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venice architecture biennale 08: next-gene 20 - MVRDV


'the observers - the family of green wraps'

dutch architectural firm MVRDV designed 'the observers - the family of green wraps' house,
for the next-gene 20 project. keeping with the exhibition theme of houses incorporated into
the landscape of ao di taiwan, they developed a house that grows within the landscape.
the houseconsists of numerous rooms that can be shuffled to form various compositions.
by shuffling the rooms around different views can be seen of the mountain, valley and forest.
once the configuration has been decided the house is wrapped with a flexible green skin.


process of how the house is constructed


interior


model of 'the observers- the family of green wraps'
image © designboom


one way which the house can be configured
image © designboom

more:
http://www.mvrdv.nl
http://www.next-gene20.com
ridhika db
10.08.08  
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