PEOPLE ARE SELLING AT SECOND HAND STORES AS WELL, ESPECIALLY GEN Z. ALL RIGHT. STRANGE QUESTION HERE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WALK ON THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER? GUESS WHAT. NOW’S YOUR CHANCE. BECAUSE FLOAT LAB, A BRIGHT YELLOW, 75 FOOT WIDE FLOATING PLATFORM, HAS NOW ARRIVED TO FULFILL YOUR DREAMS. IT’S NOW BEING INSTALLED AT BARTRAM’S GARDEN IN SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA. THIS PROJECT. GUESS WHAT? IT’S BEEN TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. IT’S TRAVELED FROM NORTH CAROLINA BY BARGE AND TUGBOAT. AFTER STARTING ITS JOURNEY ON MAY 21ST, FLOAT LAB IS DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST TIDE RESPONSIVE PUBLIC SPACE IN THE UNITED STATES, MEANING THE CIRCULAR PLATFORM WILL RISE AND FALL WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE RIVER. THE. FOR THE FREE GATHERING SPACE WILL BE OPEN FOR A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HANDS ON WORKSHOPS, OUTDOOR ART PROGRAMS, KAYAKING, FISHING AND OTHER RIVERFRONT EXPERIENCES. THAT’S PRETTY COOL ACTUALLY. IT DOES LOOK REALLY COOL. I’M NOW R
Tide-responsive floating platform installed at Bartram’s Garden
Updated: 5:27 PM EDT Jun 10, 2026
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A tide-responsive floating platform called “FloatLab” has been installed at Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia, providing a unique public space for riverfront activities. The bright yellow, 75-foot-wide platform traveled from North Carolina by barge and tugboat, beginning its journey on May 21.The project has been 10 years in the making. FloatLab is described as the first tide-responsive public space in the United States, designed to rise and fall with the rhythm of the Schuylkill River. The free gathering space will be open for a variety of activities, including hands-on workshops, outdoor art programs, kayaking, fishing, and other riverfront experiences.
A tide-responsive floating platform called “FloatLab” has been installed at Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia, providing a unique public space for riverfront activities.
The bright yellow, 75-foot-wide platform traveled from North Carolina by barge and tugboat, beginning its journey on May 21.
The project has been 10 years in the making.
FloatLab is described as the first tide-responsive public space in the United States, designed to rise and fall with the rhythm of the Schuylkill River.
The free gathering space will be open for a variety of activities, including hands-on workshops, outdoor art programs, kayaking, fishing, and other riverfront experiences.
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