Comments on: Rotterdam City Hall Competition Proposal by OMA

By: John

John — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:27:11 +0000

If OMA win this competition is because they are called OMA. Because they don’t have the best design, their design is just nice architecture, but it doesn’t work and it’s not sustainable. I went to the NAi, and after see all the booklets I can say that is clear:
1st_Mecanoo: simple, inteligent and sustainable
2nd_Claus en Kaan: serius and it works
3rd_OMA: just nice
Search and Meyer, no comment.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:21:12 +0000

mmmm… No!

Well, the image is nice, but it seems something that OMA wants to do a long time ago, and now they found the oportunity. But for me this is not the right program and plot to do this cubes mountain.
It’s a shame that somebody did that before: DnB NOR headquarters by MVRDV

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:16:23 +0000

Ya, I’m agree. Khoolhaas is a tired and not motivated architect, he doesn’t seem interested in architecture anymore. May be he hates all what is happening with the current architecture circus, or may be he is just old and tired.
This is one example of whats happening in OMA’s office, the present designs undefined, this kind of diffuse image is really cheap architecture, I expect an better explanation comming from one of the best architecture firms in the world. Because this project seams done by some student.

By: Mark Visbeek

Mark Visbeek — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:32:26 +0000

Very nice Rotterdam city hall proposal by OMA (studio of @remkoolhaas) who calls the concept a "formless heap" http://bit.ly/100Lq7 #design

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:56:38 +0000

I’m sorry, I referred to an energy system, but it should be a sustainability system.

They designed a structural system with small standardized steel elements. All cables and other installations can be placed inside this structure. Koolhaas says that it can be built in 6 months.

In this way, OMA’s sunstainability solution is radically different from the others. The other proposals are trying to make it sustainable with fancy technology. One has a gigantic ice cube inside it, to cool the building. Another reflects sunlight into the building with gigantic mirrors.

That’s why I called OMA’s sunstainability plan genius. No fancy technology but a sustainable structure that maximizes the free space inside.

By: Tuf-Pak

Tuf-Pak — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:07:16 +0000

Can you briefly describe the energy system? It’s only alluded to in the text and I’m curious.

By: ray

ray — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:53:50 +0000

rem will win as the other four are even worst than him.

By: Ala

Ala — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:23:52 +0000

I would vote for OMA after looking at others through the web links.

I like the idea of freeing up the bottom of the whole facade almost the top parts are floating and undulating. Cubes, diagrid, Curves whatever you create, they could be great or pretty mundane. It is not the cubes or diagrid, or curves. It is the way you design it.

By: leporello

leporello — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:48:04 +0000

ロッテルダム・シティ・ホール、OMAのプロポーザル。http://bit.ly/d9F39

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:08:30 +0000

@arch critic: i’m a fan, so fall back? I’ve got no idea where you’re talking about.

By: Miko

Miko — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:06:52 +0000

Rotterdam City Hall Competition Proposal by OMA: © OMA
The City of Rotterdam held a competition for a mixed-use extensio http://url4.eu/Mloo

By: arch critic

arch critic — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:52:33 +0000

frank, ive seen your portfolio, your a fan, so fall back.

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By: David Basulto [tricky]

David Basulto [tricky] — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:04:43 +0000

Rodrigobocater,

Partners in charge are Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:04:41 +0000

I don’t think OMA is going to win this one. Although their energy system (not mentioned here) sounds genius, I think some of the other proposals are way more interesting.

I wonder why OMA creates such vague renderings. It is almost as if the way it looks doesn’t matter at al.

By: Mattyb

Mattyb — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:54:27 +0000

Do these guys do anything other than cubes stacked together with bits taken out?

By: rodrigobocater

rodrigobocater — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:48 +0000

with to vague renders and just one street plant its kinda dificult to define it, but at the overall it surprises me.

probably its a Ellen van loon project, not khoolhaas!

By: Skira Yearbook

Skira Yearbook — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:50:52 +0000

Rotterdam City Hall proposal by OMA: http://bit.ly/d9F39
http://ff.im/7BhZB

By: Aryo Kuncoro

Aryo Kuncoro — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:46:25 +0000

jadi pengen ke Rotterdam…. Rotterdam City Hall Competition Proposal by OMA http://bit.ly/FgjKN

By: temple

temple — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:33:48 +0000

nice simplicity!