That's a good analogy and probably a better mental model to judge it by, but I was thoroughly disappointed by the architects' rationale. "We also wanted to mix

That's a good analogy and probably a better mental model to judge it by, but I was thoroughly disappointed by the architects' rationale. "We also wanted to mix traditional wood and new materials to find the right balance between history and future" "What could be more natural than paying homage to this place through a real vegetated space?" That kind of literalism sounds like it's right out of the mind of a first year architecture student.