Comments on: Westerdok Apartment Building by MVRDV http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/ architecture and design magazine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: SMartinos http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-246651 SMartinos Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:45:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-246651 Supergreek. This building could have been carved out of inner city Athens. I guess in Amsterdam it will look just as silly. Supergreek.
This building could have been carved out of inner city Athens. I guess in Amsterdam it will look just as silly.

]]> By: ad http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-238616 ad Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:53:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-238616 we have a place in this building, and yes everyone who complains about the lay out is right ! that's why you change it and make it spectacular..the views are amazing, the exterior becomes your interior..and the balconies all around are fantastic. True to say that mvrdv is good doing exteriors... next time they should hire professionals to do the interior design... but overall we are not complaining and hope to live there soon we have a place in this building, and yes everyone who complains about the lay out is right ! that’s why you change it and make it spectacular..the views are amazing, the exterior becomes your interior..and the balconies all around are fantastic.
True to say that mvrdv is good doing exteriors… next time they should hire professionals to do the interior design… but overall we are not complaining and hope to live there soon

]]> By: i man http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-237274 i man Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-237274 it's a beautiful building but then when it comes to detail (technical wise), every problems and weaknesses have revealed..it reminds me to the difinition of architecture itself which is SCIENCE+art...or maybe science+ART to this building it’s a beautiful building but then when it comes to detail (technical wise), every problems and weaknesses have revealed..it reminds me to the difinition of architecture itself which is SCIENCE+art…or maybe science+ART to this building

]]> By: arch http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-237131 arch Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:28:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-237131 extremely long corridor ... how do you get the approval from the client of that ??????? it looks really LONG>>> i love the open facade and long bands of balconies. It has over looking problems. and please tell m how you persuade the developer to produce such an open building... or just because you are MVRDV? coz' even working fo F+P. the clients still don't like over looking balconies and open facade which creates alot of unprotected privacy problem. and over heated facade... etc etc.. . pleasetell me how you do the tricks to get the client's approval? honestly, the facade with balcanies of different width creat a really good eye catching facade. and it will be much better with longer facade.. as you can see the first pic is much better with the fish eye lens than the normal perspective. it is good interms of having long visual facades for each room. adn open plan works for me. there are alot of this kinda buildings in manchester and curved form may further enhance the balcony geometry and increase the visual angels to the seafront. i will give it a B compared with the excellent works done by the firm previously which normally has A-grade design. extremely long corridor … how do you get the approval from the client of that ??????? it looks really LONG>>>

i love the open facade and long bands of balconies. It has over looking problems. and please tell m how you persuade the developer to produce such an open building… or just because you are MVRDV?

coz’ even working fo F+P. the clients still don’t like over looking balconies and open facade which creates alot of unprotected privacy problem. and over heated facade… etc etc.. .
pleasetell me how you do the tricks to get the client’s approval?

honestly, the facade with balcanies of different width creat a really good eye catching facade. and it will be much better with longer facade.. as you can see the first pic is much better with the fish eye lens than the normal perspective.

it is good interms of having long visual facades for each room. adn open plan works for me.

there are alot of this kinda buildings in manchester and curved form may further enhance the balcony geometry and increase the visual angels to the seafront.

i will give it a B compared with the excellent works done by the firm previously which normally has A-grade design.

]]> By: George Atsalakis http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236880 George Atsalakis Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:44:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236880 The plans might be OK, but the building is UNBELIEVABLY ugly. I live in Athens, a city known for its negligence to good architecture. I thought for a moment that this was designed for an Athenian suburb. I don't try to argue MVRDVs theoretical background - it is not the point - but this is truly undesigned even by their standards... The plans might be OK, but the building is UNBELIEVABLY ugly. I live in Athens, a city known for its negligence to good architecture. I thought for a moment that this was designed for an Athenian suburb. I don’t try to argue MVRDVs theoretical background – it is not the point – but this is truly undesigned even by their standards…

]]> By: james webb http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236659 james webb Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236659 one is listed on the dutch real estate website funda at the moment. see http://www.funda.nl/woningaanbod/koop/detail/?id=c69edc0e-2550-4d78-bbe9-15da400c4ebe&objecttype=DetailKoopObject 289 000 euros for a 66m2 studio space. not bad imo. one is listed on the dutch real estate website funda at the moment. see
http://www.funda.nl/woningaanbod/koop/detail/?id=c69edc0e-2550-4d78-bbe9-15da400c4ebe&objecttype=DetailKoopObject

289 000 euros for a 66m2 studio space. not bad imo.

]]> By: Joe http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236642 Joe Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:16:15 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236642 I love the wrap around balconies. I love the wrap around balconies.

]]> By: Anton http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236629 Anton Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:47:06 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236629 Looks like the typical Dutch plan to me, usually the buyers have freedom to change the standard lay-outs. The small kitchen and bathrooms are typical, we are used to it. What is special about this project is the open facade, I would love to get one of these apartments, but can't afford it. Last time I saw such a facade was in Tel Aviv where they turn the living room in an outside space by opening and folding away the windows. Seriously 'lekker' when the weather is good... Looks like the typical Dutch plan to me, usually the buyers have freedom to change the standard lay-outs. The small kitchen and bathrooms are typical, we are used to it. What is special about this project is the open facade, I would love to get one of these apartments, but can’t afford it. Last time I saw such a facade was in Tel Aviv where they turn the living room in an outside space by opening and folding away the windows. Seriously ‘lekker’ when the weather is good…

]]> By: amin serulle http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236619 amin serulle Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:05:30 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236619 The floorplans are great... is just the structure and the user's criteria, I really love the flexibility of the diferent units. however, some of the apartments could be more flexible in terms of joining or isolating the different spaces. The linear kitchens are amazing . The image is great, finally not too sophisticated... I AM GLAD The floorplans are great… is just the structure and the user’s criteria, I really love the flexibility of the diferent units. however, some of the apartments could be more flexible in terms of joining or isolating the different spaces. The linear kitchens are amazing . The image is great, finally not too sophisticated… I AM GLAD

]]> By: oceanofair http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/comment-page-1/#comment-236588 oceanofair Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:53:57 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/02/19/westerdok-apartment-building-by-mvrdv/#comment-236588 ..this was MVRDV-building , you are sure ??? ..this was MVRDV-building , you are sure ???

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