Comments on: Gwanggyo Power Centre by MVRDV http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: NORBERTO SILVA http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-264721 NORBERTO SILVA Mon, 11 May 2009 07:03:04 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/#comment-264721 QUISIERA OBTENER MAS INFORMACION. QUISIERA OBTENER MAS INFORMACION.

]]> By: KarlBob http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-220102 KarlBob Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:44:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/#comment-220102 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. 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 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-216135 convinceable Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:08:40 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/#comment-216135 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. 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 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-215430 batman Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/#comment-215430 i want one of these in gotham i want one of these in gotham

]]> By: Ivailo N. Stoynov http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-215082 Ivailo N. Stoynov Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:26:03 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/12/03/gwanggyo-power-centre-by-mvrdv/#comment-215082 WOW !!!!Congratulations! WOW !!!!Congratulations!

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