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remaining open to the elements, the project has been conceived as an expansive landscape that changes with the seasons and the weather.
the two-story residence is complete with a large outdoor terrace.
the staircase comprises 630 pieces, which were assembled and glued on site, piece by piece.
the bridge was 70 meters in length with the two 20-meter-high towers linked by a passageway platform.
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JS Apr 30, 2013 Sheema Jan 12, 2013 Nirmal Kulkarni Dec 10, 2012
more commentsTo provide some new info on part of the discussion above, I just visited Galaxy Soho yesterday and it is still completely empty save some rental offices. It felt almost like a ghost town with only a small number of people around: a few bored rental agents, maintenance workers washing windows, and maybe a dozen sightseers, if that. One of the maintenance staffers claimed the building “wasn’t open yet,” but with China’s economy rapidly decelerating and the neighborhood including a lot of old, low rent apartments nearby I would expect them to have trouble filling it up. The Russian Quarter is on the other side of the highway but I can’t see any businesses departing the critical mass of that district for Galaxy Soho which is a bit of a walk.
This is the best modern design in my life time
I wonder why are people going gaga about this building? Looks like an out of scale product design besides being very plastiky. What are the curves helping besides over-emphasizing them in every space and all levels? What is especially and intelligently sustainable about this building? I’m sure it wouldn’t stand 10 minutes of sincere critique. has Architecture been reduced to only technology?