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Gravity-defying homes
Topic Started: Apr 28 2008, 06:17 PM (237 Views)
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The Cactus condos looked cool, but you couldn't get me in one of those suspended balls during a storm for anything. The same with those "Extreme Treehouses"!
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I visited the cube houses in Rotterdam years ago when I was in architecture school. It was pretty cool, though I wouldn't want to live in one.
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Apr 28 2008, 09:48 PM
I visited the cube houses in Rotterdam years ago when I was in architecture school. It was pretty cool, though I wouldn't want to live in one.

Those look interesting. I'd love to see the inside of one; I like the idea of not living in box, rather a space with unusual angles.

But not hanging from a tree, no no.
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sue
Apr 29 2008, 10:11 AM
ivorythumper
Apr 28 2008, 09:48 PM
I visited the cube houses in Rotterdam years ago when I was in architecture school.  It was pretty cool, though I wouldn't want to live in one.

Those look interesting. I'd love to see the inside of one; I like the idea of not living in box, rather a space with unusual angles.

But not hanging from a tree, no no.

The interesting thing about the interiors is that all the floor plans are either triangles or hexagonal, and of course all the walls either slope away or toward you -- pretty hard to hang pictures :P -- and it is much less efficient to furnish since most standard furniture is roughly rectangular in plan. Also, in terms of energy efficiency, the design of the cube maximizes exterior wall surface and requires more volume to live in, which is more expensive.

There are some serious economical advantages to living in boring old boxes. :lol:
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Apr 29 2008, 10:52 AM
There are some serious economical advantages to living in boring old boxes. :lol:

^_^ Yeah, well, there is probably a good reason that design has been around a while.
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I liked the appearance of the cactus condos and curved exterior spaces make some sense because they don't have to accommodate a lot of rectilinear objects. Most of the others are simply weird or eccentric. There are good reasons why geodesic dome houses never became common.

I don't have a problem with architectural designs that add interesting shape or ornamentation to structures, but if it interferes with functionality or maintainability, I seriously question its value.

I think the area of design IT specializes in is one where shape and ornamentation contribute some larger part to the function of the building, but the building still must be serviceable and able to withstand its environment or the monument will have been raised in vain.

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big al
Apr 29 2008, 12:47 PM


I think the area of design IT specializes in is one where shape and ornamentation contribute some larger part to the function of the building, but the building still must be serviceable and able to withstand its environment or the monument will have been raised in vain.


That is certainly what my clients are looking for.

However, I've always like Perret's statement "Architecture is what makes great ruins." :P
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That statement certainly contains a more than a grain of truth. People hve traveled to see the Parthenon or the Pyramids for centuries, but we don't have many tourists coming to see abandoned mill buildings (although there are some small number interested in industrial archeology).

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