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The first out door structure we visited was created by Frida Escobedo. It consisted of a large structure made out of grey roofing tiles, ordered in a 'woven tapestry' like effect. On the first look at this empowering structure, it makes the viewer feel slightly confused but also oppressed due to the overwhelming amount of grey roof tiles used to make this structure.
However, the oppressive feeling instantly vanishes as you walk into the building. You are faced with a mirror ceiling which gives an optical illusion effect turning the building upside down as you look through the mirror.
A part of the sculpture was roofless, which could be seen as ironic since the whole structure was made out of roofing tiles. Therefore, whenever it rained the water would be collected in a section of the inside of the building and continue with the mirror effect as you looked down into the water.
This sculpture was also open to the public as a communal cafe space, with a cafe and several sets of tables and chairs. I like how this building has been built with angles in mind, because each point you view the sculpture from it looks different in turn.
The roof that covered the rest of the building was made out of some sort of reflective metal, so when you looked up at it, it would flip the reflection of the trees outside of the sculpture.
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The next public cafe space we visited was just down the road and this was The Magazine Restaurant designed by Zaha Hadid. The Magazine Restaurant is an extension built onto the Serpentine Sackler Museum.
When you first look at the large white dome structure it resembles a space ship due to the bright white material and overpowering shape of the restaurant.
The space ship theme does not stop on the exterior. When you walk into the restaurant you are faced with these peculiar portals coming from the ceiling that bring in a light source into the building.
The exterior and interior has an overall Organic design look due to the use of simple, modern colours and shape. I like Zaha Hadid's design work of this public space because the use of light and windows has made the interior spacious but also gives the public that element of wow-factor on the outside as well as the inside.
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