or, RPBW's is a classic

Ha ha ha ha ha. Diabase, classic.

k, you seem frustrated. I think I know you. I think you work with a certain roommate of mine.

I was laughing at the walking building, but yes Piano's building is a great example. But this works best on a continuous hill. How would this type of building bend with the level ground below it?

i've been staring at this hillside for so long that i am beginning to go cross-eyed. who's your roommate garpike?

Ha. Initials RH.

Most Italian Hill Towns are virtually indistinguishable from a single building ... this happens to be Cortona:

genuwine, you changed your name! That is pure magic!

Oh wait. I see how to do it.

I'm a big fan of this one
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Woops. That's how you post an image. Here you go.
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Oh crap.
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genuwine....i like this ancient buddhist monastery in bhutan...it is perched as well as 'steps down'..i think its spectacular






you may also have a look at the design of the Kandalama hotel in sri lanka designed by the late geoffrey Bawa

Have a look at the intricate sections and overlaps of the housing projects by Atelier 5. Can't find any good references online, sorry.

I remember there was a good one done by Ando... but I forget the details ....

ando did three buildings in rokko, an upscale-ish part of kobe. the 1st is pretty good, the 2nd is brilliant and the 3rd i haven't visited but it looks not quite so nice in photos, but probably made more money for the developer...

1 and 2



and 3

thanks Jump ...

I was talking about the 1st one .... looks good ..

See anything by archigram....the imperial walker isn't far off actually!

thanks for all the suggestions. the ando ones in kobe are great, i used to live down the hill from them. the 3rd one is a sell out. As for the name change, it was always genuwine, but for some reason, yesterday it came up as a different name. anyway...

garpike, i just looked at the people profiles at my firm, no RH.

Ok, genuwine. I think I mistook you for a fellow UCLA grad.

sorry, i'm a yalie

So strange! Ha! There was a guy I went to school with at UCLA that had the same initial and surname as your previous username.

how bizarre, not a very common last name!

Exactly! Why I was so sure of myself.

who is this k winegar that you know? where is he/she from?

Not sure where he was from. Not sure I should dispose info on Archinect to protect anonymity. But I'll send you an email.

Hamilton Cove in Avalon, Catalina Island. try googling for some images - they have lots of vacation rentals.