retroremakes
February 17th, 2010, 17:40
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/500x_korea-container1.jpgShipping containers (http://gizmodo.com/tag/shippingcontainers/) in my mind are forever associated with grim situations seen in TV shows like Dexter or The Wire, but in South Korea (http://gizmodo.com/tag/southkorea/) they can also be observatories for viewing sunsets.
Erected on the harbor of Songdo New City in Incheon, five shipping containers were recycled and placed together aiming sky-wards for the best possible glimpse of the close of daylight. They're angled at either 10, 30 or 50 degrees, offering various views across the water, with stairs and ramps inside so people can walk through them. [ANL Studio (http://www.minsooframe.com/) via Deezen (http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/15/oceanscope-by-anl-studio/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/17/beautiful-shipping-container-sunset-observatory-rises-in-south-korea/)]
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Erected on the harbor of Songdo New City in Incheon, five shipping containers were recycled and placed together aiming sky-wards for the best possible glimpse of the close of daylight. They're angled at either 10, 30 or 50 degrees, offering various views across the water, with stairs and ramps inside so people can walk through them. [ANL Studio (http://www.minsooframe.com/) via Deezen (http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/15/oceanscope-by-anl-studio/) via Inhabitat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/17/beautiful-shipping-container-sunset-observatory-rises-in-south-korea/)]
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