05 / A mineral expression
Stone Effect.
An impression of the natural.
SELECTED PROJECT
Baoan Arts Centre
Glass within architecture.
Layered glass elevations bring a finely veined surface to the scale of civic architecture, revealing a changing rhythm of light, planes and deep setbacks.
Selected from the POBO project archive.
01Project overview
Glass within civic architecture.
Layered volumes and pale, veined surfaces give Baoan Arts Centre a distinct civic presence. Glass participates in this architectural rhythm, bringing light and surface pattern into a composition of folds, planes and deep setbacks. The sequence moves from the scale of the building to the detail of a panel.
02 / A project reading
Background / spatial intent
The oblique view brings stacked building volumes into one composition. Light changes across the folds and setbacks. The panel rhythm remains visible beneath a softer, irregular surface pattern, bringing two different scales of detail to the exterior.
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A sense of the detail.
03 / A project reading
Application of glass
Decorative glass brings a finely patterned surface to the architectural composition. At the corner, panel divisions and framing create a measured transition between elevations. A view of panels prepared for transport connects the finished exterior with the material work behind it.
04 / A project reading
Material expression
Fine veining is set against long vertical lines. At a distance, the panels form a calm field. Nearby, their surface pattern and the spacing of the framing become more apparent. The architectural composition gives the material room to be read at both scales.
05Design highlights
Details that shape the reading.
Layered volumes
Setbacks create changes in light across the pale elevations.
A closer surface
The corner photograph reveals veining, framing and panel divisions.
Material in transit
The supplied packing image adds a process view to the architectural sequence.
Continue the material exploration with these contemporary collection directions.
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A related visual direction.
02 / A new perspective
Contemporary.
A new point of view.
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Bring the idea into a brief.
Explore design considerations for related uses of decorative glass.
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