Architecture: Dame Zaha Hadid — Her Most Iconic Buildings & Designs that May Never be Realised

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Design | Architecture: Dame Zaha Hadid — Her Most Iconic Buildings & Designs that May Never be Realised

Dominion Office Building, Moscow | photo via inhabitat

Inspired by the Russian avant-garde styles of the 1920s, the 21,184-square-meter office building comprises a series of vertically stacked and offset white volumes with alternating glazed bands. However, the most eye-catching feature of the building is not the exterior—it’s the dramatic light-filled central atrium that comprises overlapping black and white forms.

The Dominion Office Building’s staggered form is evident in its interior, which features an asymmetric black and white atrium that funnels natural light into the structure. When viewed from above, the atrium looks dynamic and neo-futuristic with its curved balconies, crisscrossing stairways, and alternating bands of black and white. Relaxation zones and coffee/snack areas are located on the balconies to make the atrium feel like a shared space that spans multiple levels, thus encouraging collaboration between the different companies in the building.

Read more about this project at inhabitat.

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