Comments on: House in Ropponmatsu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Lauren http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/comment-page-1/#comment-828441 Lauren Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:04:15 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=136890#comment-828441 this looks very Tadao Ando.. but a little more contemporary with the stark white room. love it. this looks very Tadao Ando.. but a little more contemporary with the stark white room. love it.

]]> By: Hercule Poirot http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/comment-page-1/#comment-820202 Hercule Poirot Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:06:31 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=136890#comment-820202 Imagine the kitchen space with bright sunlight: It will be even worse because the person at work will have to do it in his own dark shadow. Maybe Japanese housewives/-man don't have the same ideas on practical aspects of a building, but I wouldn't roll my sushi there. Not mentioning the dust : full concrete and a white lacquered or melamine kitchen furniture. They have a maid, that's for sure ! About the furniture : what the hall could you place in such an overwhelming environment ? An electric chair ? Even art to bring some colour (if wanted) will be reduced to sculpture if you don't want to ruin the wall surfaces. Maybe they can put some flowers in the serial holes ? But it looks already like a columbarium now. Imagine the kitchen space with bright sunlight: It will be even worse because the person at work will have to do it in his own dark shadow. Maybe Japanese housewives/-man don't have the same ideas on practical aspects of a building, but I wouldn't roll my sushi there. Not mentioning the dust : full concrete and a white lacquered or melamine kitchen furniture. They have a maid, that's for sure !
About the furniture : what the hall could you place in such an overwhelming environment ? An electric chair ?
Even art to bring some colour (if wanted) will be reduced to sculpture if you don't want to ruin the wall surfaces. Maybe they can put some flowers in the serial holes ? But it looks already like a columbarium now.

]]> By: Fil http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/comment-page-1/#comment-816719 Fil Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:47:28 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=136890#comment-816719 Concrete architecture isn't for everyone. But it's for me. Well done. Concrete architecture isn't for everyone.

But it's for me.

Well done.

]]> By: roland berengena http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/comment-page-1/#comment-816513 roland berengena Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:30:29 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=136890#comment-816513 I am amazed at the number of negative comments made about this residence. The worst one advocates graffiti all over the exterior concrete walls. Partly the designer is at fault, but mostly for presenting this project with photographs of the interiors shot on an overcast day. There are no strong shadows and this lack of sunshine in the interiors made many respondents think of the building as underground or underwater spaces. There are certainly windows or glass doors that would permit outside light to brighten up those interiors. The other problem with the presentation is the lack of furnishings to help humanize the spaces. Anyone who has ever gone apartment or house hunting knows how lousy interiors look without furniture. An experienced real estate agent would never present a hot property without some jazzy decor to sell it. I am amazed at the number of negative comments made about this residence. The worst one advocates graffiti all over the exterior concrete walls. Partly the designer is at fault, but mostly for presenting this project with photographs of the interiors shot on an overcast day. There are no strong shadows and this lack of sunshine in the interiors made many respondents think of the building as underground or underwater spaces. There are certainly windows or glass doors that would permit outside light to brighten up those interiors.

The other problem with the presentation is the lack of furnishings to help humanize the spaces. Anyone who has ever gone apartment or house hunting knows how lousy interiors look without furniture. An experienced real estate agent would never present a hot property without some jazzy decor to sell it.

]]> By: ya-el http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/04/house-in-ropponmatsu-by-kazunori-fujimoto-architect-associates/comment-page-1/#comment-816398 ya-el Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:15:12 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/?p=136890#comment-816398 its beutiful but so very sad no connection to the life in the street - i guess you did not read any walkabilty reserch its beutiful but so very sad
no connection to the life in the street – i guess you did not read any walkabilty reserch

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