DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
: The creation of an artificial and environmentally friendly oasis
DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
: There is more and more desert area. New projects have to be realized here too, but by other means.
DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
: This concept should also be further developed and used in other projects.
DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
: over a year
DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
: At the beginning was the idea which was later presented to the investor
DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
: the negotiations are still going on
DI: What made you design this particular type of work?
: I also think desert offers a lot of challenges for a designer
DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
: In the final phase, some of my employees also participated in this project
DI: Who is the target customer for his design?
: to make an area attractive, where one does not expect this
DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
: I think here are many approaches to be able to use such areas
DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
: D.Butterfly is like being able to fly across the desert like a desert butterfly
DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
: imagination
drawings
models
ArchiCAD
3dsMax
DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
: touch the existing landscape as little as possible
DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
: There were some experts here
DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
: good technology should make all parts of the design more elegant and cheaper to build
DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
: the decisive factor here was intuition as usual
DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
: the development of the individual parts of the building forms the landscaping designer structure
DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
: to share a creative approach
DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
: it does not depend on the beauty of the landscape but on the viewing angle alone