Comments on: House in Vancouver, Canada http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-323083 Greg Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:56:21 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-323083 ry - I'm curious to why you are even looking at a site like this if this is how you truly feel. Sounds more like you like to throw the occasional bomb just to see what kind of response you might get. To criticize this house because you say it has "just a bunch of shapes and walls" is doing nothing more than showing your own ignorance. A great house and one I'd love to live in. ry – I’m curious to why you are even looking at a site like this if this is how you truly feel. Sounds more like you like to throw the occasional bomb just to see what kind of response you might get. To criticize this house because you say it has “just a bunch of shapes and walls” is doing nothing more than showing your own ignorance.

A great house and one I’d love to live in.

]]> By: Dominique JB http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-232819 Dominique JB Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:34:47 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-232819 Once, I was at Bing Thom for an interview as a BCIT graduate. Now, I am in Vietnam. I like green design philosophy pertaining to natural material applications and color. A few things to share with when looking at the built building. Firstly, asymmetric form is composed to suit to building's location and orientation on the site. Then, the interior circulation evidently creates a spacious and functional living place Once, I was at Bing Thom for an interview as a BCIT graduate. Now, I am in Vietnam. I like green design philosophy pertaining to natural material applications and color. A few things to share with when looking at the built building. Firstly, asymmetric form is composed to suit to building’s location and orientation on the site. Then, the interior circulation evidently creates a spacious and functional living place

]]> By: Roni http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-46717 Roni Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-46717 just gorgeous.congrats just gorgeous.congrats

]]> By: Dave http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-34248 Dave Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:26:05 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-34248 You've made a superficial observation that is common among people who don't understand modern architecture. The "shapes and walls" that you seem to be suggesting are useless, actually serve a function. Besides the obvious structural function, the architects use the "shapes and walls" to manipulate light and space. Open spaces filled with natural light that flows from room to room is a common feature of modern architecture. The "shapes and walls" are often placed where they are because they're responding to the direction of the sun throughout the day. Some of the "shapes and walls" let light in, while others keep it out. There is a lot of thought put into the function and purpose of those shapes and walls. Not understanding modern architecture (and art), contributes to not being able to appreciate it. I know that I didn't fully appreciate modern architecture (or art) until I understood it, and until then, I made incorrect superficial observations as well. You’ve made a superficial observation that is common among people who don’t understand modern architecture.

The “shapes and walls” that you seem to be suggesting are useless, actually serve a function. Besides the obvious structural function, the architects use the “shapes and walls” to manipulate light and space. Open spaces filled with natural light that flows from room to room is a common feature of modern architecture.

The “shapes and walls” are often placed where they are because they’re responding to the direction of the sun throughout the day. Some of the “shapes and walls” let light in, while others keep it out. There is a lot of thought put into the function and purpose of those shapes and walls.

Not understanding modern architecture (and art), contributes to not being able to appreciate it.

I know that I didn’t fully appreciate modern architecture (or art) until I understood it, and until then, I made incorrect superficial observations as well.

]]> By: ry http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-34227 ry Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:36:34 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-34227 They are going to castigate me for this but this house is a bunch of shapes and walls for the sake of shapes and walls. This is the same as most modern art, because you are different does not make you good. They are going to castigate me for this but this house is a bunch of shapes and walls for the sake of shapes and walls. This is the same as most modern art, because you are different does not make you good.

]]> By: Speedmaster http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-2450 Speedmaster Fri, 16 May 2008 11:39:41 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-2450 Beautiful, keep 'em coming! ;-) Beautiful, keep ‘em coming! ;-)

]]> By: marian F http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-2439 marian F Thu, 15 May 2008 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/2008/05/14/house-in-vancouver-canada/#comment-2439 nice architecture will see more pics ;D nice architecture
will see more pics ;D

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