Comments on: Kivik pavilion by David Chipperfield and Antony Gormley

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:48:14 +0000

Well, respective to similar designs, I prefer Tadao Ando or even De Mocha’s use of concrete and pure geometries. This one has no relationship with the beautiful environment at all.

It’s too dark, rigid and cold.

But for the railings. I agree there shouldn’t be any. It deteriorates the sculptural quality.

By: Peter Guthrie

Peter Guthrie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:25:13 +0000

I visited this recently and have put up photos on flickr

By: scott

scott — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:14:22 +0000

some recent world architecture is wow! and instantly gratifying, this allows for some personal contemplation via one’s imagination and reflection. I want more of it!

By: Simone b

Simone b — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:57:44 +0000

It seems like a pavillion from Halo, especially Halo 1.
I love that game, it’s about time someone decided to make it for real so i could go there and practice my tactics.

By: andi

andi — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:51:27 +0000

Jogg is right. It’s yesterdays news.

By: unpopular

unpopular — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:37 +0000

i like this.. sculpturally and spatially competent.

.. and if you fall off the side then thats your problem.. a broken leg as a form of idiot tax.

oh…but wait. if they do want to make it more people friendly or artsy, they could wrap some duct tape or rancid wool around it…or maybe some twee pattern… or a randomn angle somewhere…to give it a more contemporary egde… just to please the crowds you know.

By: monsieur!

monsieur! — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:14:14 +0000

oh god this is just terrible

By: MZ

MZ — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:23:53 +0000

Shaping extrem reduced formes is no excuse in my eyes for the lack of some kind of railing. Even construction scaffords must have a protection against falling, let alone a public building.

By: Data

Data — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:49:29 +0000

I think it’s quite beautiful — shades of the Barcelona Pavilion perhaps?

By: esklabuak

esklabuak — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:33:06 +0000

i don´t know if it is architecture or not… if its only like an habitable sculpture…

but who knows what is arcitecture?

…but i like it, i like this abstract forms of concrete in the middle of the forest.