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[PT_400,000]>…A CONTINUOUS LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE LOCATED ON A HEAVY TRAFFIC HIGHWAY, ACTS AS AN ICON THAT TRIGGERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. A DYNAMIC TRIANGLE OCCUPIES THE WHOLE SPAN OF THE SITE WHILE THREE COLORED PRISMATIC TOWERS CREATE AN ARCHITECTURAL BACKDROP AND THE ELLIPTIC CRATER INTEGRATES THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF SPACE. AS AN URBAN PIECE, THE WHOLE COMPLEX IS A LARGE GREEN PLAZA THAT INTERRUPTS THE HIGHWAY VISUAL SEQUENCE. THE TRAPEZOIDAL VOLUMES WITH NO WINDOWS ARE ENCLOSED BY PORIFEROUS COLORED SURFACES. THIS PRODUCES ENCLOSURES WITH LOW INSOLATION AND NATURAL VENTILATION. THE ELLIPTIC CRATER GOES DEEP INTO THE GROUND DOWN TO THE EIGHT PARKING LEVEL CREATING A DRAMATIC EFFECT THAT LINKS THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF THE BUILDING. |
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