Comments on: Float House by Morphosis for Make it Right http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/ architecture and design magazine Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:21:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: thomaschan http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-355402 thomaschan Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:58:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=46472#comment-355402 i have no comment in this work.. they comment it already.. what a taste! it is so nice.. the mystery behind the doors are surprising... i have no comment in this work.. they comment it already.. what a taste! it is so nice.. the mystery behind the doors are surprising…

]]> By: uae1996 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-342197 uae1996 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:40:46 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=46472#comment-342197 woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

]]> By: scarpasez http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-334006 scarpasez Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:55:48 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=46472#comment-334006 ...yeah folks, the real problem in New Orleans is the storm surge, not the wind damage. And sure, it would be nice for the levees not to break, but archies ain't engineers, nor do they make policy. People are going to live there. They might as well have a house that can take the highest risk source of damage. To those who don't like the look, or find it passe, that's your taste. Whatever du jour is your fancy, well go ahead and enjoy your poncy affectations. The minimalist castle is your own emptiness. I think it's funky, certainly more interesting than the shotgun claptrap you'd find there otherwise. And do you think those walls are going to stay white? That house is a canvas, and it's asking for the personality of its inhabitants to take it on. It's going to be cluttered, messy, and full of life. I find its rough and ready construction and dynamic form totally appropriate and cheerful. Bravo to all involved! …yeah folks, the real problem in New Orleans is the storm surge, not the wind damage. And sure, it would be nice for the levees not to break, but archies ain’t engineers, nor do they make policy. People are going to live there. They might as well have a house that can take the highest risk source of damage.

To those who don’t like the look, or find it passe, that’s your taste. Whatever du jour is your fancy, well go ahead and enjoy your poncy affectations. The minimalist castle is your own emptiness. I think it’s funky, certainly more interesting than the shotgun claptrap you’d find there otherwise. And do you think those walls are going to stay white? That house is a canvas, and it’s asking for the personality of its inhabitants to take it on. It’s going to be cluttered, messy, and full of life. I find its rough and ready construction and dynamic form totally appropriate and cheerful. Bravo to all involved!

]]> By: Andrew Liebchen http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-332024 Andrew Liebchen Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:32:20 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=46472#comment-332024 ...Or maybe those of you who say "it seems like it will just be blow away in the next storm" don't really know what you're talking about. Florida revised its building codes after Hurricane Andrew and significantly reduced the amount of storm damage sustained by conventional construction. Overhangs on roofs don't necessarily mean they will be susceptible to excessive uplift from high winds. Also, Katrina was a 100 year storm. Granted 100 year storms are increasing in their frequency, why should surviving a 100 year storm be the ONLY design factor? Maybe concerns that the house faces EVERY day (such as a need to shade its windows from the harsh Southern sun) trump those which may never even affect the house... …Or maybe those of you who say “it seems like it will just be blow away in the next storm” don’t really know what you’re talking about. Florida revised its building codes after Hurricane Andrew and significantly reduced the amount of storm damage sustained by conventional construction. Overhangs on roofs don’t necessarily mean they will be susceptible to excessive uplift from high winds.

Also, Katrina was a 100 year storm. Granted 100 year storms are increasing in their frequency, why should surviving a 100 year storm be the ONLY design factor? Maybe concerns that the house faces EVERY day (such as a need to shade its windows from the harsh Southern sun) trump those which may never even affect the house…

]]> By: erj http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/20/float-house-by-morphosis-for-make-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-331871 erj Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:13:01 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=46472#comment-331871 Maybe Brad Pitt, the City of New Orleans et. al. should have listened to Ila Berman & Filippe Correa when they rigorously mapped and made it clear that building below the flood line let a lone the tide line is ludicrous. Man cannot control nature. Maybe Brad Pitt, the City of New Orleans et. al. should have listened to Ila Berman & Filippe Correa when they rigorously mapped and made it clear that building below the flood line let a lone the tide line is ludicrous. Man cannot control nature.

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