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A super oblique wedge building frozen on the sidewalk between the road and a new residential... 25 Sep 2012 | 05:26 pm
A super oblique wedge building frozen on the sidewalk between the road and a new residential building. This most likely illegal wedge structure stands victorious over the planning approved new buildi...
A legitimized “shop front” of beetle nut vendors in a new residential building. This is... 25 Sep 2012 | 01:19 pm
A legitimized “shop front” of beetle nut vendors in a new residential building. This is highly unusual as they are invariable either ramshackle glass huts by roads’ edge or in old run rundown buildin...
An uninhabitable “solid state” building. 19 Jul 2012 | 03:47 pm
An uninhabitable “solid state” building.
A MOST audacious illegal extension on a high floor and with a 360 degree wrap around... 19 Jul 2012 | 03:38 pm
A MOST audacious illegal extension on a high floor and with a 360 degree wrap around life-saver-esque construction. Here, the completeness and geometric purity of the illegal building gave prominent ...
“The Overpass Building”: A super vertical array of highway overpasses creates an... 19 Jul 2012 | 03:19 pm
“The Overpass Building”: A super vertical array of highway overpasses creates an impressive “building” made up of lines of movement. Upon closer inspection, a dynamic arterial system speeds through t...
A building with “fringes” on its side. The fringes are steel r-bars (reinforcement... 28 Jan 2011 | 04:40 pm
A building with “fringes” on its side. The fringes are steel r-bars (reinforcement bars use in concrete construction) left exposed for potential future extensions. Although this is actually really b...
An incredible building facade in Hong Kong- a mosaic of windows, air con units and walls- like an... 28 Jan 2011 | 04:29 pm
An incredible building facade in Hong Kong- a mosaic of windows, air con units and walls- like an abstract painting. photos by Wonduk Han
An illegal cage extension with a panoramic Slinky inspired form in Taipei. Pretty much all... 15 Dec 2010 | 06:20 pm
An illegal cage extension with a panoramic Slinky inspired form in Taipei. Pretty much all illegal balcony extensions are rectangular boxes, this one is very very rare, arguably the only one of its k...
I’ve always love these earth hugging retaining grid walls.... 15 Dec 2010 | 05:21 pm
I’ve always love these earth hugging retaining grid walls. They can be seen in some mountainous parts of Taiwan as well.
A mosaic housing block where every single unit is constructed of different materials and styles in... 14 Dec 2010 | 06:03 pm
A mosaic housing block where every single unit is constructed of different materials and styles in Tamsui District, Taipei. It stands in strong contrast to the “unified” look of the grey concrete hou...
