ART DECO in Singapore - Page 6

RafflesCity · February 14th, 2004, 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by Jo

Hey Park View Square is great! The Chinese style also blend in well with it.

The world needs more of this stuff

Especially Singapore. Looking forward to more distinctive designs here in future but nothing too Shanghai

heirloom · February 14th, 2004, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

OMG! You took a pic of the base?

yeah i did... the original big picture looks alot more grand... :/ was in the car.. no time to take good pics haha

redstone · February 14th, 2004, 11:25 AM

Hi ,Cliff ,how's your PVS drawing going?

huaiwei · February 14th, 2004, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jo

Hey Park View Square is great! The Chinese style also blend in well with it.

The world needs more of this stuff

Chinese style? I dont really see much of that?

huaiwei · February 14th, 2004, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by savethewtc

Does Parkview have alot of glass?

I've never seen glass and art deco mixed up like that.

Hmm...if you look at the full tower shots, both sides of the building basicaly look more or less the same. Thats the amount of glass it has, but I dont think the glass are too accentuated?

Jo · February 14th, 2004, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by huaiwei

Chinese style? I dont really see much of that?

The grating in front of the large windows. Or am I mistaken about the style

heirloom · February 15th, 2004, 04:33 AM

that's not very chinese... chinese is... different.. i dont know how.. definitely in different colours... and different material.. more ornate.. more curves...

Monkey · February 15th, 2004, 05:46 AM

That grillwork around the entrance doesn't strike me as very Chinese either, nor do I find it particularly Art Deco.

RafflesCity · February 15th, 2004, 05:53 AM

Hmm..when I saw the building in real life, Chinese didnt spring to my mind, it had a more Hindu-like feel to it. In any case there is a very Oriental feel to it but I cant pinpoint any specific theme.

And as huaiwei said, glass is not the main focus. The thing that catches you is the extremely dark and rich chocolate brown that seems to absorb all the energy of its surroundings

heirloom · February 15th, 2004, 06:32 AM

hrmmm maybe you can term it las-vegas-casino-kitsch...

Monkey · February 15th, 2004, 06:32 AM

Heirloom, I neglected to compliment you for those terrific pictures!

I agree with the rest of us: there is nothing particularly Chinese about Parkview. But it IS a super fine A-1 specimen of an Art Deco building!

huaiwei · February 15th, 2004, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by RafflesCity

And as huaiwei said, glass is not the main focus. The thing that catches you is the extremely dark and rich chocolate brown that seems to absorb all the energy of its surroundings

In fact, my impressions of the building was that it is so lacking in glass, that I imagined the interiors as dark and gloomy due to the lack of windows! And even if there are windows, they are tinted so dark...

heirloom · February 15th, 2004, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by Whose Homepage

Heirloom, I neglected to compliment you for those terrific pictures!

no need for that

they're quite terrible.. taken from a moving car as i mentioned. i do like those new bus stops like the one in the second pic...

Jo · February 15th, 2004, 10:45 PM

Just what are you people smoking?
Fine, you can call the window lattice a typical voodoo inspired design or something if it feels better.

WH, I didn't say the Chinese Lattice design was art deco, but that it blended in well with the art deco stuff. Too well it seems.

Btw, that architecture element is usually brownish as far as I know.

Monkey · February 15th, 2004, 11:22 PM

Sorry, Jo! I din't mean to step on your toes.

And all I'm smoking is ciggies (too many).

Jo · February 16th, 2004, 02:06 AM

Sorry too WH, everyone

(just got the sudden feeling everyone was conspiring against me

)

Monkey · February 16th, 2004, 03:18 AM

No reason to become paranoid all of a sudden, Jo

All we're doing here is sitting around in a friendly fashion and looking at architecture. Occasionally someone disagrees with the others (happens to me quite frequently as a matter of fact

). So what's the big deal?

Nobody has been

ing you, have they?

