Design
In Freezing Winnipeg, Climbable Koosh Balls Keep You Warm
They're made of colorful pool noodles.
With an average winter temperature of 3 degrees Fahrenheit, Winnipeg, Canada, could use a few more pockets of warmth. And now, thanks to the 2014 Warming Huts art and architecture competition, the city’s got some.
Nuzzles, a winning submission from Toronto-based architecture firm Raw Design, looks like blown-up versions of the popular Koosh balls introduced in the 1980s. But instead of rubber, the Nuzzle “huts” were constructed from a lattice of hollow aluminum tubing and pool noodles.