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Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the 11-story, 40-unit condo flanks the western edge of the High Line at 28th Street.
The façade features a hand-rubbed metal screen that functions as a finished cover for the concrete slabs and the spandrel glass portions of the window wall. Hadid uses the slab covering as an opportunity to express and emphasize the softened edges at the corners and create the building's signature element of floors that meld with walls. The intricacy of their shapes require a technological artisanry, as they are formed by unique, laser cut pieces.
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PLP architecture envisions two curved volumes for 'geek community' building in China.
Two curved volumes composes 50.000 sqm building within the ‘geek community’, a dynamic new intelligent district being developed across an extensive site in chongqing, china. the building’s two volumes curve away from each other without touching, creating four wings that integrate and interact with the surrounding park. nestled between the two forms, a circular atrium filled with light and activity serves as a hub for occupants, accommodating everything from robotic performances to product reveals.
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Great Words by Architect Norman Foster
Background - London City Hall
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