Comments on: Chalkidos Street Residence by Armon Choros Architects

By: TrierfixReate

TrierfixReate — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:26:26 +0000

FANTASTIC!

By: James

James — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:59:00 +0000

Reminds me of the work of Tadao Ando. Different and daring.

By: Vasilis Pashiourtides

Vasilis Pashiourtides — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:21:58 +0000

Thank you all !
If you want you may rate the house and the other works of our firm in the page:
http://www.worldarchitecture.org/world-buildings/world-buildings-detail.asp?position=detail&country=Cyprus&no=3743

By: ScoTTT

ScoTTT — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:19:11 +0000

I think is nice, but it’s a little bit in the shadows, one side of the pool is making everything look too dark and the concrete makes it feel cold. Too industrial.

By: kast

kast — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:26:22 +0000

ITS A MODERN, INDUSTRIAL CHIC… ROUGH ,,COLD ,,GREY …I GET BORED WITH THIS CONDITIONS LOOKING IN THE PALE BUILDING …DAILY….

By: M. Constantinou

M. Constantinou — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:19:00 +0000

I am very stunned, suprised and shocked( in a positive way) that architecture design in cyprus has started to evolve….i come from cyprus and since 22 years i havent seen such a good work and design…well done to the architects and i am quite eager to see more of these houses there..

even though i think that the house is still cold and does not match the urban character of the surrounding area there…and the interior design is not corresponding to the exterior…and this house is also missing lighting design…they didnt consider the lighting…it is a nice design but lacks some aspects when it comes to the sustainability of the design..

By: rj

rj — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:43:12 +0000

ok. apparently a lot of “pritzker´s winners´´ comment here. dont know if they are architects but probably and APPARENTLY they design only “master-pieces´´ of architecture. funny comments.
If the house or whatever accomplished with the requirements of the client, then its a good work,THATS ALL THAT MATTERS IN ARCHITECTURE.
at the end others people opinions doesn´t matters.
the only thing im agree is that in architecture words/description or whatever must be unnecesary, works must to talk for itself.

By: D-Ferrite

D-Ferrite — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:16:52 +0000

@graham-
i totally agree with your observation. This house is a bit too cold for my liking as well. Although what are you expecting to get out of a website called the Contemporist? The first photo is much more enticing than the actual house becomes in the rest of the photos.

As a sidenote to grahams sidenote… architects will never be able to take the fluff out of their lingo. I believe it keeps them high up on their imaginary pedestals overlooking us commoners below.

By: Adrian Salgado

Adrian Salgado — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:51:29 +0000

Very interesting. However, it looks and feels like a public space to me.

By: C-Mo

C-Mo — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:08:36 +0000

In all, I feel like the home is very innovative and takes sustainability and operability into consideration very well. However, i question the amount of privacy allocated to the pool itself. The first photo looks as if there is a bridge that crosses that street and provides a very visible access to a somewhat private space. I realize this is the southern facing wall, but possibly could have been revealed and concealed in a different manner. Other than that, the house is a wonderful and intriguing work of art.

By: graham

graham — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:32:28 +0000

all a bit to stark and cold for my liking. I’d imagine it would be very hot in the middle of summer in the courtyard. The bridge just seems to be a last minute addition as it doesn’t relate to anything else.

I like the idea of the introverted nature of it but for me I couldn’t live there.

On a side note can an architect just once, speak/write like a normal person instead of the waffle they tend to use to describe their projects.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:36:58 +0000

surely this building cost more than € 500,000.
If it did, well done to the architect.

By: Travis Bower

Travis Bower — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:17:48 +0000

This is amazing, Really love it but I would of liked to see a bit more green in the internal yard. Some grass would of added alot more to the design instead of all that Grey.

By: AJ Ladd

AJ Ladd — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:48:39 +0000

Very good use of bifold top to bottom windows. Seen a similar use in Palm Springs, CA.

Love the concrete form work used for the curved wall.

Finally, the pool with the bridge is a great focal point.

By: Will Matias

Will Matias — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:27:35 +0000

i agree, the bridge is amazing! and i love the odd angles of the rooms, and the curved outside wall.. i really like this one

By: kb

kb — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:33:09 +0000

This house takes my breath away!
Love the pool bridge and the windows!