The Harmony Of The Spheres

Award-winning architecture firm DaeWha Kang Design reveals the philosophical underpinnings of its latest tour de force, the courtyard pavilion at The OWO in London.

- Indran P

POPULAR WISDOM OFTEN regards good design as invisible. While that may be true, we shouldn't discount celebrating showstopping marvels that demand to be seen. One need only gaze upon the stunning courtyard pavilion at The OWO in the Whitehall district of London to situate it in that class of visually inspired and exceptionally designed works.

A testament to the big-picture vision that informed its conception, the pavilion is ravishing. Its good looks are the most obvious thing about it. Which is why, when Dae Wha Kang, founder and director of the eponymous London firm behind the pavilion's design, expounds on the humility and thoughtfulness that went into its creation, it looks even better.