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photographed by cristóbal palma, the building is clad with dark timber boards that enclose a series of private spaces and direct views towards the crashing waves.
the main feature of the design is the huge kitchen, dining and living space that opens out to the pool and the horizon beyond.
the house consists of three separate brick volumes set above a continuous living space on the ground floor.
the renovation preserves the original masonry façade but carves out a new world inside, one which prioritizes light, space and openness.
You have to remember though. This isn’t Pushing boundaries. The Virgin space craft only goes ‘near’ to space. The building looks cool though.
One issue I have though is how foster and partners always use really fake looking people in their beautiful renders. In fact, all architects do this. Its annoying.
I agree that the TWA terminal is a great building and a really futuristic one on its time. But you can denny that the Foster one, has its own charm.
Also about the discussion that is a megalomaniac project, yes it is, but through history many of this kind of ideas had given a push to progres and new discoveries that later proved benefits to all, rich and poor people. So as you can doubt the inmediate use of this, to all the problems that are in the world, just the time could tell us if it was worth it or not
“…forward-looking…” ??
So what you can say about TWA terminal by Eero Saarinen from 1962??
Wow, it’s so easy to be critical isn’t it? I think its pretty cool… has a bit of a sci-fi futuristic feel to it which I is quite fitting.
Good job Fosters ( & Virgin) for attempting something forward-looking.
Hello Deu ! thanks for the interest given to my words.
You’re a good talker… But why not doing better now ! in this world, with our reality, with the same means ! Sorry, but you can not deprive me of the idea that it’s a megalomaniac dream.
Mr Foster had a lot of creativity but this time i don´t think he was very inspired because this building is a bad version of this 1962 project by Eero Saarinen; http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/TWA_at_New_York.html
enjoy and think, the orignal is always better!
sylvbouy: so you think that the dream of space is holding back mankind and the reason for hunger? try, removing the war and hate in the world instead. Collaboration as seen in this projekt inspire thousands of people to do better, an to work together in peace cross of borders and race. What the world need is intelligens to see that its only the retarded and uneducated that what to fight.
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What a strange project !
while billions of people live on less than a dollar by day, that Africa is dying of hunger, some people use the wealth of this planet to having it away !
what a lack of imagination…