And from your post and the pictures you show I now realize you were talking about the INTERIOR of Parkview! Well, that's a totally different story ... I was contemplating & commenting on the EXterior ... maybe some of the others as well.

drwho · February 16th, 2004, 03:45 AM

hm,anyone know where i can find black&white-posters of Singapore skyscrapers/skyline?

just like this one:

Jo · February 16th, 2004, 03:45 AM

Err.. no, I was talking about the lattice designs on the outside of the building ...and it is Chinese, anyone disagreeing is on crack

The thing within parenteses was not meant to be taken that seriously, more like a joke.. jebus, seems I should work a bit on improving the smiley usage

Hey, cool poster Drwho, where did you get that??

RafflesCity · February 16th, 2004, 07:21 AM

Oh dear poor Jo..

Hey I didnt completely rule out the possibility..noticed I said that there was something Oriental about the design? Its just that the motif was very well integrated with the highrise part of the building, creating a hybrid. That was sharp of you to pick out the elements though

@drwho..I havent come across any black and white ones, but I could try to use photoshop to apply the black and white imagery

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Jo Iron horse rider dlx Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Östersund Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 2	Err.. no, I was talking about the lattice designs on the outside of the building ...and it is Chinese, anyone disagreeing is on crack The thing within parenteses was not meant to be taken that seriously, more like a joke.. jebus, seems I should work a bit on improving the smiley usage Hey, cool poster Drwho, where did you get that?? __________________ ........................................ 010010000110100100100000011101000110100001100101011100100110010100100001 Last edited by Jo; February 16th, 2004 at 04:05 AM.

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February 15th, 2004, 04:33 AM	#107
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	that's not very chinese... chinese is... different.. i dont know how.. definitely in different colours... and different material.. more ornate.. more curves...

February 15th, 2004, 05:46 AM	#108
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,616 Likes (Received): 1	That grillwork around the entrance doesn't strike me as very Chinese either, nor do I find it particularly Art Deco.

February 15th, 2004, 05:53 AM	#109
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Hmm..when I saw the building in real life, Chinese didnt spring to my mind, it had a more Hindu-like feel to it. In any case there is a very Oriental feel to it but I cant pinpoint any specific theme. And as huaiwei said, glass is not the main focus. The thing that catches you is the extremely dark and rich chocolate brown that seems to absorb all the energy of its surroundings

February 15th, 2004, 06:32 AM	#110
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	hrmmm maybe you can term it las-vegas-casino-kitsch...

February 15th, 2004, 06:32 AM	#111
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,616 Likes (Received): 1	Heirloom, I neglected to compliment you for those terrific pictures! I agree with the rest of us: there is nothing particularly Chinese about Parkview. But it IS a super fine A-1 specimen of an Art Deco building!

February 15th, 2004, 11:22 PM	#115
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,616 Likes (Received): 1	Sorry, Jo! I din't mean to step on your toes. And all I'm smoking is ciggies (too many).

February 16th, 2004, 03:18 AM	#117
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,616 Likes (Received): 1	No reason to become paranoid all of a sudden, Jo All we're doing here is sitting around in a friendly fashion and looking at architecture. Occasionally someone disagrees with the others (happens to me quite frequently as a matter of fact ). So what's the big deal? Nobody has been ing you, have they? And from your post and the pictures you show I now realize you were talking about the INTERIOR of Parkview! Well, that's a totally different story ... I was contemplating & commenting on the EXterior ... maybe some of the others as well.

February 16th, 2004, 03:45 AM	#118
drwho slacker oui! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,175 Likes (Received): 1	hm,anyone know where i can find black&white-posters of Singapore skyscrapers/skyline? just like this one:

February 16th, 2004, 07:21 AM	#120
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	Oh dear poor Jo.. Hey I didnt completely rule out the possibility..noticed I said that there was something Oriental about the design? Its just that the motif was very well integrated with the highrise part of the building, creating a hybrid. That was sharp of you to pick out the elements though @drwho..I havent come across any black and white ones, but I could try to use photoshop to apply the black and white imagery