Comments on: Silver Building by DSDHA

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:32:38 +0000

And the street (Soho) would pay for this development? Daft statement

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:23:10 +0000

I also prefer the BEFORE images. The view from the side street is awful – it looks so ridiculously out of place. I also thought the ‘gift’ statement was daft – you don’t pay for gifts.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:53:02 +0000

Hmm… it looks good at first, but after REALLY studying the render I wonder whether it would look that good in real life.

Overall, I think its a good start considering the area and cultural ethos when it comes to modern design. Maybe they should just tweek it a little more for interest sake… make it a bit more gasp worthy, haha.

By: Nisa

Nisa — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:51:07 +0000

Looks like the building for Lasalle College of the Arts (Singapore).

By: Michael → Boicozine

Michael → Boicozine — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:29:22 +0000

It’s really not hard for architecture to look radical in London. Has to be one of the most architecture-aphobic cities in the world.

By: Nenad Katic

Nenad Katic — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:14:00 +0000

I prefer BEFORE images…

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:57:24 +0000

Oh Daniel Brown, what a droll sausage you are – you don’t happen to read the Daily Mail, do you?
As someone who works, plays (but doesn’t live. Just yet) in Soho, it’s a much needed departure. Pastiche is criminal so it’s a relief they haven’t gone down that route, yet it is confidently but not flagrantly idiosyncratic. I like.
And while we’re on the subject of Soho – what is that they’ve done at the Charing Cross Road end of Old Compton Street? They’ve ‘rebuilt’ what was standing before, yet decided that only one side of the block needs a decent standard of materials – there’s an entire (massively visible) swathe of UPVC. Horrible.

By: Daniel Brown

Daniel Brown — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:08:39 +0000

“The building responds directly to the unique context of Soho”

You mean its messy, dirty and full of crack dealers?

By: unpopular

unpopular — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:55:01 +0000

its actually not great at all… the british are really old farts when it comes to heritage. So just the fact that they are actually putting a new looking building there instead of historical pastiche doesn’t mean the building is good.

and this faceted stuff is getting a bit lame. Interesting the first few times one sees it and of course only when its done well.
So yes… these architects can pull at a few points in a sketchup model… not really designing at all.

By: eugmir

eugmir — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:23:23 +0000

Seems to be a surprising splash of modern arch in a old town, not as out of place as it is exciting.

(think Trevi fountain)