Comments on: Mensa Moltke / J. Mayer H. Architects

By: Rodrigo Ferreira

Rodrigo Ferreira — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:02:04 +0000

Então é assim… Copiaram o meu TFG: http://migre.me/16cqT

By: Edgard Georges

Edgard Georges — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:28:30 +0000

Excelente! RT @afonsocondi http://www.archdaily.com/11782/mensa-moltke-j-mayer-h-architects/?f=selected

By: Afonso Condi

Afonso Condi — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:19:48 +0000

http://www.archdaily.com/11782/mensa-moltke-j-mayer-h-architects/?f=selected

By: stipsa

stipsa — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:29:49 +0000

nice Gaudi concept, form leads to the great composition.

By: 2MACoff

2MACoff — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:56:42 +0000

Цвет свежей мочи не когда не привлекал!

By: Tarek sakkal

Tarek sakkal — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:10:45 +0000

Yamyyyyyyyyyy

By: Richie

Richie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:52:16 +0000

Exzellent.

By: Judit Bellostes : David Franck - fotografías de arquitectura , Estudio de arquitectura

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:05:30 +0000

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By: teco

teco — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:09:39 +0000

by any means, a building can not afford to be a building over musculated. this building looks like a Schwarzenegger-toyo ito type.
by that i mean mean it is overcosmetizised. it is just make up.
lets look the plan: it is a simple one.
why so much effort in make it look complex- computerized-caded-contemporary-yellow?
it is a simple- low needs floor plan .
the structure reducess the usefull space.
i consider that it is an awfull overstructured piece of non modeled idea.

By: shamb

shamb — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:08:10 +0000

The Leonardo cube is not carried by its colums, but its inner cube..

By: xing

xing — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:01:40 +0000

Could anyone give me a more professional description of : “a structural polyurethane coated wooden network “? Actually, I see this definition in his another project in Spain, the metropal parasol too.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:27:50 +0000

This is a shocker. Imagine eating here? Its not a 3d chewing gum model, its been rationalised and has lost the idea. The reality seems sterile.

By: Ethel Baraona Pohl

Ethel Baraona Pohl — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:19:40 +0000

This message is for Rocket Valentino, here is an update about the Metropol Parasol in Sevilla:

http://www.myarchn.com/profiles/blogs/metropol-parasol-updated

Regards!

By: atlas

atlas — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:18:07 +0000

I have studied both the Mensa building by JHM, and the 3Deluxe Glass project, considering how they were assembled from the facade materials specified. In initially contacting JHM to ask how the design was achieved, both for the Mensa, as well as the proposed construction details for the Turkish Embassy concept [Pol Oxygen mag #26] I was interested in whether these buildings were precast concrete covered with tile [i.e Sydney Opera House roofline] or not.

As this article and subsequent information show, JHM employed concrete, timber and polyurethane, very different materials to that of 3Deluxe who were successful experimenting with a new product by LG Chem http://www.lghimacs.eu/2645-11-45-201.html which is a form of polymer acrylic combined with ground stone. According to the LG website they melted and stretched the product to achieve that unique ‘chewing gum’ interior detail, in addition to the similar facade detail, so of course you are going to get a different result if the materials specified are so diverse.

Whilst I think this website is great, due to the access to section drawings etc, for these exceptional projects where such amazing results were achieved, I really think more emphasis needs to be made of the selection of materials employed. This will help those studying such projects, as well as helping to to explain they were built.

By: Rokas

Rokas — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:45:40 +0000

agree with pedja-partialy.An interesting thought,but theres no eegance

By: Rocket Valentino

Rocket Valentino — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:56:48 +0000

This building really disappointed me. I remember being rather excited about the first concepts with the Nutella-sandwich, but it seems completely lost (due to costs, perhaps?). Also, the outer expression makes me expect a less rigid and pragmatic plan. I think it works much better from the inside, and wouldn’t mind having my lunch there some day.

Totally agree with Kim and Chris regarding the Leonardo Cube.

Does anyone know how things are going with Metropol Parasol in Sevilla? I think it’s going to be spectacular!

By: JDR

JDR — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:39:06 +0000

This is both horrible and interesting…
but I got bored looking for the interesting part withoutit being horrible… :s

By: archipoo

archipoo — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:28:47 +0000

Completely different approach between the two. JMH is using more or less a consistent layering of sections, that evolves out of the boundaries of the cube, while 3-deluxe uses a free-form web in the inside and considers the box perimeter as a ‘traditional’ boundary, that flattens the profiles. No judgement on who pushes anything further. But even if 3deluxe is more elegant, JMH is way more consistent in his approach as he does not have to change the stategy, once it hits the boundary.

By: pedja

pedja — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:06:35 +0000

…ugly…

By: chris

chris — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:39:41 +0000

I agree kim. this isn’t up to par. I feel like the structure is way too imposing, at least from the images. The leonardo cube pulls this style off much more elegantly.