Comments on: HL23 by Neil Denari http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gizem Gümüskaya http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/comment-page-1/#comment-830756 Gizem Gümüskaya Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:06:07 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/#comment-830756 When It's gonna be completed? When It's gonna be completed?

]]> By: Jason Muller http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/comment-page-1/#comment-568195 Jason Muller Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:32:22 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/#comment-568195 Wow nice work, quick question, did you use 3ds max with mental or v-ray? either way very impressive. Wow nice work, quick question, did you use 3ds max with mental or v-ray? either way very impressive.

]]> By: afrotype http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/comment-page-1/#comment-268235 afrotype Wed, 20 May 2009 09:20:51 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/#comment-268235 The is project disappointed me a bit. His design philosophy changed ovcer the years, and rightly so, since his early work which made me a fan. When he was at Sci-Arc, we got to see and hear his creative efforts of what he was striving for at the time. Back then, he was an "artist" (paper architect) and most of his built work was instillations. A friend of mine told me to watch "German Engineering" on Youtube, and that's when I saw this project. Yes its elegant, but with all that white inside and out it will be very costly especially in NYC which is a dirty city to begin with. Yes this is an extremely commercial project so the fundamental architectural questions are thrown out the window (I would be more impressed if Neil did a public housing project for the rest of us---the working class. I'm sure it won't look so elegant...) in favor of high profile economics. He isn't the first to capitalize on that theme. Also, another thing that bothered me about this project is the 'look' of it. I have to agree with some of the commenters. I never liked the idea of architects designing offices for living. The open, exhibitionist spaces will raise the level of narcissism above acceptable limits. It does look like an airport terminal, btw...! In the end, I wasn't sure what I was expecting. The pressure of producing a resume of built work, even to the point of borrowing German traditional construction typology,Fachwerk, he has now, after years of paper architecture, found a door to practicing architecture. For the sake of those rich clients who already bought into this project, I hope this building will look this sleek and elegant 50 years from now. Time will tell. The is project disappointed me a bit. His design philosophy changed ovcer the years, and rightly so, since his early work which made me a fan. When he was at Sci-Arc, we got to see and hear his creative efforts of what he was striving for at the time. Back then, he was an “artist” (paper architect) and most of his built work was instillations.
A friend of mine told me to watch “German Engineering” on Youtube, and that’s when I saw this project. Yes its elegant, but with all that white inside and out it will be very costly especially in NYC which is a dirty city to begin with. Yes this is an extremely commercial project so the fundamental architectural questions are thrown out the window (I would be more impressed if Neil did a public housing project for the rest of us—the working class. I’m sure it won’t look so elegant…) in favor of high profile economics. He isn’t the first to capitalize on that theme.

Also, another thing that bothered me about this project is the ‘look’ of it. I have to agree with some of the commenters. I never liked the idea of architects designing offices for living. The open, exhibitionist spaces will raise the level of narcissism above acceptable limits. It does look like an airport terminal, btw…!

In the end, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. The pressure of producing a resume of built work, even to the point of borrowing German traditional construction typology,Fachwerk, he has now, after years of paper architecture, found a door to practicing architecture. For the sake of those rich clients who already bought into this project, I hope this building will look this sleek and elegant 50 years from now. Time will tell.

]]> By: elena arsenoglou http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/comment-page-1/#comment-253825 elena arsenoglou Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:34 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/#comment-253825 i think i start falling in LOVE with your buildings Mr.Denari!!!!!!!! AMAZING! i think i start falling in LOVE with your buildings Mr.Denari!!!!!!!!
AMAZING!

]]> By: archie http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/comment-page-1/#comment-252903 archie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:24:53 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/29/hl23-by-neil-denari/#comment-252903 This is his first?! about time. The house addition doesn't count. This is his first?! about time. The house addition doesn’t count.

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