the prada transformer

architecture has been on my mind lately. buildings with unique features and smartly designed interior spaces make me happy. situated next to the 16th century gyeonghui palace, is the 2009 smooth membrane elasticized prada transformer:

i wouldn't say it's the most beautiful building i've ever seen, but it's certainly inventive. the prada transformer is a joint collaboration between design powerhouses, prada and rem koolhaas. it's a tetrahedron--hexagon, cross, rectangle and circle into one pavilion--that rotates with each exhibit. 4 shapes=4 exhibitions. the structure is designed so that the floors can become walls and the walls become ceilings and the ceilings become walls and the floors become ceilings. the building shifts with the aid of construction cranes and this shape-shifting space hosts different creative artistic programs.