Thursday 24 January 2013

Sheung Wan Hotel

I found this crazy building which is as crazy on the outside as it is on the inside. A perfect example of how an architect has looked at both the inside and outside.


It is known as one of the most iconic buildings in Hong Kong upon completion and was built by architectural guru DISTRICT'S , Lucid Rich ltd and top architect Thomas Heatherwick. It consists of 300 rooms.

I really like how half of the building is a plain building look and then how as it ascends it looks like the building is crumbling apart leaving a textured surface of levelling squares, creating something very interesting to look at. All the squares are different sizes making the surface look even more jagged and even more impossible to build. how did they make this!



From the inside it sort of makes a feature wall by having different size windows at different lengths in the room. The textured wall adds to the design and invites you to look out the window at the Hong Kong skyline. The plain walls make sure no decoration takes away from the wall and keeps to a very modern feel. I would love to stay in this hotel, but I'm guessing its expensive.

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