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The central wooden deck with radiating "houses" | ||
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SeatingThe architects explain that "the anticipated increase in visitors--not only individuals but also many schools and other groups--gave added importance to benches, niches, covered waiting zones and entries. These areas for sitting, standing, waiting, and looking are stamped or cut out of the shape of the houses through simple mechanical manipulations. Given the large number of design objects on view inside, all of these areas are conceived as an integral part of the architecture and not as self-contained objects" (architects' website). | ||
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Wooden bench as part of the architecture |
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