When the sun shines through the blue glass, it leaves mysterious shadow on the floor of the front door and the courtyard. The third eye represents the video company’s pursuit of discovery of the creative and the unusual, with two blue sections of glass highlighting the intersection. In Chinese culture, the third eye stands for supernatural talent, which allows one to see what others cannot. The architects cut out two circles from the existing facade sitting opposite the front door, with the intersection of the two circles suggesting the third eye. Not! Anyway, this project is a renovation of an existing heritage building housing an office for a video company, completed on a low budget. The Third Eye-Micro Renovation in Shanghai, China by Wutopia Lab // Who do you reckon Wutopia Lab were inspired in this project? Hmmm… hard to say. Photography by CreatAR (Ai Qing, Mao Yinchen). The iconic overlapping circular shapes have become the unofficial poster poster girl for the topic of today’s post – Circles in Architecture. Several discrete elements comprise the Brion family burial site: a sloped concrete enclosing wall, two distinct entrances, a small chapel, two covered burial areas, a dense grove of cypresses, a prato (lawn), and a private meditation/ viewing pavilion, separated from the main prato by a separate locked entrance, and a heavily vegetated reflecting pool. The enclosure is a private burial ground for the Brion family, commissioned by Onorina Tomasi Brion, widow of the founder of the Brionvega company. Although he continued to consider changes to the project, it was completed before his accidental death in 1978. So much yes.īrion Cemetery by Carlo Scarpa // I’m sure most of you architecture nerds would have expected to see Carlo Scarpa‘s iconic Brion Tomb, which the architect began designing as an addition to the existing municipal cemetery in 1968. Interestingly, this house can sleep five guests despite having “zero bedrooms”. The carved-out timber shapes are especially dramatic in the entrance hall, and at the large feature window set on the corner of the upper floor.
#Penny drop circles on bars series#
“Ex of In” House in New York by Steven Holl Architects // Steven Holl‘s latest project is a bit of a showstopper, no? This artist residence in Upstate New York features multiple three-dimensional circle shapes – a series of spheres intersect with the main trapezoid volumes, achieving an exciting 3D circle effect. Images courtesy of Steven Holl Architects. Inspired by the work of Escher and Salvador Dali, the space is equally disorienting and thrilling. In keeping with the original concept of the museum, the timber structure features a series of arches and circular patterns reflected to infinity courtesy of mirrored walls and ceilings. The auditorium is located next door to the Hongkun Museum of Fine Art, completed by the studio in 2013. Hongkun Art Auditorium in Beijing, China by Penda // Beijing- and Vienna-based Penda have just completed the Hongkun Art Auditorium, designed to host lectures, exhibitions and various art-related events. See More ‘Stories on Design’ Curated by Yellowtrace. So without further ado -it’s time to celebrate the magic of The Circle. Since then, architects and designers have been using circles as a way to give projects their own identity, and today we are exploring some of the finest examples across various typologies – from cultural, commercial, hospitality, retail and residential, in projects large and small. Ancient Greeks have based the design for their entire empires on the proportion of basic shapes and principles of geometry. Our circle (of friends), the circle of life, or better still – the circle of trust…īut we are, of course, talking about epic circles in architecture today, and the power of this bold and basic geometry. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it so much is because the Circle is all about inclusion. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. I’ve previously written about my love for deliciously curvalicious projects, as well as geometry, so today’s Story focuses on the combination of the two – the simple curvy geometric shape that is the Circle.
During these times I seek comfort and safety in deliciously sweeping forms. They are too rigid, formal, stuffy, uncomfortable, inappropriate even. But then there are times when straight lines just don’t feel right.
I sit and draw for hours, rationalise the crap out of every space and surface, align and straighten until I cannot make things any straighter. Perhaps that comes with the territory of being an interior architect. I love their logic, crisp and clean nature, their safety and almost predictability.
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