A series of apartment buildings in Moscow have been covered with iconic Japanese artwork. Part of the Etalon City apartment complex, the architects had the 6 towers placed along the highway painted with a replica of The Great Wave off Kanagawa—Katsushika Hokusai’s famed woodblock print—spanning the 60,000 square meter facade.
Behind, the other buildings making up the complex have been given colorful patterns inspired by other cities including New York, Chicago, Barcelona, and Monaco. Splashes of yellow, blue, orange, and green cover three zigzagged apartment towers, while the public areas and landscape design will also pay homage to various locations.
The massive housing development is located in the south-western region of Moscow, and includes retail, social facilities, and a science park.
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How are we supposed to read the tsunami?
How is this artwork going to make the residents happier? I wish the developer spent a little bit extra money for proper architecture with balconies and attractive openings, not these checkerboards.
But as for the residents, I think people should stop buying these boxes, no matter how cheap it seems. Single use skyscrapers are incredibly unhealthy for living since there is no vitality.
Da comrade, I am in Block Tangerine, unit 17-738-F.
It is like living in field of wery, wery beautiful flowers. Come and wisit any time.
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