PRES BORUM VISNUK LOUK

 Hun Phanha Architecture

Landscape and commercial program,

30ha, concept submitted

The PRES BOROM VISHNU LOK COMMERCIAL BUILDING expo Riverside acts as a counterbalance to thePover station of Art which is the dominant building on the skyline.

The massing concept consists of three stackedvolumes which decrease in size as the building increases in height. The stacking of the volumes references themassing of the power station of Art and creates a strong dialogue with the urban context. When viewed fromthe east, the building appears as a ziggurant, gently stepping down to a more human scale facing the river and plaza. The steps break down the traditional tower and podium composition and create a series of outdoor landscaped terraces facing the river. From the high way to the north-west, where the different volumes are not set back from each other, the building appears as a tower Internally, the volumes are shaped by multi-storey atriums and influenced by the terraces' natural landscape.

Large facade openings face the river and extend the atrium onto these landscaped terraces. The facade usesvertical fins with a considerable depth to emphasis the verticality of the stacked volumes and provide sun shading.The maerial for these elements is dark gray glazed terracotta, a traditional materialused in Khmer architecture.It makes the building appear to shimmer when seen from the distance and gives it a strong, natural characterwhen observed in detail.