Zaha Hadid Lotus
August 23, 2008

“The ‘lotus’ is a system of enfolded furnishings through which one can seduce and engage the immediate and more distant world. This room fluctuates between two extreme states: one which is highly condensed and exclusive of its surroundings and the other which is unfolded, dispersed and interlocked into its environment. reconfiguration is also a means towards appropriation and personalization.

The ‘lotus’ room is conceived as a fragmented enclosure that can be compressed and expanded into programmed areas for resting, sitting, storage, and browsing…”
Extract from designboom
Steel House
August 23, 2008

A steel animal poised atop the egde of a cliff looking at the conquered land…


Extract from Robert Bruno







