Comments on: House Gross / EM2N

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:59:31 +0000

That yellow is disturbing..

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[...] House Gross / EM2N In fact, all the clients originally wanted was a larger living room window – now their three children live in a patio house of their own. From a present-day perspective the use of space in this 1960s development of single-storey row houses with basement seems wasteful. The layout of the estate is far from dense, and in terms of the density permitted by the building regulations there are reserves of potentially usable space (read more…) [...]

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By: Avery James Brooks

Avery James Brooks — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:24:11 +0000

Interesting half-underground home … http://bit.ly/wmn6N (speaking of my multilevel basement obsession)

By: nombre

nombre — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:24:45 +0000

maybe 90% of the readers didn’t notice, that this is an rehabilitation + extension of an old settlement house. the extension shouldn’t harm the rest of the settlement.

http://www.em2n.ch/em2n.php?p=2&id_projects=32

don’t judge if you know nothing whatsoever about sth.

By: J Farrelli

J Farrelli — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:19:25 +0000

>>>>>http://www.em2n.ch/em2n.php?p=2&id_projects=32

By: viniruski

viniruski — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:15:14 +0000

sulka: sometimes a stoopid project warrants stoopid comments.

By: sullka

sullka — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:12:25 +0000

Seriously, some of the comments are pointless, even irrelevant.

“why an exterior shower, is there a pool?”
“I wouldn’t shower with a kid slide right in front”
“mustard yellow, what an horrible color”

I mean, c’mon!

Maybe the clients love mustard yellow, when I was a kid, I loved to shower with the hose in my backyard patio, specially during the summers, I think kids would love that in their own private patio, plus it’s easier fo rteh parents to clean up the mess after the kids where playing.

Maybe its a couple with little kids, young enough to shower with their parents, why would the parents hide when taking a shower then? or maybe it’s a cultural thing and they’re not so “hush hush” with their bodies and nakedness, or maybe there’s a screen that you can lower when taking a shower if you want more privacy, or what if the clients requested that feature.

C’mon people, post something to discuss.

Now, It doesn’t really quite seems new construction, more like a house from the 60′s that got rehab.

While I don’t totally like the overall house aesthetics, I have to admit that is a pretty clever and well thought solution for the building permits issue in hand.

Another thing, I also love the looks of the home theater, is like out of a scifi movie set, but I’m not too sure if white was the right color for a room you would actually want to be as dark as possible.

my 2 cents.

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By: Daniel Con

Daniel Con — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:33 +0000

why are people idiots because they dont like the house?

By: Manomania

Manomania — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:45:35 +0000

You’re exactly right, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Like most, there are a bunch of idiots on here…nice project, pushing past the psycrometric barriers

By: ernesto dalmar

ernesto dalmar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:41:58 +0000

I don’t like it at all. In fact, the project is interesting (talking about program and about what clients wanted) but, in my opinion, it’s not well resoluted. And i also like the neigbourhood relations and to see something from my house…

or maybe i don’t understand the project very well

By: Daniel Con

Daniel Con — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:47:04 +0000

exactly, house gross

By: Bo Lucky

Bo Lucky — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:05 +0000

It’s not my style of living but some people may enjoy underground life. Especially in countries with extremely hot or cold climate. It’s a sad day when in the highly developed European country the existing regulations in combination with relationships within the community force people to build houses below the grade. It’s a bad example to follow.

By: Lukas

Lukas — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:44:47 +0000

Oh, I didn’t see the pictures of the home cinema room. It looks amazing. But also shows how a good movie room should have reflective walls – it looks like there would be reflections of the whole screen on both sides

By: Stone

Stone — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:01:29 +0000

I like the hierarchical of space,sometimes the space around us is mistiness,as a result that we can’t feel the space clearly.So the clear structure is beautiful.
Just like the Le Corbusier’s concept-The separation of people and vehicle.
PS.I love the mini movie theater.

By: Amandazz

Amandazz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:51:33 +0000

i can sniff some jealousy smokin’ out of some ppl’s backside…seriously?? why so mean??

By: Lukas

Lukas — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:44:35 +0000

Honestly I like it. Even if it does look a little like a bunker its nothing they can’t fix with a new elevation material. The concept itself plays out great. Not only they bypassed some troublesome negotiation with neighbours but the lower rooms have more privacy than the ones on the ground level.

However I disagree with the home cinema – it so narrow that you won’t get a proper surround sound and it seems putting a couch in there will block any crossing of the room. One more strange thing – anyone noticed a room in the top left corner which is quite big but only has a small conceiled door? creepy

Overall thats a great adaptation and I think it does illustrate a bit that there are no too high ambitions for a too small project.

By: kayleen

kayleen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:42:18 +0000

why is there an outdoor shower?! is there a pool around or something?!