Comments on: Monterey Residence / Forward Design Office

By: Lancko Doors

Lancko Doors — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:10:06 +0000

Monterey Residence / Forward Design Office Modern Homes Modern Doors http://t.co/IAVMnNbV via @archdaily

By: bubu

bubu — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:58:46 +0000

these skills are elementary, the building is heinous, and i hope its not built. the design is speaking several languages which dont speak to each other. truly a disgrace to the gestalt theory

By: don't even bother

don't even bother — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:33:43 +0000

jkjk

By: don't even bother

don't even bother — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:32:34 +0000

why is this project even published?

By: Jeffrey Kim

Jeffrey Kim — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:27:37 +0000

http://www.archdaily.com/52592/monterey-residence-forward-design-office/
our projects up on arch daily.

By: Johnny F

Johnny F — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:17:16 +0000

The project actually has some really cool spacial ideas that are able to exist because of the inner pond/courtyard, the whole spiraling formal gesture is letting some interesting visual connections happen…The diagrams are confusing though, they are relentless at keeping a consistent graphic style that result in those diagrams becoming convoluted, what is the deal with the pink hidden lines in the axon drawing?…they’re hidden, that’s it, they aren’t showing else, the pink makes it seem like those lines are more important than the black visible lines…they muddy the drawing up. Also, the diagram showing the datum with the public/private happening is confusing…the game room is technically under that datum, and therefor private. I wouldn’t consider a game room private. (unless that diagram only applies to program behind the opaque band…either way it’s unclear). And then finally, what is the insightful statement about seperating public and private using a datum?

By: Monterey Residence by Forward Design Office | Fashion Design

Monterey Residence by Forward Design Office | Fashion Design — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:56:50 +0000

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By: vortekxt

vortekxt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:41:00 +0000

Unfortunately the structural mullions solution mentioned above would most certainly not meet California’s seismic code..

By: bLogHouse

bLogHouse — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:59 +0000

Well, enough already with the Mayan architecture and by ‘Mayan’ I don’t mean the respectable ancient American heritage, but the software-enhanced, self-centered, means-becomes-ends production, churned out by gehry-hadid wonnabees.
The more powerful the 3D tool, it seems, the more Architecture turns into CGI – computer generated impotence.
You want to be innovative? Then try not to take topological (or any other) concepts literally and repeat the same formalistic exercise, which looks and feels like a new version of “Designing for the Sims”

By: Jonjon

Jonjon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:24:55 +0000

Hahahahah… Comment of the day and what a great sense of humour!

By: Rouan

Rouan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:22:53 +0000

True in most cases, but it seems to be a green roof which will be seriously heavy. Unless they use some sort of “greengrid” system where you can remove and shift the greens around. And when the soil gets saturated? Does the water just simply run down the beautiful windows?

And I also doubt that the house would really maintain its floating roof business the way it is now if they decided to double the size of the mullions – it would completely lose its impact and impair the view.

All Im saying is that this submission is premature and still in an idea-stage. It has an interesting form and spaces but its difficult for me to say something overly positive about something so clearly unresolved.

By: WPstudios

WPstudios — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:48:05 +0000

RT @nicholaspatten I'd Live Here: Monterey Residence. http://bit.ly/aq1gJo

By: Nicholas Patten

Nicholas Patten — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:47:01 +0000

I'd Live Here: Monterey Residence. http://bit.ly/aq1gJo

By: bLogHouse

bLogHouse — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:51:43 +0000

what supports?! this house will be built with unobtainium..

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:04:55 +0000

It seems like so many themes clashed together; perforation, performance through shape (i.e. Mobius House), etc.

Also, I don’t see the need for the expenditure of curved glass everywhere. Mobius House was done much better.

By: hj

hj — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:29:48 +0000

just look at the non-existent roof supports.
only have to scale-up the mullions.

By: Rouan

Rouan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:17:23 +0000

Meh…really getting tired of these smooth and clean renders people keep submitting. Its still in such a conceptual stage, just look at the non-existent roof supports.

By: Dev

Dev — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:40 +0000

“The house’s streamlined geometry aesthetically indicates the house’s optimal performance-based design, accentuating its integrated passive, mechanical, and sustainable strategies”….please throw some light on this statement…

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:23:21 +0000

WOOOOOOOO!!!!

By: Luiz Pereira Barreto

Luiz Pereira Barreto — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:18:25 +0000

RT @archdaily: Monterey Residence / Forward Design Office http://archdai.ly/bfhbZZ