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treading lightly on the landscape, the building cantilevers out 27 meters to a point 18 meters above the terrain below.
franck bohbot traveled to richard neutra's VDL research house II and documented it, capturing two generations of architectural experimentation.
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the micro-hotel room is enclosed by a tiny topography of stepping terraces.
the architects say that the building, and the activity that takes place within it, is meant to transform the way in which buildings are designed, engineered, and built.
This would be the first really stand-out, innovative architectural project in Frankfurt. The city is filled with buildings that may impress for a moment and yet leave no lasting impression at all. Most are as boring as the financial sector spread throughout the city and this looks like it could be a game changer, also because of the potential public spaces around the building.
The floorplates seem to be slid out of alignment more than twisted off axis but who am I to quibble?
Great project! I cannot wait to see the tower rise. One correction location is “Frankfurt am Main”