Random

Apart from being a record of our ongoing work and a critical platform to share our ideas I have decided to include in this blog random samplings and observations from our urban environment that could be of any interest. It's just my critical viewpoint on things - usually those that I cannot comprehend and not concluded without any architectural reasoning. So here we go.

Taken from a visit to the local community center. Take a look at the floor plan. Really wonder what is the inspiration behind it.

Industrial landscape

this is what we see each time we visit our builder's workshop in this 'flatted' factory, which is the typical building solution offered for light to medium industries. the building may not have much architectural merit per se, but is somehow typologically successful. open courtyards and airwells, efficient circulation, dedicated service and visitor access make visits here pleasant. such is the image of our industrial landscape.

Towers and Trees

just find this photo I took interesting, with the towers in the background and trees in front. working on a housing development design competition right now, one can't help but be obsessed with issues of views, scale, massing, tower placements etc. its the ultimate environmental battle between the man-made and nature.