Architecture Competition Review: All 623 Entries - Episode 11

[@henryward-raatikainen2189]

Best series of 10 so far I think so too

[@cathalcrumley]

definitely a strong 10! Here's hoping for a strong 100....

[@brianantoniohuman]

I like 125 the views, the fresh angles, the covered area, the ramp.

[@cathalcrumley]

I agree, this one just felt different....

[@henryward-raatikainen2189]

23:35 reminds me of the Deer Shelter Skyspace by James Turrell in Yorkshire Sculpture Park (a fav of mine), I wonder if that was part of the inspiration

[@cathalcrumley]

this is a great reference! Didn't think of this at all!

[@diametheuslambda]

The adjustment to the time spent on each submission is neccessary and desirable, but I get the impression that the higher the unit digit, the less time the project gets. You might want to tell yourself you're starting quickly, and then relax as you tire. *121* Another broken boat. Railings work via compressed air activated by AI. This tech is so good I don't know why they even bothered with solid ground. *122* I've lost count of how many times we've seen this building. Still doesn't work. *123* Far as blobs go, not the worst. The interior bridge ameliorates the circulation issues, there's some light control. How opaque is it meant to be exactly? If the lobby shot is the central atrium, what goes into the glass ring around it, and how do you transition to the lobby? *124* The corner is lovely, it makes for a more friendly monument than the corner towers we've had in the past, and respects the street ending there. I dig the arrangement of grids and allusions to scaffolding, the comparative restraint in height. The glazing is a bit of a nightmare. Giant flat skylights to torture the gallerist that are right by exterior walls, triangular pieces of glass on a thin soft wooden frame. Also, why do your triangles change to more boring ones inside? Concessions to support the plates are there, but they're kind of ...minimal. *125* If you have to place a box on the site, that's the right alignment. That's the most sane roof we've seen in a while. It looks great. I hate it. Let's talk accessibility ramp: It's at the least accessible side of the building, and exposed to the weather. That's because it's an ornament of the blank wall. There's no reason to even need it because street level access is perfectly feasible. The railing stops early, because it's just aesthetic (how do you keep toddlers from tumbling?). There's no landings to catch yourself if you've rolled too fast, or are too weak to climb it in one go. In general, it looks like it was designed at much smaller proportions and then mostly blown up. As for the lobby, why do you need multiple stairwells of vastly different design? Where exactly are the bleachers stored when not in use? The only options seem to be floor and ceiling. Couldn't you get an image where there aren't like 30 rows of 20 seats? How do you keep human traffic, external noise and the weather from distracting everyone at your piano recital? You gesture towards multiple uses, you need to show affordances for each. (In general, it's kind of astonishing how we haven't seen a double door vestibule in like 130 buildings. This isn't California) *126* It's a charmimg, respectful of the area space with a beautiful church. One I think has already been built, but I can't recall the reference. I want it to exist, but I don't think it cares for the brief at all. *127* I'm not putting in more work than they did. *128* This is confident work indeed, likely someone who worked at a major firm. I wonder if the moiré pattern is meant to be a real attribute of the brick work, because that's a big part of the visual appeal, and it would be very annoying to get right, esp. around some exterior bulges. The oval galleries are nice spaces, but 1) only the top one gets the featured light and 2) what you'd need to do to hang stuff or run power to exhibits would kind of ruin the effect. You don't seem to get a lot of gallery space for your buck, assuming the ovals are the galleries, the box is the gimmick room and the sightless tower is the offices and libraries and such. *129* Finally, a museum designed for how I really want to engage with exhibits: speeding past them on an electric scooter or Segway. That's what the smooth ramp and looking like a bunch of garage sheds is for, right? *130* That's the nicest greenhouse I've ever seen. What is the skin made out of? The skeleton is pretty weedy, and the reflections suggest it's a single surface sitting on top of it, so it's probably an unusually taut and shiny plastic sheet. This may sound obnoxious and nitpicky, but once you adjust for properly supporting triple glazing the frame becomes thicker and protrudes. Does the charming effect survive the translation?

[@ronjaw4946]

125 looks indeed very well thought of!

[@cathalcrumley]

I really liked it!

[@victortrying]

14:30 Is there such a thing as an architect that’s not over caffeinated?

[@cathalcrumley]

very true! 😆

[@benjaguelfenbein5325]

I miss the background músic of the first videos, was kind of nice. Btw proyect 125 was very intrestig

[@cathalcrumley]

someday.....I will get the balance just right!

[@alpagator1372]

With 122 it's another case of a stairway that goes to nowhere. It's designed to be a public hangout area and a shared space where all people could come and go casually. But there's no reason for anyone to go there. There's no foot traffic on or even near the staircase, even the people going to the museum are gonna use the ground level entrance. If people came to hangout at the museum there's still no reason at all to climb the stairs.

[@cathalcrumley]

I agree. You have also just described 40 of the entries so far.....

[@my4cars528]

122-Missed opportunity to see the buildings behind this building through the building with the big glass plane.

[@cathalcrumley]

this is a good point, the adjacent buildings appear to be of a really high quality, very few proposals try to integrate them visually....