3deluxe shades the Butterfly Pavilion with a golden canopy of 4000 aluminium leaves

NOOR ISLAND – German design studio 3deluxe shields a glass cube with a canopy of golden leaves to ensure a suitable atmosphere for its butterfly inhabitants.
On a man-made island In the United Arab Emirates' capital city of Sharjah – on
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