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In my opinion the secret is in the immediate landscaping and walls surrounding the house. You can use small windows for the parts looking directly on to the open landscape, and large ones for getting light in looking onto an enclosed outdoor space – mediating perhaps between a simple cottage shape and the landscape.
As far as I know that was built as a wholesale clothing warehouse. It was initially for lease around 1997 and has been changing use since. Similar to the redbrick buildings around Kimmage – the shingles are odd though. Could the owner have lived in the Russian Village in Co. Wicklow?
Ditto, exept for the lighting – a bit harsh on Wolfie.
He’s got two dark dopplegangers on either side!How negative can we be?? Listen to yourselves… Ancient wanted to know about what we would be doing.. not what has gone behind! He actually used the word “beauty” ,, which maybe needs some translation to your dusty ears..
Get your noses out of the books, sit in Stephens Green and breath some real air.What you see from the road is the outer skin of the library. There is also a substantial amount of new building to the side and behind those “sails”. The building definitley isn’t a one trick pony. Interesting landscaping and nice structue inside – very cohesive altogether. The detailing in the copper is lovely with nice folds as it goes around the corners. It will really be worth a stop to have a look when you’re on your way out of Galway.
John I hope you’re not involved in any housing projects.. what you build has a huge impact on the people who live there. Planning and architecture play perhaps the most vital role in a communities standard of life. Proper planning, design and commitment is what’s needed, not a cynical attitude that leads to terrible experiments, ego design trips, political ineptitude and corruption. One upshot of “you can build anything” is that it can lead to some creativity but who has to live with the result?
You have to give a company an idea of the value of the work you have been, and are going to be certifying. – They give you the quote after you fill in one of their forms – Give the insurance federation a ring to find all the companies which do this type of insurance. You are probably looking at 700 euro per year.
I find the war memorial park very uncomfortable to be in – it feels very exposed. I love walking along the shelbourne hotel side of Stephen’s Green. It’s the one long straight walk in the park, and the quality of the light changes hugely from season to season. A kind of vertical green in Summer and a sparse grey in Winter. I love the corner treatment beside Wolfe Tone too – I hope they aren’t changing that with the current work …
That car park is the easiest multi story to use in Dublin. Really simple design – good view from the top too. I like the cladding – looks like a computer generated image when you stand at Johnsons Place.
It’s handy to focus in on a competition where the building is such an “object”…. there are so many other “might have beens” and “nearly weres” or maybe some “stuck in the pipelines” that could do with some discussion. Like for instance the two competitions held seperately in Kilkenny in 1999 for a civic space and civic offices. These were won – decided upon… what’s going on with them?
I always thought it would be nice to have a quiet park somewhere, with a forest of pediments with failed competition entry models on top of them – in glass boxes. A sort of limbo for all those ideas and opportuntities – where you could wander, contmplate and think melencholic thoughts…
Whew..
I always thought you repsponded to context . I didn’t think people were in the business of creating it….. then again..
You talk about perception of context – or just perception really… All you have to go by is your own – trust it – don’t question it too much or you will be stuck in a rut.
It’s nice to be able to create – it’s good to anticipate what other people might make of your work – but most peoples concerns with your creation are quite practical. The canvas is not as white as it seems. Once you get past all the functions your “thing” has to fulfill, the stuff whizzing around in your head becomes more focussed and is applied in quite a modest way – leaving little room for interpetation in the way you are thinking. This is ok I think?Where does “Image” come in to the discussion? Is it about the general perception of the subjects being discussed?
Over preoccupation with form…
check out aldo rossi for his ideas – – form is everything to architecture – as function changes and form remains – the effect is still constant.
This means you can have all the fun you like with shapes – just for their own sake.Any from of apartment building has various areas in which chance encounters can take place. Car – parks, stairwells and hallways and the odd partition wall, which can be a contentious meeting ground!
I think that these meetings have a quality in that they have no strings attached – even a “grunt” is OK in my book. I would feel drawn in to inviting a neighbour around if I started any serious conversation. I would rather keep my distance.
One thing however – most stairways and hallways are built to a minimum size and are so claustraphobic that the physical proximity of a stranger can be intimidating. If we designed these spaces for chance encounters where both parties could feel comfortable enough to hang around for a chat in, then maybe more community spirit would develop.Any from of apartment building has various areas in which chance encounters can take place. Car – parks, stairwells and hallways and the odd partition wall, which can be a contentious meeting ground!
I think that these meetings have a quality in that they have no strings attached – even a “grunt” is OK in my book. I would feel drawn in to inviting a neighbour around if I started any serious conversation. I would rather keep my distance.
One thing however – most stairways and hallways are built to a minimum size and are so claustraphobic that the physical proximity of a stranger can be intimidating. If we designed these spaces for chance encounters where both parties could feel comfortable enough to hang around for a chat in, then maybe more community spirit would develop.
