Comments on: House in Pozuelo de Alarcón by A-cero Architects

By: Anatoli

Anatoli — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:34:51 +0000

bliss, different people have different ideas about what is a livable atmosphere. There are many people who would prefer this to whatever it is you think a livable atmosphere is.

It’s a bit arrogant to assume everyone should want to live the way you do.

By: bliss

bliss — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:24:59 +0000

Couldn’t they have created a more livable atmosphere? Looks and feels like a museum to me. I love art – but I wouldn’t want to live in the Solomon R. Guggenheim.

I appreciate the attempt. However humans should be the focus of any home, in my opinion.

There is one space where I will concede: The library. The heart of this home, and the only spot seemingly designated for soul… dead or alive.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:01:51 +0000

Looks more like some institute to me, be it a nice one.

By: rcee

rcee — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:13:24 +0000

too much useless space, but indeed very nice

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:53:36 +0000

It is not unusual in Spanish families to invite cousins and more distant relatives over for family occasions. It’s not outrageous to think they might actually use up every one of those 16 dining room chairs.

It’s interesting to see a modernist home with non-modernish furniture in it, but I don’t think it was integrated effectively. I have no problem with someone buying 6 Eames chairs if they can afford it, but that lounge room looks very unfriendly to me.

None of the rooms look particularly welcoming, which is sad for what appears to be a family home.

By: Mauro

Mauro — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:22:57 +0000

This house is nice, it has interesting concepts, but 6 EAMS CHAIRS TOGETHER?? this is preposterous!

Out of that I think is ok, too much in some places, but the architecture is quite something…

By: manu

manu — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:02:27 +0000

i love a-cero´s works.it´s amazing

By: designdummyblogger

designdummyblogger — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:00:07 +0000

they have money… so splurge!

By: F-J

F-J — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:15:42 +0000

To the pooh-poohers of this great piece of Art; Nothing says excess like excess!

By: Tere

Tere — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:07:09 +0000

My favorite rooms are the library and the office on top of the pool.

By: Roberto

Roberto — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:26:21 +0000

Bruce is spot on! Worst use of English; now about the design this house trumps anything from Zara Home. Had this been built about 80 years ago it might be noteworthy; the designers need to revise Le Corbusier among others. Money buys taste however, not necessarily good taste.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:49:25 +0000

The engineering for the overhang on top of the glass corner, and with the glass continuing so far down the lower side of the wall, is incredible.

A good amount of steel went into this structure

The form is incredible.

By: marica

marica — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:50:32 +0000

a little to much..

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:47:47 +0000

This is nothing more than one of the worst examples of excess, in nearly every sense, displayed on Contemporist.com. Six Eames lounge chairs form a cozy comfortable seating area; a dining area with intimate seating for 16; and nearly every adjective (poorly) used in the English language (which the writer, designer or architect obviously does not understand, though not the worst example I’ve seen on this site) to attampt to justify this monument to excess and conspicuous consumption. After the first photo, I only continued to take the opportunity to express my disappointment with this display.

By: Aiban

Aiban — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:54:48 +0000

Phew! Breath taking!
I wish that beam from over the pool was not there. Maybe an attempt to ‘connect’ the pool and the house

By: margo

margo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:19:26 +0000

the six eames are too much for me…

note the transparent martin logan spakers at the library

By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:54:53 +0000

It’s an awesome work!

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:57:59 +0000

breathtaking …

By: saul

saul — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:20:31 +0000

Fantástico!

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:14:04 +0000

Maybe it’s the 20 Eames Lounge Chairs in a circle or the shear magnitude of this home, but it made me cringe a bit. I’m all for admiring a bit of architecture at the expense of excess, but this is over the top for a single family home. Primary residence? Tell me this is a vacation home.