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the VM building balconies
Friday, July 17, 2009
Bringing People Together
Julian De Smedt has a way of designing buildings with the idea of social interaction in mind. In one instance he was designing an apartment complex where each appartment was self-dependent, each one had a kitchen, laundry room, and full bath. so the challenge was to have interaction. In this case he designed the rooms, and balconies to stack at angles so that one could talk to his or her neighbors easily versus a conventional appartment where they are stacked straight up and you don't see anybody around you. In this design was also a main hallway that also served as a lounge lobby area. thus bringing people together.
the VM building balconies
the VM building balconies
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That is liek my architect Shigeru Ban in that he made a house called The Naked House. It had 4 moveable rooms with no doors, and not walls throughout the entire house so that the family could interact together.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really neat building.
ReplyDeleteso cool
ReplyDeletei really like your architect, how he brings people together is super cool
ReplyDeleteya thats why i like him so much, i like the focus on people
ReplyDeleteI love how irregular it is. And I love how there's just that one balcony directly over the other.
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