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We emphasized in the design the duality that Timat represents, she is a creator of gods and cosmos at the same time a monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos. It is evident in the lines and shapes we experience when walking through the temple, there is a promise of something “new”, something that is about to “exist” yet it's threatened by the chaotic nature of Talimat, this juxtaposition can be seen in the fragility that our design adapts, where the shapes and structures are on the verge of being transformed at any moment. 

when you walk around, what looks organized and neat from one perspective looks chaotic from another, this sovereignty over order and non-order creates a sense of relief, no matter what happened, Tiamat is in control, and the sense of sublime the structure reflects enforces this duality of “order/non-order”, a balance is made to maintain the experience, releasing the tension from those who visit, since the order is nothing but one of the forms of chaos that Tilmat masters.

Using natural materials with earthy colors gives a grounding effect, where each structure seems rooted, and a celebration of the original sacrificial creation, as if the entire project is an homage to a monsters body that was slain so the what around it could “stand” and by that we mean the earth and the sky. The relationship between shade and light inside the temple mixed with earth and sky leaves sometimes uncertainty, are we part of Taimat carcass or not, are we inside or outside, that is exactly what sovereignty over order and non-order represents, the ability to remove boundaries and experience the “whole” itself.

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