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Like Machado and Silvetti's Harvard
dormitory,
the Mirador uses a multi-story truss to create its unique
expression. Looking closely at the image at left, one can
trace the diagonal bracing where windows have been omitted.
Structural solutions like this are not new to MVRDV, who have
used dramatic cantilevers
for similar effect. Here, the scale is larger so therefore
the visual impact is greater, scaled to the urban vista and
intended to dwarf its surroundings. |
