Wave Tower is located on Wireless Road, the home of the Thai Stock Exchange and to international financial institutions, an area which is fast becoming Bangkoks Central Business District.
The plan of Wave Tower is simple. Two half elipses are slightly shifted against each other. The offset between the two halves allows fresh air to be introduced to the mechanical room at each floor. At the top of the building, two forms peel apart, revealing the structures skeletal concrete frame. The result is a dynamic silhouette on the Bangkok skyline.
Each curve is clad in a simple curtainwall of different density. The resulting light filigree patterning is reminiscent of Thai basketry.
Height to roof: 186 metres Date built: 1988 Location: Hong Kong Use: Office Architect: Paul Rudolph
The Lippo Centre One is the taller of two twin octagonal towers which rise 36 and 40 storeys above Hong Kong. The towers are clad in reflective glass and have a distinctly faceted facade. Both towers are elevated over concrete columns. Each floor is cantilevered from the central core and provides 12 corner offices.
This is the last remaining of the "Xanadu" houses, three of which were built in the 1980s. The other two have been destroyed, and this one remains in Kissimmee, Florida, but in very bad condition and is rumored that it might be torn down soon. I've heard that Ripley's Believe It or Not now owns the property and that they currently use it only for storage, but I have not been able to substatiate that info. The house was built by spraying polyurethane foam over inflated large bubbles and when it dried, the bubbles were removed. This construction type never took off and so no additional ones were constructed. That is so sad! (Photo courtesy of www.roadsideamerica.com)
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