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program s w i t h v e r y d i f f e r e n t or g a n iza tio n s:slo p e d p a r kin g r a m p s and
fl at apart m e n t f l o o r s "T h e s p i r a l flo o r s o f th e p a r kin g p r o g r a m b e low ,
th e projec t i n gb a l c o n i e so f t h e r a d ia l a p a r tm e n ts a b o ve ,a n d a co n s i stent
st ruc t ure o f f l u t e d a r c h e s f o r bo th p r o g r a m s a r e co m b in e dto co n struct
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are des ign e da s c a p s u l e sd i m e n sio n e dto fit with in
a regulat in gm o d u l e t h a t a l l o ws fo r d iffe r e n t
conf igura t i o n so f c a p s u l e sa r o u n d th e ce n tr a l co r e ,
g enerat in ga t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a lco m p o sitio no f
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- t wo rear - e n t r y a n d t w o s i de - e n tr ytyp e s -
whic h c an b e a t t a c h e dt o t h e co r e in d iffe r e n t
o rient at io n s ,s t a g g e r e dw i t h a o n e - th ir d o r two -
thirds of f s e t i n p l a n . T h e c a p su le d im e n sio n sa r e
re gulat ed b y t h e g r i d i n t h r e e d im e n sio n s;th e
h eight and w i d t h a r e b o t h t w o - th ir d s th e le n g th
o f ihe c aos u l e .

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s leepingc a p s u l e sa r e a l s o
det erm ine d b y t h e s t a i r l a n d in g s
of t he c entr a l c o r e . T h r e e s t a ir
runs mak e a c o m p l e t e r e v o l utio n
around t he c e n t r a l e l e v a t o rs h a ft,
giv ing adja c e n tc a p s u l e sa o n e -
th ird of f s e t i n s e c t i o nt o m a t ch
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CtpruleHotel i Kisho Kurokawa i 1972 i Tokyo, Japan

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o r i e nta tio no f th e u n its, a d d in gto th e the offset of the capsul esi n pl an
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organiz a t i o no f a s t r u c t u r a l d ia g r id th a t r o ta te s th r o u g h th e flo o r pl ates of the bui l di ng.
T he af f ec t i v ep r o p e r t i e so f th e twistin g d ia g r id m e m b e r s co m b in ew i th the curvature
of t he t ow e r t o a d d r o t a t i o n a n d m o ve m e n tto a sta tic o b ie ct.

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rei n f o r c e st h e shafts are used for stack
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af f e c t o f t h e f o r m

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ac t ing as a l i g h t f i l t e r b e t w e e n in te r io r a n d e xte r io r . Co m b in e dwith an
alt ernat ingp a t t e r n o f f l o o r s a n d m e zza n in ele ve lsin se ctio n a n d th e
ro unded c o r n e r s o f i t s p r o f i l e ,th e a ffe ct is a b a n d e dco lu m n wh o se
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cours ingso f t h e g l a z i n g
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light ing: n e o n t u b e s , m i n i - l a m p s a n d flo o d lig h ts,r e fle cte d in m ir ror and perforatedal umi num panel s.
T he illum i n a t i o n r e s p o n d st o e n vir o n m e n ta lco n d itio n sa r o u n d the tow er, produci nga constantl ychangi ng,
dem at er i a l i z e da f f e c t c o m p o se do f e p h e m e r a l p a tte r n s o f lig h t.

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the s k y s c rap e rt o c r e a t e a v e r t i ca l a ffe ct, b y a tta ch in g
a s eries of de c o r a t i v el - b e a m s to th e e n ve lo p eth a t
p riorit iz et he v e r t i c a l l i n e s o f t he str u ctu r e o ve r th e
h oriz ont alf lo o r o l a t e s .

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to the f agad ea r e p a r t o f t h e
p ref abric at e dw i n d o w u n i t s
that m ak e up t h e s k i n
- rev ealedb y t h e h o r i z o n t a l
g ap bet ween l - b e a m s e c t i o n s
from f loor t o f l o o r .

