Comments on: Roomburg housing by Snitker/Borst

By: royal creme

royal creme — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:06:40 +0000

Zucht…immediately I felt sad, as if I were a voyeur stumbling upon the secret graveyard of hopes and dreams…

By: but why

but why — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:27:03 +0000

id imagine that the critiscist up there only like houses made of white shining render, this project has an inspiring materiality as far as im concerned and with a loosish twist :)

By: plopp

plopp — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:26:53 +0000

I kind of like the volumes and floorplans, but the materials are depressing!
The use of materials outside of the first floor is not very compelling, its hard and uninviting, and the floors inside reminds me of cheap office’s in the 80′s…

By: neuhaus

neuhaus — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:11:58 +0000

I like the warmth and texture of the brickwork.
I don’t mind the somewhat monotomous look from the exterior, though the floor plan types should be mixed up more randomly so that the pushing and pulling of the facades creates more interesting shadow lines and patterning.

The only thing jarring is the incredibly cheap and dated looking railing and stairs in the interior.

By: gab xiao

gab xiao — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:19:30 +0000

thre’s nothing more exciting than a typical Duch housing block with windows that open views up to the back of the house – a whole intimate world becomes part of the street spectacle. I don’t understand where all these guys above find the complex depressing?!… Let’s suppose they haven’t grasped the Modernity lesson yet.

I enjoy the diversity within repetition; the varigated staccatto of the block brings rythm and individuality to the architecture. Also, the whitish (precast?) concrete window frames enhance by contrast the warmth of the brick cladding. Otherwise it’s a nice and welcome revisitation of the older Neutelings Riedijk housing typologies – timeless pieces of modern urban housing. …and a subtle adjourning of the Amsterdam School, too!