Comments on: CASSA / TEN Arquitectos

By: d.teil

d.teil — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:19:48 +0000

the facade: very dry, not human, just another example of today’s architecture we have (we must) to live in. totally massive.

renderingS: BATHROOM. yes, would be better not show this (luxury???????). LIVING: when i see already the column and behind and very close the window i would also say: better not show this. why the column is here and not before the massive part? we can not explain this…………….. .

Windows: even i don’t like the masterplan by steven holl’s hybrid design in beijing, but (!) much better windows in proportion and size. this windows are just wrong.

By: Epe

Epe — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:37:11 +0000

This project resembles many things. The facade is a grid of squared windows. Try Giorigio Grassi for example.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:57 +0000

This project reminds me of a tower by Jun Aoki in Tokyo.
http://www.aokijun.com/ja/works/068

By: jonas

jonas — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:29:57 +0000

i am not a specialist in construction but it seems to me the building is way too tall to have load-bearing walls, which wouldn’t take up too much of the interior space

By: archilocus

archilocus — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:20:11 +0000

not doing the standard modernist glass facade or horizontal window is a good reason enough ;) But indeed in the living room it’s a killer.
Are you also saying that this is good for everywhere else but not enough for NYC? Why would every tower need to be the next step in the competition to nonsense?

By: eduardo

eduardo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:47:41 +0000

the facade looks too boring for such a building in new york..
it’s a pity for the interiors to have this kind of windows..

don’t see a proper reason for this windows..

By: tm

tm — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:46:17 +0000

What kind of bathroom is this? Would be better not to showing it.

By: archilocus

archilocus — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:44:56 +0000

Oh lord but why did they go for such columns in the apartments ? A simple facade like this one could easily be load-bearing. I appreciate the fact the architects didn’t opt for the trendy tower facade design with lot of curves and so on, but they could probably have achieved the same effect without doing a boring one. And once again, I hate 3d photo realistic renderings with designish museum furniture, it just makes me want to apply some poster edges photoshop filter on top of it !

By: Hallam Interior

Hallam Interior — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:59:04 +0000

RT @archdaily CASSA / TEN Arquitectos http://bit.ly/IhSr7

By: Architecture Feeds

Architecture Feeds — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:15:32 +0000

CASSA / TEN Arquitectos:
Renowned mexican architect Enrique Norten (TEN Arquitectos) has been.. http://bit.ly/ECZNT
(Via @archdaily)

By: Architecture Feeds

Architecture Feeds — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:15:32 +0000

CASSA / TEN Arquitectos:
Renowned mexican architect Enrique Norten (TEN Arquitectos) has been.. http://bit.ly/ECZNT
(Via @archdaily)

By: Jinx

Jinx — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:47:59 +0000

Shouldn’t be 2 difficult to make same good plans with this no nonsense shape, but indeed they are the missing for the complete picture.

Personaly I don’t like the exterior, I think the building is to big for a facade this minimalistic. Would get boring fast.
But then again I have never been to New York so perhaps this buildings isn’t that big in comparison. The ‘skyline’ render doesn’t really show that aspect very well.

By: alejandro

alejandro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:16:43 +0000

agree

By: Ivan Costa

Ivan Costa — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:40:13 +0000

RT @archdaily: CASSA / TEN Arquitectos http://bit.ly/IhSr7

By: anavic

anavic — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:35:49 +0000

I’d like to see some floor plans and sections. With these renders the only thing I can say is: it SEEMS beautiful, but I don’t know if it’s a good project.