vikasmg Posted May 16, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I got tired of waiting for a sunny day and free time to synchronize. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 16, 2019 by vikasmg 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297326-the-durians-with-a-q2/?do=findComment&comment=3741665'>More sharing options...
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vikasmg Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted May 16, 2019 The sun deed peep out for one shot though. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297326-the-durians-with-a-q2/?do=findComment&comment=3741666'>More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted May 16, 2019 A couple from the foyer Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297326-the-durians-with-a-q2/?do=findComment&comment=3741669'>More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted May 16, 2019 And the car park. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297326-the-durians-with-a-q2/?do=findComment&comment=3741672'>More sharing options...
war Posted May 16, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2019 Very nice images. Understand why they call them durians now. Thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, war said: Very nice images. Understand why they call them durians now. Thanks for posting. Thank you. Although the rest thing (durians) are something I can’t get close to. I think of them as jackfruits carried to their logical conclusion 🙂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 16, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 16, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) A delightful set Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted May 17, 2019 2 hours ago, stuny said: A delightful set Thank you very much. Incidentally, I admire your work very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted May 19, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 19, 2019 Apparently, the idea was to create a building, which is transparent but still protected against the sun. From the pictures, this apparently worked out very well. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted May 19, 2019 Share #10 Posted May 19, 2019 They are great buildings, including the concert hall. They are also a great (IMHO) fruit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted May 19, 2019 Share #11 Posted May 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, StS said: Apparently, the idea was to create a building, which is transparent but still protected against the sun. From the pictures, this apparently worked out very well. Stefan .....Vikas works with the architectural company that designed the Durian buildings in Singapore 😁 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted May 19, 2019 Share #12 Posted May 19, 2019 Well, maybe Vikas could tell a bit more about the concept then. I'm not in the market for a new building, just general interest in architecture As a side note, personally, I prefer the pictures with clouds. They make the light softer and add some structure and depth to the background. Stefna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted May 19, 2019 Time for full disclosure I'm afraid. This is one of DP Architects' projects and I am one of the partners at DPA and I was the project director for this project. We won this in a competition with Michael Wilford and Associates back in 1994. Unfortunately they decided to withdraw from the work in 1995. By then the positions and volumes of the main performing venues were already in place but the look and feel of the exterior and interior of the project is the work of DP Architects and our engineers Atelier 1. The German construction of Mero did their share for the cladding system. They built the space frame and sunshades and I earned a lot of milage points one year making frequent visits to Germany to work with them on the details. Why is looks like is a long story but if any one is REALY interested I wrote a paper on it which I'd be happy to email you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted May 19, 2019 13 hours ago, StS said: Well, maybe Vikas could tell a bit more about the concept then. I'm not in the market for a new building, just general interest in architecture As a side note, personally, I prefer the pictures with clouds. They make the light softer and add some structure and depth to the background. Stefna I'll try and answer your question in brief, and assuming you mean the concept for the glass and metal domes. The site is located so that there are very good view all around it with the bay on once side and the city Civic District in the front. The domes wrap around the foyers and some ancillary spaces around the Concert Hall (nearer the water) and the Theatre (on the other side) and we wanted a lot of transparency tome the most of the views. However Singapore is just a degree or so North of the equator and we were conscious we needed to keep most of the solar radiation out (though some comes through and adds to the visual interest). We studied a few different methods of sunshadiny but one offered the most potential. The gradual change in the size and orientation of the shades (particularly on the Theatre, also allowed us to reflect an organic geometry that is so present in a lot of Asian crafts and some architecture. The underlying geometry of the steel frame is best imagined as a kitchen sieve extended and distorted in form. The reason the Theatre and Concert Hall sunshades are so different is due to the different orientations of the halls relative to the sun path. The Theatre is almost North-South while the concert hall is (roughly) at right angles to it. All the tags of "durians", flies' eyes, and some more colorful nicknames, came after the fact :-). Hope that helps. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, StS said: Well, maybe Vikas could tell a bit more about the concept then. I'm not in the market for a new building, just general interest in architecture As a side note, personally, I prefer the pictures with clouds. They make the light softer and add some structure and depth to the background. Stefna The photo here shows the Theatre as seen from a short distance away from the North. Since the sun is not a concern here you see very little of the sunshades and a lot of glass. The picture was taken on the road leading to Swissotel which was behind me when I took this picture. If you go up to the restaurant at the top of the hotel and look down, you see almost only aluminum sunshades and almost no glass - the sun's eye view. As you see on the West and East sides of the Theatre. By that point the foyers around the theatre have ended so it worked out fine to gradually design the shades as closed. They start opening again to the South. Since this is so close to the equator the South sun angle is not much more of an issue than the North. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 20, 2019 by vikasmg 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297326-the-durians-with-a-q2/?do=findComment&comment=3744381'>More sharing options...
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