Accretionist posted:

That wood siding in the living room might, though.

Veib posted:

Not really, no. The distance between the buildings is so short it just isn't worth the time it takes to go up there, because both ends of the pipe are in extremely bad places where you normally never need to go, unless you're specifically going to the pipe.

One end is on a part of the floor where there's nothing there except one single department and the university chapel. So unless you're going to one of those, you never have any reason to be there. That building also has more floors than the other one, so to connect these there's that tiny tower with absolutely nothing in it except for the stairs and an elevator leading to the pipe. Like I guess if there's a bigass storm or something it'd be nice, but even during winter it's just very inconvenient and nobody ever uses it.

(I graduated from there last year)

Maoist Pussy posted:

One thing that makes concrete nicer is stucco or some sort of stone facade.

Blistex posted:

The original cabin was quite tiny, so they kept some of the exterior walls as new interior walls. That's one of my favourite features of the house, but then again to each his own.

Grim Up North posted:

Here's a video of a house of a Japanese couple with cats. There are some elements of the architecture that I find interesting like breaking up the hard boundary of inside and outside without giving up privacy, but lol its a high-concept deathtrap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgEfY4ZB8YY

Calico Heart posted:

Every time I walk past this ugly-rear end building on the way to work I can't help but think it looks like an amalgamation of three different ugly-rear end buildings in one.

LochNessMonster posted:

I can't help but wondering what his hallway (and star wars collection) will look like after a day of heavy rainfall.

Accretionist posted:

That wood siding in the living room might, though.

Do floor to ceiling windows look very modern to anyone else? I feel like they require the rest of the interior look like this:

Jaramin posted:

I really dislike 432 Park Avenue.



It looks like the original WTC. But if the WTC was made of Lego, 432 Park is made of Duplo.

88h88 posted:

I was just about to mention the cabin inside the cabin.

Captain Postal posted:

And for reference of just how poo poo the building is, and how poo poo Seidler is, this is the penthouse balcony (with owner):

Fabricated posted:

Put in an edit but:

http://kunstler.com/featured-eyesore-of-the-month/

hydo posted:

Captain Postal posted:

I don't think you get what the architect is trying to do. You're looking at the building the wrong way. From the outside looking in. It's designed for rich fucks, and the one place it looks good is from the inside (where you don't have to look at it)

Example:
Take this view:


Add this (designed by Harry Seidler, Australias answer to Gehry, only more '70's - so more poo poo, and brutallist - so it's a perfect poo poo storm)


And you get this:


Which is said to have the best view in Sydney, because inside is the only place you can't see it.

And for reference of just how poo poo the building is, and how poo poo Seidler is, this is the penthouse balcony (with owner):



They wanted to build 7 of these things on the site: legend has it the famously corrupt and in-the-pocket-of-property-developers council looked at the first one and went Nope.

therattle posted:

Good lord, that's appalling, allowing a tower to be sited there. I wonder how much money changed hands. How does one get to that island?

saucerman posted:

Also, I don't know if it's the perspective but the vertical and horizontal lines don't look straight to me. It looks like non of the parts fit together and everyone just went "Eh, good enough, mate".

MikeJF posted:

I wanna know how much money changed hands to get it on the heritage register.

Captain Postal posted:

Yeah, this makes no sense. There'd be way more money in knocking it down than in keeping it. The neighbors all want it knocked down too. Maybe it's some Seidler fanboys doing it so Seidler can continue to be the worst architect ever from beyond the grave?

quote:

Its construction was a factor in a popular revolt against such types of development, particularly in this area. It was voted, in a popular poll, the building most Sydneysiders would like to see removed. 

Captain Postal posted:

And for reference of just how poo poo the building is, and how poo poo Seidler is, this is the penthouse balcony (with owner):



They wanted to build 7 of these things on the site: legend has it the famously corrupt and in-the-pocket-of-property-developers council looked at the first one and went Nope.

MikeJF posted:

Better heritage list it then!

Worst loving architect ever posted:

"Come on, this is old news, stupid bloody nonsense, I'm sick to death of it. ... I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that. Anybody who can't see anything in it ought to go back to school."
—Seidler, responding to questions from journalist Stephen Lacey

quote:

Assessment of significance

SHR Criteria f)[Rarity] - This item is assessed as historically rare regionally. This item is assessed as aesthetically rare statewide. This item is assessed as socially rare regionally.

SHR Criteria g)[Representativeness] - This item is assessed as historically representative locally.

Integrity/Intactness: -

Assessment criteria: Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

C.M. Kruger posted:

Unless you live in the desert, stucco is basically "yes I want water damage."

Just Winging It posted:

If you'd only shown the last picture I would've assumed this was some rundown cheap and lovely socialized housing way out in the sticks where all the poors, mentally ill and other undesirables are dumped. Not some rich gently caress building on prime real estate

Grim Up North posted:

Yeah, look at Werner Sobek's buildings, he builds passive solar glass houses which are recyclable - he calls it Triple Zero „Zero Energy / Zero Emission / Zero Waste“.

