# Phytoplankton-Inspired Pavilions The Cocoon_FS is a Portable Structure for PlanktonTech By Meghan Young | Published 2012-02-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoon-fs References: [contemporist](http://www.contemporist.com/2012/01/30/cocoon_fs-by-pohl-architects/) & [pohlarchitekten.de](http://www.pohlarchitekten.de/expl.html) The Cocoon_FS pavilion is inspired by a type of phytoplankton called diatoms. Built for the PlanktonTech organization, a German research institution that studies plankton, this unique structure represents the company's main focus. It provides a [portable space for researchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enfold) to use while they travel around the world promoting their work. Created by German-based design firm Pohl Architects, the Cocoon_FS pavilion is not made out of plankton. Instead, it is constructed out of [fiber-reinforced polymer panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pier-pavilion). These panels have a unique pattern that gives it an organic aesthetic. Considering what this structure is being used for, that detail is not surprising in the least. Pristine and white during the day, the Cocoon_FS pavilion lights up a bright hot pink during the night. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 44% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Biologically-inspired Structures:** Opportunity to create innovative portable structures inspired by natural organisms like phytoplankton. - **Sustainable Architecture:** Opportunity to explore the use of fiber-reinforced polymer panels for eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing buildings. - **Mobile Research Spaces:** Opportunity to design portable workspaces for researchers to promote their work globally. ### Where This Applies - **Design and Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to create sustainable and biologically-inspired structures. - **Environmental Research:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop mobile research spaces for scientists studying natural phenomena. - **Event Promotion and Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to design visually striking portable structures to showcase research achievements. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Algae Resin Pavilion Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puddle-pavilion.md) - [Organic Spiral Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasona-natureverse-pavilion.md) - [Segmented Lightflow Art Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-capsule-in-time.md) - [Mushroom-Like Wooden Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbon-garden-pavilion.md) - [Coral-Shaped Bulbous Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marc-fornes.md) - [Barcon-Negative Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picoplanktonics.md) - [Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelter-pavilion.md) - [Salmon Scale-Inspired Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salmon-eye.md) - [Interactive Architectural Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-landscape.md)