Comments on: Alpine Capsule by Lovegrove Studio

By: moriarty

moriarty — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:20:04 +0000

If I find it walking by Alps, I ´d brake it

By: ylochan

ylochan — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:18:38 +0000

Is it meant to be there for a while? It looks very delicate.

By: gurdonark

gurdonark — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:26:52 +0000

So often things get lost in the search for a complicated “big picture”. These images please less because of a “grand design” or some “new aesthetic”, but because the capsule looks interesting–and even fun.

By: Bas

Bas — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:56:58 +0000

Something similar/same:

http://www.wernersobek.de/index.php?page=251&modaction=detail&modid=156

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:28:03 +0000

cfr anish kapoor @ chicago …

By: Livi

Livi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:25:32 +0000

Just like a blob of Mercury on virgin snow. It hurts.

By: tommi

tommi — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:22:29 +0000

well, better than d’ Car on a Stick

By: Nicola

Nicola — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:43:39 +0000

“…the external surface of the capsule will reflects the surrounding environment, de-materializing its appearance.”

Does anybody still believe in that? C’mon, just look at our cities today… Architects, open your eyes. It will be irritatingly shinning on clear days (which happens freaquently at this altitude).

And what about air circulation, room temperature, ambiental impact and building stability? Not to mention protection from the sun, it can be pretty strong in the mountains…

Anyway, the night view must be awsome.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:30:25 +0000

It will be interesting to see how this concept becomes reality. Whilst the concept is great I suspect the actual building will be fraught with compromises, the door, as Michael mentions will be one, but there will also need to be something holding all those glass pieces together which are not going to be invisible…. unless of course, its one giant glass part.

By: stefan

stefan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:17:05 +0000

and when the sun`s light will touch the delicate object…… everything will burn.