The Golden Box an un-private house in Singapore

The Golden Box  an un-private house designed by K2LD Architects is located in Singapore.  It is an ‘un-private’ house. The ground level living space is a 26 m long and 6 m wide column free space with 3-sided full-height glass panels exposing the user within. It brings in the views from the outside, taking advantage of the abundant greenery in the surroundings. Behind the glass wall is... 

Tags: Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, Human behavior, Religion, Singapore, Veil

Dickinson College, Central Energy Plant in Carlisle, United States

The Dickinson College, Central Energy Plant designed by Spillman Farmer Architects is located in Carlisle, United States.  The new building is a layered creation of brick and aluminium. At the east elevation a stair tower marks a subtle transition from the existing to the new; here, a full-height brick wall continues the mass of the original building. As the corner is turned, the brick is progressively... 

Tags: Aluminium, Architecture, building materials, Central Energy Plant, Construction, Dickinson College, Eastern Orthodoxy, Freemasonry, Masonry, Materiality, United States, Veil, Wall

DIRCO: Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Pretoria, South Africa

Located in Pretoria, South Africa, DIRCO: Department of International Relations and Cooperation was designed by TC Design Architects. The architectural output specifications of this Public Private Partnership (PPP) competition were focussed around the creation of a building which emphasised unity, openness and friendliness to the visitor. It was to be a uniquely South African building in which the... 

Tags: Africa, Bedding, Blanket, Christianity, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Eastern Orthodoxy, Human behavior, Insulators, Linens, National University of Singapore public private partnership project, Precast concrete, Pretoria Gauteng, radiation, Religion, South Africa, Veil, Video Encoded Invisible Light

Swarovski Veil in Wattens, Austria

Swarovski Veil that located in Wattens, Austria, was designed by Ingenhoven Architects. This sophisticated and fantastic veil has just been completed for the Swarovski works in Wattens, Austria. Upon entering Swarovskistrasse in Wattens, one gains access to a very special world. After all, visitors treat the factory gate as a threshold to a secret, to the origin of the crystal myth per se. With this... 

Tags: Austria, Christianity, Culture, high steel stringer, Markus Langes-Swarovski, Religion, Svárovský, Swarovski, Veil, Wattens, weather-resistant stainless steel mesh