Jan 10, 2010 02:24
14 yrs ago
English term

drama by night

English Tech/Engineering Architecture
For passers-by, the striking suspended glass wall of the atrium provides transparency by day, and drama by night.
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+10
46 mins
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a dramatic visual feature at night...

Designed by Dutch architects UNstudio structure will boast three luxury ... spare no expense: the spa suite will feature night-blue glass mosaic tile walls, ... The envelope of metal bands creates a dramatic visual impression of the ...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Stephanie Ezrol : sometimes the drama is seeing inside the building at night
6 mins
Thanks & also for your comment, Stephanie! eski
agree John Detre : with Stephanie
1 hr
Thanks for your confirmation & saludos, John :))
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa
2 hrs
Hi Yasumoto; Thanks & Saludos from Acapulco! eski
agree Robert Mavros
4 hrs
Hola "tocayo"; Gracias y muchos saludos. eski
agree Sarah Bessioud
4 hrs
Thank you, Jeux_de_Mots! eski
agree Phong Le
5 hrs
Hi, Phong Le: Muchas gracias! eski
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
7 hrs
Besos y muchasd gracias Jenni! eski
agree Tony M
8 hrs
Thanks for your confirmation, Tony! eski
agree Jim Tucker (X)
10 hrs
Hi Jim; thanks U muchos saludos! eski
agree Rolf Keiser
12 hrs
Muchas gracias y saludos, Goldcoaster! eski
neutral Polangmar : The explanation is too succinct and diffucult to understand for a non-native English speaker - what does "dramatic visual feature" mean exactly?
15 hrs
Thanks for your comment Polangmar. eski
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+2
6 hrs

dramatic nocturnal insights

The meaning is : transparency by day= the people inside the building have natural sunlight coming in during the day so that they can look out. Drama by night= at night people from outside the building can look in, see lit-up appartments or restaurants or whatever and can imagine something exciting (dramatic) happening. There is a slight hint of voyerism here, at the very least there willl nbe interesting patterns of light contrasting with the night sky outside.
Peer comment(s):

agree Annett Kottek (X) : Agree, although I think it refers only to people outside [‘passers-by’]: transparency in the day, they can see what’s going on inside (a public/democratic institution??) & breathtaking [‘dramatic’] views into building at night.
2 hrs
Yes, you're right about the passers-by, but luckily this doesn't affect my entry
neutral Tony M : I'm really not sure about the use of 'insights' here...
3 hrs
perhaps I 'm being too subtle here...
agree Polangmar : This is a fully undestandable explanation - if it's true, of course.:-)
9 hrs
Thanks, Polangmar !
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12 hrs

breathtaking theatrical scene

"Drama" here is "theatrical" This showy envoronment is striking both in day time and at night, transparent by day ( full of diffused light) it turns into a play of light and shadow with the coming of dark, that awakens a sense of mistery.
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