Here's an article on one of his latest ones, B10, which is a bit experimental:
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/greathomesanddestinations/a-glass-box-of-a-house-in-germany-that-thinks-for-itself.html?_r=0

He himself lives in R128, in Germany so its not like his designs only work in warm climates:

http://www.wernersobek.de/en/projects/material/glass/r128/

His houses are great but I'd appreciate a bit more privacy.

Tenzarin posted:

Where do you masterbate?

Tenzarin posted:

Where do you masterbate?

Blistex posted:

I think this has retractable blinds that come down out of the ceiling right next to the windows, so you can turn every window into an opaque wall if you so choose.

i was reloading posted:

this motherfucker OP actually said "tyool" LMFAOOO

i hope you die of testicular cancer and burn in hell you piece of gently caress

i was reloading posted:

this motherfucker OP actually said "tyool" LMFAOOO

i hope you die of testicular cancer and burn in hell you piece of gently caress

ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:

that guy's just about the most completely insufferable peak oil blowhard ever

Maoist Pussy posted:

One thing that makes concrete nicer is stucco or some sort of stone facade.

cheerfullydrab posted:

It's for brick, not concrete, but how do you feel about formstone?

ANAmal.net posted:

this is baltimore as all loving hell

cheerfullydrab posted:

It's for brick, not concrete, but how do you feel about formstone?

Wax Dynasty posted:

Only thing missing are painted screens.

quote:

A modern shopping mall, “El Helicoide: Centro Comercial y Exposición de Industrias,” was designed to include large exhibition halls for the burgeoning national industries (oil, gas, iron, aluminum, agriculture); an automobile showroom; a gym and swimming pool; restaurants; nurseries; discotheques; a giant cinema; a first-rate hotel in which all the major airlines had offices; a heliport to fly passengers to and from the airport; and a full system of internal access with diagonal elevators and mechanical stairs. At its summit, under a dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, visitors could purchase souvenirs. The landscaping was to be designed by Roberto Burle Marx. El Helicoide was state-of-the-art, even by US standards.

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Returning to the drawing, we can see that it depicts different functional zones, such as administrational and transportation areas. Yet, the functional zones and the dominant central axis are now used simultaneously as a device for racial separation; it divides the indigenous inhabitant from the Italian colonizers. Just as the Plan Voisin would be situated on top of the existing centre of Paris, the Italian dominion was expressed by the fact that important Fascist buildings were built over existing Ethiopian structures. For example, the place of the imperial palace of Menelik II, number nine on the drawing, was changed into the Fascist headquarters.

Dienes posted:

This is really a thing? I've never seen it before.

Nckdictator posted:

quote:

If you happen to be one of the rich and famous or just rich, then why shouldn’t you able to have the best seat in the house when the apocalypse comes. With that sentiment in mind, Robert Vicino, the CEO of Vivos, a company that’s building the Billionaire’s bunkers to bear the brute force of the a possible doomsday scenario, has announced Vivos Europa One. These are underground survival complexes with all the comforts of home and then some.

Vivos Europa One, located in Germany, isn’t just for the rich, it’s for the super-elite rich as it’s a by-invitation-only five star set up built for those who want to wait out the end of the world or a nuclear holocaust, in style and comfort. Each of the chosen families will have their very own 2,500 square foot area of this highly fortified survival shelter (a relic of the Cold War) which can be further divided up into two floors doubling the space. The families can also have their dream underground bunker designed by an architect and contractor of their choice for a more personalised touch and could be decked out to look like a private bungalow underground; well not so much a bungalow as a small mansion complete with pools, theatres, gyms et al.

Aside from the facility being able to handle any and all kinds of man-made disasters like a close range nuclear blast, biological and chemical agents, electro-magnetic pulses and armed attacks, these shelters have also been designed to handle natural calamities like shock waves, earthquakes and tsunamis. The entire complex spans over 21,108 square meters underground and also has an additional 4,079 square meters of above-ground office space and warehouse buildings, as well as a train servicing depot.

From climate control with air filtration and cooling systems to redundant back-up systems, a water treatment plant, backup generators, a hospital area and restaurant areas, this is pretty much an underground resort. There’s even space allocated to house a collection of zoological species, an archive for artefacts and treasures, a DNA Vault, a Hall of Records and more. Common areas of the Vivos Europa One will include all kinds of necessities and extras to help you live out the ‘end of the world’ in luxury.

The Vivos Europa One underground complex is for the elite wish to remain so even at the end of the world as we know it; but if you’ve ever seen any post apocalyptic movie with a similar situation, you know how it’s going to end for them. The company seems to be preparing for an inevitable apocalyptic situation that’s on the horizon as the CEO had this to say, “We are proud to bring this epic project forward in these increasingly dangerous times.”