what to do in Abu Dhabi_2

So I’m going to the other main reason of checking out Abu Dhabi..which is the Ferrari World.  In this case, architectural inspection took a back seat as anticipation for the promised rides awaited… Read More →

if I could build a house on a cliff…

… site sensitivity would be something like this …green roof would naturally be present … views enjoyed would be as amazing …it means beach is just a walk down the cliff … I… Read More →

architectural food for thought

Optimism vs Pessimism Expressive vs Neutral Radical vs Conservative Emotional vs Cool Inexplicable vs Understood Hand vs Computer Complex vs Simple Political vs Evasive Real vs Simulated Unexpected vs Habitual Raw vs Refined… Read More →

miniatures

as far back as i can remember, i have always been fascinated by diagrams and drawings, maps, pictures of  houses, buildings – the inside and outside, dollhouses and small versions of whatever.  one… Read More →

neuro holographic recovery unit

i saw this from information aesthetics and i hope world builder wont mind me linking this here. really awesome, quite surreal but also poignant… the star trek holodeck come alive…

ceiling+lighting

consciously or not, i have been collecting images of ceiling treatments and their lighting fixtures over the past year. they’re not meticulously photographed at all, more like quick snapshots to freeze in memory… Read More →

iPhone 2.0

i actually got a little excited upon reading this news tidbit in yahoo. trivial and shallow i know, but that iPhone just looks so damn cool. the good thing now is they’re rumored… Read More →

sections

I just realized something fully now, yet I think i’ve been doing it for years… when looking at architectural drawings, i’m much more drawn to examining sections. cross or longitudinal or even bays.… Read More →