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Interior spiral stair, National Theatre, Taiwan. Designed by Toyo Ito. Photograph by John Twiname.
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Spatial Vortex
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
StudioJohn Twiname
PhotographerJohn Twiname
This series examines the interior of a National Theatre. Curved walls, suspended volumes, and layered balconies generate a centripetal movement that draws the body inward. Through framing, the architecture is revealed as sectional choreography - where circulation, structure, and form converge into a spatial vortex.