Comments on: Boxhome by Rintala Eggertsson Architects

By: Celine

Celine — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:39:26 +0000

I would not live in there! However I would like to applause the graphics and the project, as it’s aiming to be eco-friendly. Maybe we could think of a version a little cozier..

By: Dalal

Dalal — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:34:33 +0000

as a design, and as an idea …. i love it !

but functionally -unfortunately- i don’t think it will work …

By: Laurier-Canada

Laurier-Canada — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:23:56 +0000

L’utilisation de l’espace est tout simplement génial. Suffit d’imaginer cette maison en pleine nature avec une large terrasse et de la verdure et tout l’ensemble prend une couleur si différente de la présentation actuelle. Une maison qui laisse la place à la créativité, merci-merci.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:10:12 +0000

Love it.

By: skalp

skalp — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:49:11 +0000

feels extremely claustrophobic from the pictures, and small spaces don’t necessarily need to feel claustrophobic!

By: 24601

24601 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:58:15 +0000

Prision Break style !!!!, as said above two families of things collide: the interior and the exterior, strange. Looks like some paranoia done for an art gallery. What happens if i want to the wc in the night?. Depressing and useless. The worst thing is it has been nominated for the Mies Van der Rohe prize. Minimalism at it´s worst.

By: E

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:24:23 +0000

Seems that people are not understanding the image of the bedroom.
Look at the section and you’ll see that the bedroom floor is higher up than the floor of the livingroom, making the gap look much bigger in the picture. It’s really just a small step up, no problem!

By: bomzi

bomzi — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:39:41 +0000

interesting idea but it looks really depressing inside.

By: sc hu yl er

sc hu yl er — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:52:08 +0000

I’m not sure about “too much sense,” I mean, the chasm between the bedroom and ladder is sort of baffling…

By: Will

Will — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:13:13 +0000

It seems like a monk’s shack, as if you were on an urban hermitage. If I lived there, I feel like I would always be filled with a sense of reverence and foreboding.

It’s actually more inviting in real life, I would imagine, but overall not for me. Its greatest strength I can see is the beautiful materials and unusual layout.