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facing the pacific ocean and totally surrounded by nature, the house offers a retreat among the jungles of oaxaca.
treading lightly on the landscape, the building cantilevers out 27 meters to a point 18 meters above the terrain below.
franck bohbot traveled to richard neutra's VDL research house II and documented it, capturing two generations of architectural experimentation.
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the micro-hotel room is enclosed by a tiny topography of stepping terraces.
Glass walls and ceilings seem to be the new style these days – why? Heating costs in winter are outrageous, and air conditioning demands are so great in the summer that there are local power failures. There is nothing environmentally smart about this style. There is also no privacy, not that that seems to matter these days, but still…
Glass front facing the sun means huge aircon bills go with the building. To those who like living downtown – this artificial environment will be real hot in summer and real cold during those cloudy winter days.
Wow, the 80’s are back. Phillip Cox would be proud of you.
Sydney’s hottest day on record: 114.4 degrees on 1.18.13.
WHY would someone build a giant magnifying glass for humans to live under and in?
With fully exposed windows of full-height on the balconies and living areas, and double-level penthouses, again with fully exposed vaulted glass ceilings, the occupants will fry.
The northern side’s louvers will do nothing to prevent this. Australian heat waves are now a yearly event, with current temps predicted to reach 122 degrees F.
Facing North in Sydney, fully glazed??!!! oh my…that´s going to be as hot as the outback.