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a nice project in many ways, but sometimes adjaye’s minimalism, in this project at least, is just that, bland and not at all abstract. the living room shot shows this, as do the shots of the bedroom and stair. the living room window detail… ew.
there is plenty about this project that is poorly detailed. blah.

I absolutely agree with you Roger. I’m continually surprised by the all of the press Adjaye has received over the past couple of years. Beyond the Nobel Peace Center, I’ve failed to see what all the fuss is about. As you said, bland and poorly detailed are the operative words in this case. For truly stunning minimalism I’d take Vincent Van Duysen, Claudio Silvestrin, or John Pawson over Adjaye any day.

Reminds me of the Zollverein School in Essen/Germany done by SANAA/Tokyo. Apart from the dimensions and color it has a strikingly similar look I would say.

really don.t understand all the fuss around Adjaye. He is totaly over-rated… good marketing?

Apart from the erratically placed windows, there is nothing in this that qualifies as “strikingly similar” to SANAA’s Zollverein School.

Much of Adjaye’s talent is in the detail - notswithstanding his minimalism is one born out of context. I feel he is a very intelligent architect caught within a media frenzy

Oh, c’mon, the house is gorgeous! Where would you rather live: there or in a converted Victorian House? I know which one I’d pick… Clean design like this is really hard to get right and this house has a lovely feel about it.

nice house, the details don’t bother me a bit. i like the door that opens to the patio. but the furniture has to go. everything but the table.

yeah, i say!!

i like the everything-in-the-cube idea. i am not an expert at all, but i like the house.

What do you do to feel a breeze? Most of the windows look non-operable, though I do see what looks like a ventilation panel. Adjaye is very talented as far as space and flow (and composition), seems a mistake to stylize the practical elements.
As to the quality of the work: this project is better designed than 95% of what is published. I’d wager the budget is miniscule compared to stunningly expensive pawson, silvestrin, and van duysen

CONGRATULATIONS, muy buena adaptacion al ambiente, y diseño comodo, y creativo att FERNANDO GARCIA, UNET. tachira VENEZUELA

whaoo !! superbe maison !

I hate the claustrophobic dark hallways around the house.

looks nice as a concept, but practacally speaking i would agree that a couple of ventillation windows and one opening skylight is not enough!
most houses have far too many dust particles wafting around that have nowhere to go without good ventillation, i would need an opener in the bedroom.
i do find this amount of minimalism to be to rather impersonal as well.
not what i’d want for my personal space.
i wonder how long timber decked walls will fair in the british climate as well.
also i i reckon he’s going to get some leaks around those frameless windows, they are a nightmare to seal.
feel sorry for the builder who had to make the dream a reality.

Adyaje is a master. Very cool stuff.

This is true masterpiece in comparison to anything Mr (I haven’t even a degree in Architecture and have simply made a killing by hiding everything behind a sheet of white MDF) Pawson!
This is a modern, intelligent and sublime interpretation of the way we live today. Well done David.