Logic and collective consciousness indicate that parking lots should be spaces enclosed in a concrete box, hiding the ugliness of the interior, full of vehicle both in movement and posture from the view of the pedestrian.
Herzog & de Meuron think different.
The infrastructural character of 1111 Lincoln Road is projected to the city, acting at the same time as a view as well as a point of view for the various spectators, in or out of the building. The liveliness of the experience reminds of public transit stations, while the hosted program acts as a continuum with the retail and recreation character of the road and the neighbouring mall.
Apart from the building's role as a dynamic pole in the urban environment, it stands out architecturally through its structural organism, forming itself as a result of forces, code requirements and program.
Photos taken from http://www.archdaily.com/59266/1111-lincoln-road-herzog-de-meuron
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