21.3.10

Asian Vernacular


Aryani Resort, Terengganu.




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What I've discovered is that it is always about spaces and how the design fully utilizing its context, climate and environment. There is a misunderstanding that 'Asian Vernacular' or commonly known as 'Tropical Architecture' is a building that must be only made with wood with tons of varnish carvings and finishes.


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*ref. source:
Tropical Asian Houses, Robert Powell (1996),
Bawa, Geoffrey Bawa (1990),

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes we get lost amidst the flashes of images in Wallpaper* and Icon and Surface...Good to be reminded once in a while..

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  2. Well said Spooky P!

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