June 4, 2009
A new hotel-casino in Chile has been wrapped in this grid like skin to deliver three objectives: to create a ‘dress’ that give the buildings under it a unified look; to create shade and improve thermal performance; and also to create a large urban lamp so that the building doesn’t need to add neon-signs to it to attract attention.
More details over on ArchDaily
Inspiration to make things better.
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