Th e t rue s t ru c t u r a l c o l u m n s a re
e nc as edin f i r e p r o o f i n g ,w h i l e t he
d ec orat iv el- b e a m s a t t a c h e dt o th e
e nv elooe exo r e s s " t h e c o n c e a le d
struc t ure un d e r n e a t h .

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ma int ainst h e e x o r e s s i o no f e a ch fa ca d ea s a n
i ndependen tI n o n - l o a db e a r i n glsyste m , a n d
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1958
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i N ew Y ork, U S 11

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b as ed on t h r e e t y p e s o f
glas s pan e l - f l a t , c o n v e x
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dim ens io n a lf o r m o f t h e
glaz ing is c o m b i n e dw i t h
a diagrid st r u c t u r e t o
produc e a q u i l t e d p a t t e r n
of diam on d - s h a p e d
w indows t h a t a l t e r n a t e l y
prot rude a n d r e c e d e f r o m
t he env elo p e .

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the s t ruc t u r e , d i s t o r t i n gv i e ws o f th e p r o d u cts in sid e a n d d imensi onal i tyof the gl ass panel s but by the di agri d,
giv ingt he b u i l d i n ga j e w e l - l i ke a p p e a r a n ce . wh ich becomes more oromi nent w hen backl i t.
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p at t ern, ge n e r a t e db y a n a l g o r ith m th a t r o ta te s a n d sca le sth e
e x t endedl i n e s o f a s q u a r e , i s cr o p p e dto p r o d u ce a se e m in g ly
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r elief pat t e r n ,a t t h e s c a l e o f th e b lo ck, e n h a n cin gth e b u ild in g ' s
appearanc ea s a m o n o l i t h i co b je ct in th e d ista n t vie w th a t is se e n
as v aried in t h e n e a r v i e w d u e to th e sca le o f th e tile .
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channel scast i nto the bl ocks,
gi vi ngthe w al l a net-l i ke structur,rl
performance.

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bet weenin n e r a n d o u t e r b l o cks

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ex c av at e da s p e r f o r a t i o n s ,w ith a connecti onsof the steel
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t hc wall ca v i t y , the structural perfoTmanrl
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cat alogof st a n d a r df a g a d es y s te m s th a t co r r e sp o n dto d iffe r e n t u ses: offi ces,commerci al spaces,publ i c areas
a nd a v ariet y o f h o u s i n gt y p e s . Ea ch p r o g r a m a n d h o u sin gtyp e Ilo w -i ncome,dupl ex, l uxury,etc.) i s i denti fi edby a
d if f erent ma t e r i a l a n d f e n e s t ra tio np a tte r n , cr e a tin ga m ixtu r e th a t refl ects the di versi tyof the popul ati onw i thi n.

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it in to a p ixel atedmatri x w hi ch i s then bui l t as a three-
dimens io n a ls e r i e s o f e m b o ssin g sa n d p e r fo r a tio n s.T h e r e su ltin g pattern of gradi entsdoes not depend on
t he legibi l i t yo f t h e i m a g e t h at g e n e r a te dit, b u t cr e a te s a d iffe r e n ti atedseri es of hol es that resonatew i th the
s urroundi n g l a n d s c a p e .

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a n d wh ite s b e co m e b la c ks a dot matri x

4 The pix e l p a t t e r n i s t r a n s l a te d in to
an alt e r n a t i n gg r i d o f p r o tr u d in g
and dep r e s s e de m b o s s i n g s,
s t am pe d t o f o u r d e p t h s - g r e a te r
dept hs c o r r e s p o n d i n gt o da r ke r
areas in t h e i m a g e . E a c h c o p p e r
panel co n t a i n sa s e v e n b y th ir ty
f ield of e m b o s s i n g s .

5 S ix dif f e r e n t d i a m e t e r s o f
perf ora t i o na r e p r o j e c t e don to th e
panels i n r e s p o n s et o v e n tila tio n
and ligh t i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s.T h e se
f ollow a t w e l v e b y f i f t y g r i d o n e a ch
panel.

