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the 150 year-old art nouveau icon is scheduled to open by the end of may after over 15 years of construction.
the interior design juxtaposes existing historical features of the building with clean, contemporary lines.
the house is designed to resemble a large piece of a tree trunk.
'the difficult part in moving a city is to preserve its sense of belonging, the history and the soul of the community,' says alexandra hagen, CEO of white arkitekter.
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more commentsI visited Panama 3 years ago and they were on the roof structure…it looks like there is still a lot to go. How long will it take to finish?? Not to mention how much will the overall cost be?
it looks to me pile of debries in construction site ,as an architect he should know that function creates the form not vice versa, he is a formalist,
The king has no clothes on….
I want to see where the water goes during a typical Panamanian rain storm.
who needs another crash?
This is like smoke screen, like somebody is trying to hide lack of design capabilities, even as sculpture is not descent.
es un proyecto feo y caotico…un leguaje de egocentrismo saturado de gehry-
soooooo many joints!!!!!!
What a pile of irrational junk!
Architects need like artist to evolve beyond past project designs. This looks like much of the same as far as the exerior of the building appears. The interior I am not critiquing. For a tropical paradise far more shapes taken from nature in my opinion should have been considered. Colors, patinas and surface treatments and materials would have softened the overal appearance of the structure making it less “in your face”. Going back to your roots does not neccessary translate into a design that embraces the place of the clients roots. This design bekons me not to travel to the country to see this piece of work. It belongs in North America were we continue to embrace, steel,stainless,concrete and crumpled paper roof profiles.