Comments on: Chips by Alsop Architects

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:02:48 +0000

I’ve just agreed a lease on a two bed apartment at chips. Moving in in two weeks and can’t wait. When I first saw the building I was unsure, and thought it was a bit garish but I love it now! Love the lettering idea too – they spell out the names of local rivers and canals. I think its a cool idea and the inside of the building is great, the apartments are really quite big and finished to a high spec. There are floor to ceiling windows everywhere and the apartments feel very light and spacious. The whole place just feels really modern and funky. It seems to have a ‘young’ vibe but that suits me just fine! Trust me its very deceiving from the outside!

By: ed

ed — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:54:59 +0000

I think Will Alsop is extremely talented. That is one of the reasons this building exists and why we are talking about it, for better or worse.

By: freedom

freedom — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:15:57 +0000

mind you, i like it.

By: architect-cum-food critic

architect-cum-food critic — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:19:26 +0000

With respect to the sales brochure: where is ‘the best chip shop in town?’

By: Turner V. O

Turner V. O — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:39:36 +0000

sorry for the typo errors; I suspect it will stick out like a sour thumb in its context. A better use of colours would go along way to help integrate it into its context despite its “conundrum” of windows!

By: Turner V. O

Turner V. O — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:44:10 +0000

Looks interesting. Would love to see its context wether it fits with its neighbours or is overbearing which Isuspect will the case in this development.

They could have go easy bwith the colours on the eye.

By: Hagus

Hagus — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:05:59 +0000

“The addition of typography competes too much with the seemingly random placement of windows. It begins to get cluttered and confusing and takes away from the interesting architectural elements.” – unlikelymoose

No it doesn’t. You’re just easily confused.

By: preettysandhu

preettysandhu — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:55:45 +0000

Fatigued, it isn’t just you, the three stacks do look like ‘they are engaging in some freaky architectural “love fest”…’ lol.
Lovely movement feelings with stagnant structural lines and the different shaped windows, there is definitely some youthful free spiritedness involved….but not so much innocence…
personally I liked it up till the point I realized it’s apartments for human residents presumably…
It looks like it could be a great studio space to work in…but to live in… I would not, I’ve lived through a window cut into a texty billboard facade before while poor in manhattan and it felt silly, I moved to a brown stone in park slope & lived happily ever after for awhile.

By: Saiman

Saiman — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:08:33 +0000

I have always had a weak spot for chips!

By: PL

PL — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:05:27 +0000

yuk! what was the inspiration for the colour palette – smarties?