Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Incompletion II.


View of the humungous structure of the KPF-designed building coming up next to my office: another act of sabotage in the Singaporean skyline? I simply cannot understand how exactly this massive concrete slab with veryvery minimal openings (we counted 2 i think) functions. It's pretty obvious that it forms the core structure of the entire building, with secondary steel beams protruding out from its solid mass, to support perhaps a curtain-wall facade. However, given the thickness of its mass, shouldn't some activities occur within this seemingly inpenetrable fortress? If yes, how does one access the interior space? Surely two pathetic openings aren't enough for such a monolithic volume? The smooth flat surface of concrete intrigues and baffles (me).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hi janice! stumbled on ur blog linked frm carl's page :) anyways this is wynne here hehe! i have been wondering the same thing myself abt those walls everytime i drive pass it...issit by KPF??? i thought the signboard said A61....but i may be wrong. if it is KPF then let's hope some brilliant space will emerge frm those 2 giant concrete walls :)