T he t wo p a t t e r n s a r e
s uperim p o s e d .D u e t o t h e
mis alig n m e n to f t h e t w o p a tr e r n s,
t he perf o r a t i o n sd o n o t c a nce l o u t
t he em b o s s i n g s .

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Ma is on de V e r r e a c t a s a p r o j e ctio nscr e e n
for light in b o t h d i r e c t i o n s ,c r e atin g a
ci nemat icaff e c t t h a t a l t e r n a t e s b e twe e n
external illu m i n a t i o nb y d a y a n d in te r n a l
l i g ht ing by n i g h t . L i g h t r a y s b o un ce b a ck
ont o t he glas s b l o c k s f r o m i n t e r io r o b je cts,
p roduc inga l u m i n o u s c i n e m a ticscr e e n
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Ne v ada-t y peg l a s s b l o c k s [ 2 0 x 2 0 x 4 cm ]
w hic h wrap t h e e x t e r i o r .S t r i p win d o ws a r e
i n s ert ed int o t h e g r i d o f b l o c k s to cr e a te
d i re c t v iews a t s t r a t e g i c l o c a t i o n s. Exteri o r l nteri or
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S t e e sl u p p o rst t r u c t u r e

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f rom t op t o b o t t o m , g i v i n gt he
v olum e a w e i g h t e d a f f e c t .T h e
progres s i v ei n c r e a s ei n t h e
height of t h e p a n e l s f r o m b otto m
t o t op s u b t l y d i s t o r t s t h e s ca le o f
t he build i n g ,m a k i n g i t s e e m fa r
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proport io n st h a t i n c r e a s e s _J
t he v is ua l d e n s i t yo f t h e b a se .
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t op and t h e t r i p a r t i t e d i v i s i ono f
panel s iz e s p l a y o n t h e c l a ssica l
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ln t he nea r v i e w , t h e d i f f e r e n ce
in height o f t h e p a n e l s i s n e a r ly
indis t ing u i s h a b l ew h e n s e e n
on t he ob l i q u e ,l e a v i n gt h e t ru e
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cl addingt he o r d i n a r yv o l u m e d e g r e e twist o f th e louvers,
of an elec t ri c a ls i g n a i b o x i n r e ve a lin gth e str u ctural w al l
thin horiz on t a lc o p p e r b a n d s a n d win d o ws b e h in d.
that are t wis t e d a t s t r a t e g i c
l oc at ionst o p r o v i d el i g h t t o i h e
i nhabit eds p a c e sw i t h i n . T h e
co nt inuoustr a n s i t i o n f r o m a
fl at f ac adeo f c o p p e r b a n d s
to a s c reen o f t w i s t e d l o u v e r s
varies t he v i s u a l d e p t h
of the env elo p e

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a l so ac t as a F a r a d a yc a g e ' , p r o te ctin gth e
mac hineryin s i d ef r o m e l e c t r o - m a g n e tic
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l ay ers ,one p e r f o r a t e da n d o n e silkscr e e n e d .T h e r e su ltin g co m b in ati onproducesa fl i ckeri ng vi ew through an
env elopew h o s e s c a l e i n d e p t h is d ifficu lt to iu d o e .

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and out er p a t t e r n s s h o u l d a l i gn . Be ca u se
the inner pa t t e r n i s a s c a l e d - do wnve r sio n o f
the out er pa t t e r n ,t h e r e s u l t i n g p e r sp e ctiva l
dis t ort ion m a k e s i t a p p e . a rf a r th e r a wa y th a n it
ac t uallyis .

