subtilitas:
Auer + Weber Architekten - ESO Hotel and Observatory, Cerro Paranal, 2003. Located in the heart of the Atacama desert in Chile, the building faces severe winds, scalding daytime sunlight, and dramatic temperature shifts. The red concrete facade and it’s position embedded in the landscape helps protect from the elements and also prevents internal light pollution from escaping, a facet of the project brief that demanded that the total light output of the project could not exceed that of a 100 watt light bulb. And yes, it was in a Bond movie.
