17 Sep, 2008
NICE ENTRANCE GATE – FLEXIBILITY IN ARCHITECTURE
Here is an example of how flexible architecture can be. I found these somewhere in Cubao here in the Philippines. It is not common to see this kind of creative designs everyday. When I was still studying architecture in college, I can still remember the subject History of Architecture and through that I learned the different gateways used by many countries. One example is the “torii” of Japan.
From wikipedia, Torii is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entry to a Shinto shrine, although it can be found at Buddhist temples as well. It has two upright supports and two crossbars on the top, and is frequently painted vermilion. Some torii have tablets with writing mounted between the crossbars. Traditionally, torii are made of wood or stone. In recent times, makers have started to use steel and even stainless steel. Torii mark the transition from the sacred (the shrine) to the profane.
Now the image above has used a scroll-like figure more of an art-nouveau inspired to make it as a shed for the gate. Just wanna share you guys this for reference. Hehe.
