Cocooning at Home in Hong Kong
A short flight from Vietnam to Hong Kong to renew his visa in 1994 turned into almost a decade of work for Peter Steinhauer.
When he exited the airport, he was captivated by a building caged in bamboo and draped in yellow fabric, masked by haze and fog. Beneath a canopy of clouds, it glowed against the monochromatic skyline.
It reminded him of Christo and Jeanne Claude, artists known for swathing everything from the Bundestag to Central Park. But in a taxi he spotted another building, this time green, then another in beige, before realizing that these spectacles were ordinary sights in Hong Kong, where for months the sheaths encased buildings being built or demolished.
Source: The New York Times
More Inspiring Stories
Walkie Talkie Building in London Creates 'Death Ray' with Reflected Sunlight
This Instagram Account Combines Brutalist Architecture With Giant Cats
Meet "The Conker" - Automotive Ultimate Living Pod
The Tiny Tree House Sits Within A Forest In France
This Infinity Book Store Looks Like An Endless Tunnel Of Books
That’s The Kind Of House You Don’t Get To See Everyday
Beautiful Abandoned Fairy Tale House as the Quintessence of What's Going On
This Transparent Bubble Tent Lets You Sleep Underneath The Stars
Synthesizing Classical Tradition with Contemporary Architecture: The Unique Vertical Sphinx in Cairo
City Hall - The Ghost Subway Station of New York
Emergency Slide May Save Your Life
Meet The Solar Egg, A Giant Golden Sauna Built In Luossabacken, Sweden
Inside the Bradbury Building, the Oldest Commercial Building in Downtown Los Angeles
Create Your Own Hobbit Hole With The Cosy Green Magic Homes That Can Be Adapted To Your Needs
Incredible Libraries from Around the World
Ultimate Infill: A Skinny Building Amidst The Ginza Alley In Japan
World's Biggest McDonald’s Outlet to Open in London
The Land Of Giants By Choi + Shine Architects
The Bridges Along The River Thames In London Are To Be Lit Up As A Beautiful Piece Of Art
The Rooms At This Hotel Are Inside Airstream Trailers On The Roof Of The Building
Facebook's New Server Farm in Sweden
Parasitic City Takes Root on the Foundations of a Decommissioned Highway Bridge
Terrifying Russian Architecture Which Looks Better From Above
This House Sings Like A Saxophone At Night
