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Concept
2024
Tuwaiq Mountains, KSA
Tuwaiq Observatory
A small astronomy pavilion on the escarpment edge.
Lead architect — O+
A single object on an empty horizon. The cylinder is rotated four degrees off the cliff edge so that, from inside, the night sky and the desert floor read as a single panorama.
The drum is poured in one continuous lift — the seam line becomes the only horizontal datum in the room.