Comments on: Multimedia Centre in Armentières by Béal & Blanckaert

By: Dariusz

Dariusz — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:02:03 +0000

who value engineered the cheap looking aluminum cooking foil cladding? Interior and layout looks great, but the cladding? come on.. the exposed peek-a-boo doesn’t do justice and seems like an after-thought.

By: Ernest

Ernest — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:38:32 +0000

exquisite…i love it

By: ste

ste — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:22:50 +0000

agree with rob… the building has its own “cladding-language”… wobbly metallic facade and very precise in wood details in the inside… then there are some structural parts visible which are really really annoying… why? cause of some design intention? guess not! architects tends to fight against structure instead of work with structure sometims…

By: meh

meh — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:42:36 +0000

the text is a wack attack. Right?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:55:06 +0000

I have a hard time swallowing the fact that the exposed steel beams in the ceiling ‘holes’ were intentionally exposed. To me the building speaks of cladding not structure. Happy mistakes…oh embrace and post-rationalize them! “I promise, they weren’t oversights at all, it happens in geometrically complex buildings all the time.” I’d hate to be the sheetrock guy who had to mud around those beams.