Th e c av it yb e t w e e nt h e o u t e r an d in n e r la ye r s
i s illuminat e dw i t h f i b e r o p t i c s ,co m b in in gwith
the s hif t ing v i s u a l a l i g n m e n t o f th e two p a tte r n s
to oc c lude o r i l l u m i n a t e t h e p e r fo r a tio n sa s th e
vi e wing ang l e c h a n g e sa n d c r e a te a flicke r in g
percerved
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ref lec t iv em e t a l p a n e l s t o f r a g m e n t a n d m u ltip ly th e
surroundin gl a n d s c a p e .T h e f o ld e d m e ta l p a n e ls r e fle ct
i n t wo direc t i o n ss i m u l t a n e o u sly,su p e r im p o sin gm u ltip le
vi e ws int o a f r a g m e n t e d i m a g e o f sky a n d la n d sca p eth a t
ca mouflage s a l a r g e b u i l d i n gwith in its co n te xt.

The c orruga t i o n so f t h e
fo lded pane l sa r e s t r u c t u r a l ,
stif f eningt h e m s o t h a t t h e y
require no f r a m i n g , n o b o l t s
o r ot her v is i b l ec o n n e c t i o n s
th at would d e t r a c t f r o m t h e
cam ouf lage da f f e c t .

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srr uc rure ,, ./
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Foldedm et a l p a n e l s

Th e low, s pr e a d - o u t m a s s o f t he b u ild in g h e lp s
i t dis appea ri n t h e l a n d s c a p e ,ble n d in gwith th e
l i n e of t he h o r i z o nw h e n s e e n fr o m a d ista n ce .

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A t h i n f o l d e d m e t a l c o r n ice
c ov e r s t h e c o r r u g a t i on s
at th e t o p o f t h e b u i l d in g ,
c on c e a l i n gt h e p r o f i l e o f th e
bui l d i n g s o t h e d e p t h o f th e
c nve l o p ed i s a p p e a r s

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C -channel
stru cIu re

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The lay erede n v e l o p eo f t h e L a b a n 4 0 m m p o lyca r b o n a te D oubl c r1l ,r,'''rl

Da nc e Cent e r c r e a t e s a t o n a l a ffe ct transl urctrl
by c olor-c od i n gt h e d i f f e r e n t i n te r io r gl ass
program s be h i n d a n e x t e r i o r o f
trans luc ent p o l y c a r b o n a t ep a n e ls.
A dif f erent co l o r i s g i v e n t o e a ch
danc e s t udio l e a c h w i t h i t s o w n
si z e, height ,a n d f o r m l , w h i l e t h e
out er poly c a r b o n a t eI a y e r b l u r s th e
di fferent c ol o r s i n t o a s e r i e s o f to n a l
gradient swh o s e i n t e n s i t yv a r i es o ve r
the c ours e o f t h e d a y .

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of t hree c olo r s , e a c h w i t h t h r e e to n a l
variat ions . S teel rrul l r,,n
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T ra n s p a r e n tp o l y c a r bo n a te
pan e l s p r o t e c t a g a t n st
gla r e a n d h e a t r a d i a t io n

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pol ycarbo nate
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cre at es a s e r i a l a f f e c t b y
cl addingt he f l o o r s i n b a n d s
of c onc ret ea n d g l a s s p a n e l s
co v eredwit h s i l k s c r e e n e d
p hot ograph s ,d i s s o l v i n gt h e
env elopeint o a p a t t e r n o f
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p la te s a n d cle r e sto r ywin d o w bands.

Si l k s c reene dc e r a m i c f r i t g l a s s p a n e l
1 . S ilk s c ree ni s p l a c e do v e r g l aze dp a n e l.
2. C eram ic is a p p l i e dt h r o u g h scr e e n .
3. S ilk s c ree ni s r e m o v e d a n d c e r a m ic
is heat -f u s e dt o g l a z e d p a n el.

Si l k s c reene dc a s t c o n c r e t ep a n e l
1 . lmage is s i l k s c r e e n e do n t o f o r m wo r k
liner us ing s e t t i n g r e i a r d a n t.
2. Panel is c a s t .
3. Panel rem o v e df r o m f o r m w or k
a f t er s et t i n g . R e t a r d a n ta n d un se t
c onc ret e r i n s e d a n d b r u s h e d fr o m
fac e of pan e l .
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