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Thai & Lu

Thai & Lu are David Thai and Charlotte Lu, an architectural photography team who met at the University of Hawaii’s School of Architecture. For ARKO they shot Waiea in Honolulu, from across Ala Moana Boulevard to the bolts on its façade.

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Honolulu, HI

Waiea

A residential tower at Ward Village by James KM Cheng Architects with WCIT Architecture. Its parking garage is wrapped in perforated stainless steel ImageWall that pictures a wave across the whole façade, a motif the tower’s undulating glass repeats.

The garage façade straight on from across the street, a bus passing
The garage façade straight on from across the street, a bus passing
The wave across the garage, the tower rising behind it
The wave across the garage, the tower rising behind it
The tower and the garage from down the street, between palms
The tower and the garage from down the street, between palms
The façade along the street in late sun
The façade along the street in late sun
The garage entrance beneath the perforated steel
The garage entrance beneath the perforated steel
The façade's edge against the tower's blue glass
The façade's edge against the tower's blue glass
Palm fronds in front of the perforations
Palm fronds in front of the perforations
A round light fitting set into the perforated panels
A round light fitting set into the perforated panels
Close on the panels: perforations of every size along a seam
Close on the panels: perforations of every size along a seam

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