WOHA

Hmm.. WOHA is a Singaporean architectural practice, and turns out I'd already taken a few pics of their work without realising it. I like their designs. Two examples I have are SOTA (School of the Arts, see post Creating Creativity, 16 May) and the also very grand and spacious Bras Basah MRT station. Both have won awards. Other Singapore projects include Stadium MRT and various residential developments, apparently. I will look out for them!

SOTA...

 

Bras Basah MRT...
This underground station has a roof which functions as a 'minimalist pond' at street level. The original meaning for Beras Basah in Malay is 'wet harvested rice', so perhaps there is a deliberate watery link? The only problem with the feature: you think it's raining when you start to exit and reach for your umbrella! More pix to follow.

Watery roof / feature

Pic courtesy Singapore Architecture blogger

http://www.wohadesigns.com/