Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture
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The Architect use Copper shingle steel roof<br />
tiles as the roof material of the temple. It such<br />
an excitement to see the conversion of building<br />
modernity material approach is again pushed<br />
in the future direction in locality form of the past.<br />
Interior Design with Exterior Influences<br />
Inside the hall, white marble tiles are used to<br />
reinstate the value of the building interior <strong>and</strong><br />
embrace the Buddha statue gracefully. The<br />
edge of the building stone floor are installed<br />
to on a dry system to prevent the water from<br />
the rain line to pour into the central functional<br />
area of the temple.<br />
Philosophical Approach with The Nature of<br />
Lotus Ponds<br />
3 levels of lotus pond create a gr<strong>and</strong>e approach<br />
to the temple itself, whilst reflecting the building<br />
mirror image into the pond among the sky in<br />
the background. The lotus itself narrated<br />
the principal of Buddhism <strong>and</strong> symbolise it,<br />
naturally. The stepping stone walkway are the<br />
walk on the water over these pond also very<br />
philosophical approach in actions found in the<br />
Buddhism philosophy.<br />
Symmetrical Courtyard Layout<br />
For project planning, architects use the symmetrical<br />
axis approach, with central l<strong>and</strong>scape<br />
courtyard leading the way to the Glass Temple.<br />
The two-floored building on the left that is a<br />
library <strong>and</strong> a practice room for workshops<br />
building or religious training. Both buildings are<br />
designed with clean line simplistic articulations<br />
so they would level it hierarchical order of<br />
visual approach as second to the Glass Temple.<br />
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