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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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