Comments on: Gwanggyo Power Centre by MVRDV

By: NORBERTO SILVA

NORBERTO SILVA — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:03:04 +0000

QUISIERA OBTENER MAS INFORMACION.

By: KarlBob

KarlBob — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:44:52 +0000

Completion by 2011 seems awfully ambitious in the middle of a global recession.

Architectural renderings are meant to be generic, they show the basic structure that will be customized by the inhabitants. If you rent one of the apartments, you don’t have to keep the walls white. Paint them whatever color you like. The floor-to-ceiling windows can similarly be covered with drapes or blinds.

The outward-sloping terraces have benefits and problems. If there’s a fire, people in the top floors face a long series of short jumps, rather than one fatal drop. On the other hand, cat burglary becomes much more attractive when breaking into a 10th story apartment doesn’t mean risking your neck.

Americans talk about not wanting to live with this kind of density, but somebody keeps paying outrageous sums of money for apartments in Manhattan. In the past decade, cities all over the U.S. had high-rise condos springing up downtown. Sure, some of them are empty, but so are plenty of houses right now.

I for one welcome our anthill overlords. Give me decent sound-proofing and a reasonable degree of fire-protection, and I’m ready to move into an arcology tomorrow. Really, the biggest hardship I see in not having a backyard is not having a dog.

By: convinceable

convinceable — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:08:40 +0000

Termite mounds is exactly how I describe the standard Korean apartment building that exists now. Modern Korean development generally prefer tall, high density apartment buildings. Often with open space nearby… it is not uncommon to see rice paddies and very large gardens adjacent to giant apartment complexes. Gardens are a huge part of Korean culture and those planter boxes will not be wasted.
Korea is a high density country and people tolerate less privacy than they do in the sprawling suburbs of say, the US. Additionally, Korea has a strong monoculture. Even though there are dialects and regional differences, there is a strong sense of cultural norm that all people understand and identify with. Again, this is counter to the standards of a deeply multicultural place like California or Singapore. This design looks like it fits the bill for Korea.

By: batman

batman — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:56:04 +0000

i want one of these in gotham

By: Ivailo N. Stoynov

Ivailo N. Stoynov — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:26:03 +0000

WOW !!!!Congratulations!

By: aarkay

aarkay — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:51:28 +0000

damn anthills…………magnified many times over…..and with people instead of termites……….can we have some excitement variety etc etc??

By: atomant

atomant — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:50:40 +0000

DRAGONBALL!!! If any of you read the dragonball series im sure you would see some resemblence.

By: _J_

_J_ — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:10:54 +0000

That form is not new…anyone been to Angkor Wot or other Cambodian/Thai temples? Very reminiscent.

http://my-onlineclass.org/kimsan/pic/angkor_wat_cambodia.jpg

By: Guan

Guan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:57:11 +0000

CP , i agree with you. i really feel this scheme is so similar Ken Yeang’s designs.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:33:41 +0000

Box hedges don’t reduce water and energy use, they increase it. Try looking at and collecting the indigenous seeds of that area before it is destroyed and replanting that instead of box hedges. Sure, the result may not be square but it will require as much rain and sun as the area currently receives. Nice form, looks like termite mounds.