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UNIT 14
Geometrical
Constructions
^ You will learn about:
thiS^ Drawing perpendicular and parallel lines
init j Measuring and drawing lines
Constructing triangles, squares, rectangles and polygons
The Interlace, in Singapore, was designed by Ole Scheeren to house 1040
apartments. Interlace consists of six-storey blocks staggered in different
angles, so that they do not form a straight line. Why do you think it was
designed this way? It looks like 31 cuboids stacked upon one another,
resembling Jenga blocks. The blocks are stacked up to four, near the centre,
to have a maximum of 24 floors. If you look from the top, the amount of
surface area for greenery increased by 30% from the original area of the
land the building is on. The Interlace won the World Building of the Year for
2015 having challenged the traditional architectural design mindset. Can you
identify parallel lines and perpendicular lines? Can you think of some clever
uses of geometrical shapes and lines employed in this design?
