Bubble Tower entoilée Petr Kolar – Restaurants Twaru – called on Vela, Maldives
In the heart of Maldives, on the seaside island Velaa
the Czech architect Petr Kolar
Created the restaurant bar «Twaru»
This radical building is in close contrast with vernacular Maldives. Instead of using traditional natural materials, was used reinforced concrete monolith on the front of the building, serving as a bearing tube around which a web of gray semi-transparent curtain is stretched.
We can say that there are few skyscrapers in the Maldives, famous for water cottages built in the ocean. In particular, buildings by the sea are mostly single-family compact models. Therefore, in the construction of a «Restaurant Twaru» from 6 floors, the main problem was to integrate into the surrounding landscape, Located near the coast, palm trees grow in the vicinity, right in the middle of nature.
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Third floor plan
Ground floor plan
Bonus
Frei Otto
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