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the 150 year-old art nouveau icon is scheduled to open by the end of may after over 15 years of construction.
the interior design juxtaposes existing historical features of the building with clean, contemporary lines.
the house is designed to resemble a large piece of a tree trunk.
'the difficult part in moving a city is to preserve its sense of belonging, the history and the soul of the community,' says alexandra hagen, CEO of white arkitekter.
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I think it’s really beautiful and is perfectly adapted to the Mediterranean landscape
I totally agree with Bruno de Paris
Tough crowd! I love this design. Who needs a “reason” for having half your house
cantilevered at the perfect angle to optimize the view? I agree Mort D’, though. If I were the owners, I might
be tempted to immediately cut more windows into both levels.
Once you recognize the disconcerting mass further comment becomes pointless. There is complicity on the part of the client.
I guess the whole point is to impress and wow the observer. What is impressive is the effort expended and the great construction cost of demonstrating that half of ones home is hanging in the air like an unfinished bridge for no particular reason.
Quite imaginative, and it doesn’t spoil the view from the house across the street or from the road. Window design and placement seem eccentric; and more windows in the top story, please.
well, they could hide the smurf balloon just fot the photo you know
awful, another client who lets himself be fooled by the cantilever cheap-trick… as Andre 3000* says, “what is cool in being cool?” and how come architect and clilent do not realise how psychologically unpleasant the feeling is, to have a block looming above your head, no matter how structurally proven? and again, wouldn’t you prefer a vegetated wood pergola with a real mediterranean feel, crating a play of light and shadow, rather then the permanent shaded oppressive ceiling?
such a pity, it seems a good client…
*singer of band “Outkast”