ARCHITECTURE OF DENSITY

Michael Wolf :: Photojournalism
Architecture of Density, Hong Kong

Repetition.

Photojournalist Michael Wolf is the pure definition of international artist. Wolf was born in Germany, then raised in Canada and the United States before working a decade in China under the magazine Stern. His work most often takes a voyeuristic stance, removing context of location, therefore, allowing the observer to focus on patterns or subjects that might otherwise go unnoticed. In these photographs, part of a larger series titled, Architecture of Density, Wolf displays Hong Kong as vacant and deserted--very atypical of most assumptions of this city. The sheer density of the structure is breathtaking, and reminds us of how very different other cultures live, breathe and get through the day.

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DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.

GOING BOLD

Ozone :: Wonderwall
Hong Kong

Never lacking bold gestures, Wonderwall has done it once again with this completely over-the-top interior of the Ozone Restaurant in the Hong Kong Ritz-Carlton. Occupying the top 15 floors of a 118-story building, this hotel boasts the highest in the world! The design of Ozone, according the Wonderwall was to "create a place that is full of surprises and excitement at every turn, whether one enters from the bar, the bar lounge, the lobby lounge, dining room, or tapas bar"[via]. Well, I think its safe to say mission accomplished. The repetition of geometry travels from surface to surface giving the sense that the space is eternal. This feeling is echoed in the materiality to create an overall, out of this world creation. Wow. Just wow.

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DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.