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Ultra-Ruin half eaten by jungle at Yangmingshan Mountain in Taipei, Taiwan. |
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Mahogany walkway leading towards the Ultra-Ruin through jungle. |
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Entry to the Ruin complex. |
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View from the Loft terrace-deck. |
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Central courtyard opening towards south and the river down in the valley. The red brick wall are the remaining ruins of the original Fujien -style farmhouse, from which the new wooden architecture is growing from |
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View towards the main hall and the Loft. |
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Meditation platform on the roof of the main hall. |
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The seed of the Ultra-Ruin complex, the table around which the rest of the structures have grown. |
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Bronze and stone fire-place for grilling. |
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Dinner table and view to the valley. |
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Dinner table next to the jungle. |
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Solid wood steps leading to the roof terrace. |
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Detail of a pillar. Mahogany - bronze - stone. |
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Pergola and way to the rest-rooms. |
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Loft door locking details, bronze. |
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Loft bath-tube and fire-place. |
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Loft bath-tub faucet, bronze. |
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Loft Moon-light. |
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Loft upper deck and Moon-light. |
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Loft steps. |
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Loft with Moon and stars. |
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Loft and the Moon-light from outside. |
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Loft upper terrace deck . |
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Space below the terrace deck. |
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Door handle details, bronze. |
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Snake-steps connecting the different levels of the Ultra-Ruin terraces. |
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Creepers reading architecture. |
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Kitchen roof window and cor-ten steel. |
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Kitchen interior. |
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Sauna, the pool and meditation tower. |
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Sauna cooking up. |
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Sauna interior, Taiwanese cypress. |
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Mountain stream pool. |
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After sauna chill-out tower. |
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Pool in the tower. |
All photos: AdDa Zei / Casagrande Laboratory