Comments on: Glass House by Nico Van Der Meulen Architects

By: TOM LIN

TOM LIN — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:32:30 +0000

what a wanderful house , is my dream house , very very very beatiful,, what a lucky guy to be this house owner,,,, excellent !!!

By: Jaco

Jaco — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:08:11 +0000

Totally amazing!! One day when i grow up…

By: Vladamir

Vladamir — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:23:54 +0000

This is an amazzzzzing house!! I love every aspect of it. It is very large and would cost a lot of money but if you have the cash spend it on this baby!! This would be the coolest house ever to throw parties in!!!

By: Millionora

Millionora — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:30:29 +0000

That is God’s light and creativity shining through man…speechless and can the architect come here and desing the same plan here for me?? Awesome and no words in my dictionary give this creation justice..:-) I want the same one!

By: Collen L Molefe

Collen L Molefe — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:41:06 +0000

This is beautiful. A master peiece. Features anywhere, mountain or flat site.It will stand a test of time.Structure and furnisher match well. It out classes your previous designs, which means you are a real designer who takes his time. Well done.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:22:35 +0000

what on earth is the point of that HUGE beam supported on an equally HUGE column? does it “frame” some magnificent view? if anything it will only serve to block it. as for the rest of the house… no comment

another grotesque nouveau riche Jo’burg mansion. even worse than Tuscan

By: franchesca sustiguer

franchesca sustiguer — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:01:08 +0000

this is a dream house
i really love to live in this place
awesome^_^
very cool
i wish i could also build a house like this someday

hats off to the architect of this house
your my idol

By: Lucia

Lucia — Sat, 01 May 2010 21:37:41 +0000

I saw the comments and …. yes, most of this rhetoric is material for a psychoanalyst. Obviously, the critics have a very difficult relationship in general, with money and wealth.Let alone the envy which transpires to the detriment of objectivity…
Whether the detractors like it or not, the Glass House is a state of the art example of modern architecture.
At least, as an architect in South Africa you can experiment with your creativity! In Western Europe, we are forced to protect our ancient heritage and designers have therefore very limited freedom of movement.
Regards.

By: thom ramanaledi

thom ramanaledi — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:39:09 +0000

Shame on u westerners. Can any thing good come out of africa. It is the masterpiece of morden architecture. It set pace and it timeless. The use of cooling and heating by pool, the north orientation, glass and lights(savers) used is all eco.
Nico left horse and bakkie age of Tuscans and now is astronaut of modern style. In Hollywood it will Oscar winner. A good design is cheap to build, is sad to hear critics of jealousy. Well done Nico. Post the Serengeti House and hear again, is a small house. Good work.

By: Paul Obaor

Paul Obaor — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:59:36 +0000

This is a great house. If I have the money, I will replicate it with changes to fit my personality and life style.

My wife and all members of my family are enthused with the pictures. It is like a dream world in that house, but it is reality in action. Kudos to the owners.

By: Joan Adams

Joan Adams — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:42:06 +0000

I love it. I just wish I could afford something like it.

By: Nolitha

Nolitha — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:54 +0000

Beautiful

By: Daphne

Daphne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:51 +0000

Well! am lost for words, and totally agree with Moalusi. How I dream of living in a place like this. I cannot find fault with anything, lighting the works

By: Moalusi

Moalusi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:42:05 +0000

Everyone else who say anything negative about this house is a bore with the biggest B. This is probably the most beatiful house in Africa. The style is out of this world. Who wouldn’t like to live progressive holiday life. This house house would afford you that. The main bedroom is exactly what I fantasize about. I could imagine looking at the stars from that huge balcony. It’s simply SUPERB.

By: jc

jc — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:15:19 +0000

You all are just jealous. This is a modern day palace for a king. You could film a movie here. It is absolutely out of this world. The floor space is 27,000 sq.ft. My house is a modest 1,800 sq.ft. That is 15X the size of my 4 bedroom colonial

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:51:53 +0000

It looks like they tossed a bunch of architectural elements in a bag, shook it up and dumped it out on the site, and there is the design! It’s that easy…

…I don’t think so. This design is very busy and cluttered. In just five years this place will look outdated and old. I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets demolished in 10 years.

Over time you will realize that less is more. The simplest designs last through the ages. Things like this will never stand the test of time.

By: danie

danie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:22:33 +0000

well dat is in its own class.I lik de lighting and de colour combinations

By: George B

George B — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:34:19 +0000

Seriously, imagine how many amazing parties you could host!

By: santi

santi — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:34:25 +0000

Going Up, third floor lingerie. Where is the food court? UUUUUUUGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! The stone wall on the outside with the tree in front is nice.

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:58:22 +0000

I think the lighting in this house is spectacular. I doesn’t resemble a home much, since it is very excessive but it’s very nice nonetheless. I would like to see more from these architects just to see what else they can do. The obviously had a lot of money to work with here so what can they do with less?