Beneath the low-key facade, however, lies an occasion awash with irony.
Past its misleadingly low-key facade, the hacienda surrounds a great inner courtyard -- a swan fountain, profuse flowers, palms, orange trees; tiled walkways, cascading pools, galleries vined with bougainvillea; arcades either carved from volcanic stone or painted a Mexican rose-pink.
Located in the frenetic central business district of Jalan Ampang, Wisma Central's low-key facade makes it easy to overlook, especially next to its flashier neighbours: the Petronas Twin Towers, Avenue K shopping mall, and the soon-to-be-completed Four Seasons Hotel KL.
The city hall was re-opened at a ceremony on Friday, with 3D projections on its facade showing key moments in the history of the 19th Century building.
Through post-optimization analysis of monthly and annual solutions, a better understanding of the key elements of seasonal facade adaptation is obtained.
Building facades are key elements for indoor illumination, indoor thermal environments, and solar energy utilization and control.
The results achieved from the literature survey clearly indicate that green roofs and facades are key solutions to mitigate building-related energy consumptions and greenhouse gas emissions.
He views vinyl siding facades as the key to preserving Williamsburg's working-class traditions, which arguably has become its own facade.
While Ms. Stewart's phrasing with its careful hesitations and emphases on key words maintains a serene facade, Mr. Charlap's volatile pianism reflects the turmoil below the surface in abrupt changes of rhythm and mood.
"There isn't a fiftieth here of what we see at the wholesale flower market in Manhattan," Ryhanen said the other morning, scanning the 24/7 sidewalk stand glued to the blank side-street facade of a Key Food in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.
From absorbing smog to piezoelectric straws, a buildings facade is becoming the key location for innovators in the field. .
