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COSMO is a movable structure made of custom water pipes designed to bring such an essential infrastructural component of city life to the forefront of public consciousness. The immense, conical pipe installationshaped almost like a series of nuclear reactorsfilters 3,000 gallons of water at a time.

As water flows through the pipes suspended over PS1s courtyard, COSMO purifies and filters it. Plastic mesh at the installations core glows when the water purification cycle has been completed, a process that will take four days. The filtering system eliminates nitrates, increases the level of oxygen in the water, and balances the pH. Over the course of the summer, the cycle will repeat with same batch of water, making it progressively cleaner.

Based out of Madrid and NYC, the Office for Political Innovation is known for blurring the lines between art, architecture, and research. Jaque has a neon-tinged aesthetic that he incorporates everywhere from a modern home in Ibiza (pictured below) to a monastary. The firm's experimental performance IKEA Disobedients premiered at MoMA PS1 in 2012.

MoMA PS1s annual competition requires architects to come up with innovative, environmentally friendly temporary installations that provide shade, seating, and water during the museums summer music series, Warm Up. Last years winner transformed the outdoor courtyard space with a self-assembling mushroom tower.

According to Jaque, the COSMO system can be easily produced around the world to give people access to clean water. The installation opens at MoMA PS1 in late June.

[Images: courtesy of Andrs Jaque/Office for Political Innovation]

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