If you could live inside a video game, which one would you pick? If you answered Mario Kart, you’re in luck: Architect Lev Libeskind has designed a funky apartment building in central Phoenix based on the popular Nintendo racing game.
Rainbow Road is designed by Lev Libeskind and developed by InveStellar Corporation. (Libeskind Studio Design)
Rainbow Road deploys Mario Kart motifs galore throughout the 36-unit buildings. Outside, there’s a multicolored path that extends from the sidewalk through the courtyard. The color palette extends to ROYGBIV window wells and frames, while the facade’s rubber band ball–gridding references the fractal-y metallic or glass panels that gamers
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