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NOX
D-Tower
Doetinchem, The Netherlands

Photo courtesy NOX

The D-Tower is a project where the intensive (feelings, qualia) and the extensive (space, quantities) start exchanging roles, where human action, color, money, value, feelings all become networked entities.
Full text in previous D-Tower arcspace feature.

“On the whole “happiness” is 45% of the time in first place, “hate” is a good second with 30%, “love” only 20%”.
Lars Spuybroek

Photo courtesy NOX
Happiness

Photo courtesy NOX
Hate

Photo courtesy NOX
Love

The panels are insulated with milled styrofoam then covered with epoxy. The fact that the double curved structure still has repetition in it (some panels repeat four times, others two or three, some are unique) makes non-standard affordable without reducing it to flat planes and cilinders.

Photo courtesy NOX

NOX is using the same technique now for a housing project.

Project start: 1998
Complted 2005

Architects: NOX
Project Team:
Lars Spuybroek
Pitupong Chaowakul
Chris Seung-woo Yoo
Norbert Palz

Artist:
Q.S Serafijn

V2_Lab:
Simon de Bakker
Artem Baguinski

D-Tower website

NOX arcspace features

February 13, 2006





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		NOX D-Tower Doetinchem, The Netherlands Photo courtesy NOX The D-Tower is a project where the intensive (feelings, qualia) and the extensive (space, quantities) start exchanging roles, where human action, color, money, value, feelings all become networked entities. Full text in previous D-Tower arcspace feature. “On the whole “happiness” is 45% of the time in first place, “hate” is a good second with 30%, “love” only 20%”. Lars Spuybroek Photo courtesy NOX Happiness Photo courtesy NOX Hate Photo courtesy NOX Love The panels are insulated with milled styrofoam then covered with epoxy. The fact that the double curved structure still has repetition in it (some panels repeat four times, others two or three, some are unique) makes non-standard affordable without reducing it to flat planes and cilinders. Photo courtesy NOX Photo courtesy NOX Photo courtesy NOX Photo courtesy NOX Photo courtesy NOX NOX is using the same technique now for a housing project. Project start: 1998 Complted 2005 Architects: NOX Project Team: Lars Spuybroek Pitupong Chaowakul Chris Seung-woo Yoo Norbert Palz Artist: Q.S Serafijn V2_Lab: Simon de Bakker Artem Baguinski D-Tower website NOX arcspace features February 13, 2006