20090425

Of Stars and Stripes, Flowers and What Nots


I'm sure for the local readers out there, you must have seen these two buildings that were recently completed.



The top is the Iluma Shopping Center at Bugis and the bottom is Wilkie Edge at Selegie. Surfacing amidst the arts and civic district are these 2 new trendy buildings designed by the same architecture firm, and possibly one of the most successful local practices today.

We took a walk inside Wilkie Edge recently and this was what we saw.

Stripey floorsOrganically shaped ceiling cutoutsFloor and ceiling effects coming togetherCeiling ceiling everywhere

Perhaps these buildings need to be appreciated at the urban scale; we've read with interest its attempt to break out of standard building typologies, its integration of climatic considerations and greenery and its response to street level activities. At the building scale, the direction seems to be that of a firm trying to redefine its own design language, at both the formal level as well as at the level of building ornamentation albeit manifested through exquisite construction details. Though we have not been inside the Iluma yet we would be trying to make a visit soon. Can we expect more of the above? Or perhaps more flowers in the vein of another one of their creations, the Crowne Plaza Hotel.


3 comments:

twottr said...

aiyah. Never tell me you were going. Could have brought you around Wilkie edge.


Terence

Victor said...

Hi Terrence! Good to see you here. It was purely an impromptu visit passing by the area. Thanks for the invite. Did you manage this project?

MDF Board said...

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