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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.
contrast is another form of context
Architecture is also about standing out. It could be done with extravagant shapes and forms, with materials, volumes and colors to. How boring would be without a bit of that “stand out” philosophy. Famous buildings like the Guggenheim of Bilbao, the works of Zaha Hadid or even Rem Koolhaas… They all have a differentiator factor from the environment where they are built… They stand out!
Otherwise was nothing more than a boring usual project.
is “standing out” that necessary?
a ‘look at my belly button’ philosophy?