Surreal architecture
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Project • By Manas Bhatia • Apartments
AI generated symbiotic architecture
Project name: AI generated Symbiotic architectureProject category: ArchitectureProject location: FictionalProject size: N/AProject status: Design proposalArchitect/Designer: Manas BhatiaWebsite: N/AInstagram link: https://www.instagram.com/manasbhatiadesign/Photographer credits: N/ASoftwares used: Midjourney AI, Adobe photoshop
Manas Bhatia, an Architect and computational designer from India, has been using the potential of the artificial intelligence (AI) tool Midjourney to create surreal architectural concepts. In this project, he imagines a surreal future that has ‘symbiotic’ architectural apartment towers that look like giant hollow redwood trees. Inspired by the Hyperion tree, the architect seeks to go beyond the realm of... More
News • News • 1 Feb 2021
Landmark portal design by Penda China brings a tinge of surrealism to a new city district
As part of a government masterplan seeking to spur the development of Jiangdon, a new district in Haikou City, Penda China has completed three portals providing access to a new tunnel. Built beneath the Nandu River, the tunnel spans 4,280 meters (14,370 feet) in length and 2, 720 meters (8,924 feet) in width. The tunnel connects Haikou City with Changmai County and Wenchang City as part of the overall economic integration of the area.
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The sculptural portals are inspired by marine life forms, in particular white clamshells. Clad with glazed white aluminium panels, contrasting black lines follow the curving forms. The undersides of the canopies are likewise clad with the same white panelling.
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