter: an architectural illusion
Introduction: My friend who is a landscape architect and aspiring structural engineer called one evening to inform me that his client wants to float a planter in the air. I was confused and wondered how it is possible. I thought, his client, who is a top executive in a private firm, doesn’t know the concept of gravitational force. A lot of thoughts started pouring into my mind, It was then my friend who convinced me, that this small task will be interesting and would need my support in executing it. We met after a couple of days and he explained to me in detail about the problem. Existing Planter Condition and Reinforcement Cage (Left) Problem: After a couple of days, I and my friend were discussing the on-site situation. There are two existing planters already on the ground, inside a small pool. Planters will be surrounded by water. But one fine day, when both the planters (i.e. planter A and planter B) were already constructed, and the only pending work was final finishing. Th...