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First Look Inside Zaha Hadid’s Futuristic Condos Planned for the High Line

Turkey Architecture News - Jul 30, 2014 - 14:08   8833 views

First Look Inside Zaha Hadid’s Futuristic Condos Planned for the High Line

Whether or not you’re a fan of Zaha Hadid, or Neo-Futurism for that matter, if you’re believer that a building’s interior should be a seamless extension of its exterior (read: not New York by Gehry), you’ll appreciate Zaha’s efforts to turn her High Line project into a work worthy of architecture history books. One of the most (if not the most) talked about starchitect projects planned for the elevated park, plenty of full view renderings have surfaced since it was announced just over a year ago. But it looks like we’re finally getting a taste of what the inside could look like, courtesy of Curbed. Like its ultra-futuristic exteriors, Zaha’s luxurious condos will be just as sleek and spaceship-like as the outside, with undulating surfaces all throughout, and featuring many of the mind-boggling forms we’ve come to appreciate Ms. Hadid for.

First Look Inside Zaha Hadid’s Futuristic Condos Planned for the High Line

The interiors of the new project don’t stray too far from the exterior design, or from Zaha’s style, and follow the same principles seen in many of her previous interior endeavors, including her z.island. According to the images, strategic lighting plays a big part in creating the right atmosphere, and the smooth surfaces found within are countered with softer, more organic details like textured walls, stone and dark wood.....Continue Reading

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