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system, called spatial folded plate
triangular lattice structure, is brought
up spontaneously.” With no columns
in sight, this lattice supports the
superficially mounted curtain wall
panels and whitewashed acoustic infill
panels that correspond to the solid
granite walls. Remarkably, even the
mechanical shafts are camouflaged as
sinuous low-profile white tubes that
leech onto the structural ribs like some
kind of symbiotic parasite.
The shell casing of the interior
concert hall mass is classic Zaha.
Sensuous forms are sculpted in seamless
white plaster, as the ubiquitous vector is
celebrated at every turn. Cantilevered
balconies thrust out over the space
aggressively, accented by continuous
glass railings and integrated linear
savvy designers
diffuser coves. Monolithic staircases
descend from the upper floors, detailed
so that the flooring material continues
as both tread and riser while the siderails
are sheathed in the same fluid
white plaster as the soffit above. The
handrail exists as a gracefully extruded
slot, mimicking the unbroken linear
light coves in the ceiling above.
Inside the grand concert hall, the
monochromatic palette gives way to an
explosion of color, as nearly every square
meter of the fluid surface is painted
a brilliant gold. The asymmetrically
arranged seats ground the cavernous
space in a sea of bright red-orange
upholstery. Constructed from
custom glass fiber reinforced concrete
(GFRC) panels, the amorphous
ceiling and wall surfaces appear as a
> Like an albino stick insect, the HVAC
ducts blend in with the structure
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